Faculty & Research - Potential M.S. Lab Mentors

Currently, there are 16 Faculty in the Department of Pharmacology Training Program eligible to act as M.S. Lab Mentors.  Students need to contact potential mentors no later than July 1 to discuss the possibility of doing a project in a specific laboratory.  Acceptance into a laboratory is contingent upon the availability of space. Also, please contact Dr. Barry Wolfe  no later than July 1 to discuss this option.   If you are accepted into a laboratory you must attend the Laboratory Safety Orientation sessions that are scheduled August 26 -28.

Please note: Clicking on faculty member names will lead you to a new window with their departmental home page. Right click in the small window to be able to print.   
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Gerard P. Ahern, Ph.D.

Ion channels in pain transmission and immunity

Kenneth Dretchen, Ph.D. (Department Chair)

Control of cocaine toxicity

Rhonda Dzakpasu, Ph.D.

Temporal dynamics of neural networks

Karen N. Gale, Ph.D.

Glutamate and GABA-mediated influences on epileptic seizures and memory

Richard A. Gillis, Ph.D.

Central nervous system control of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular function

Molly M. Huntsman, Ph.D.

Functional properties of inhibitory connections in the cerebral cortex

Kenneth J. Kellar, Ph.D.

Regulation of neurotransmitter receptors in the central nervous system

Alexei Kondratyev, Ph.D.

Neurotrophic factors; excitatory amino acids; epilepsy

Ludise Malkova, Ph.D.

Neurobiological substrates of learning and memory studied by pharmacological manipulations in non-human primates

Daniel Pak, Ph.D.

Molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity

Yuichiro J. Suzuki, Ph.D.

(1) Redox signaling; and (2) Signaling mechanisms in
      pulmonary hypertension

Barry B. Wolfe, Ph.D.

Ligand-gated ion channel structure and function

Jarda T. Wroblewski, Ph.D.

Signal transduction via metabotropic glutamate receptors

Yingxian Xiao, Ph.D.

Molecular studies of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Baoji Xu, Ph.D.

Molecular and neural basis of neurodegenerative diseases and obesity

Robert P. Yasuda, Ph.D.

Structure and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors