Dr. Asok
Dasmahapatra - Use of fish models to study molecular mechanisms of
ethanol-induced birth defects and to develop compounds that protect against these
birth defects.
Dr. Mark
T. Hamann - Marine natural products research.
Dr. Rae
R. Matsumoto - Neuropharmacology, neurotoxicology of drugs of abuse and sigma
receptor pharmacology.
Dr. John
C. Matthews - Biochemistry and pharmacology of ion channels in excitable
tissues; glutamatergic and stress related basis of dementia; neurodegenerative
diseases of the aged.
Dr. Chris
R. McCurdy - Synthesis and characterization of novel ligands for kappa and
other opioid receptor subtypes.
Dr. Karen E. Sabol - Effects of methamphetamine on behavior, body temperature and
neurochemistry.
Dr. Zia Shariat-Madar - Prolylcarboxypeptidase (PRCP)and plasma kallikrein kinin system (KKS), at the molecular protein, cellular, and animal levels.
PRCP pharmacology and its role in blood pressure regulation and inflammation.
Dr.
Robert C. Speth - Neuropharmacology of cardiovascular regulation; study of
receptors for angiotensins in the brain and other tissues, preparation and
purification of radioligands for receptor binding assays.
Dr.
Kenneth J. Sufka - Neurochemical substrates of chronic pain; validation of
novel animal models and paradigms; models of anxiolytic assessment; models of
analgesic assessment.
Dr.
Babu Tekwani - Molecular cloning and functional characterization of potential target genes and development of target-based assays for in vitro screening and new antiparasitic drug discovery.
Dr.
Anthony Verlangieri - General toxicology; biochemistry of atherogenesis and
vascular effects of diabetes; cytoprotective actions of vitamins C & E.
Dr. I.
Wade Waters - Acute toxicology of drugs of abuse; and cardiovascular
physiology and pharmacology.
Dr.
Kristine L. Willett - Environmental Toxicology Research Program, Toxicity of
environmental contaminants of aquatic and marine organisms and characterization
of the role of cytochrome 1B1 in cancer sensitivity.
Dr. Marvin C. Wilson
Dr. Sean
M. Wilson - Pathophysiology of smooth muscle with special emphasis on aging
and asthma; Ion channel pharmacology and physiology.
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