Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
TAMHSC
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Office of the Vice Dean for R&GS
Faculty Research Interests
Departments
Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Paul C. Brandt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Understanding How Target Cells Interpret Hormonal Signals
Wei-Jung A. Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Effects of Substance Abuse on a Developing Brain; Polydrug Interactions on Brain and Cognitive Development; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Use of 3-dimensional Stereological Cell Counting Techniques; Immunohistochemistry; Radioimmunoassay; High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph; Gas Chromatograph and Behavioral Assessments.
George C.Y. Chiou, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Institute of Ocular Pharmacology
Treatment of Uveitis and Systemic Inflammation with Novel Interleukin-1 Blockers; Systemic Delivery of Peptide Drugs Through the Eyes; Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ischemic Retinopathy with Dopamine Antagonists; Action Mechanisms of Nitric Oxide Precursors for Ischemic Stroke and Ocular Hypertension; Ocular Pharmacology of Natural Products Isolated from Medicinal Plants; Treatment of Dry-ARMD (Age Related Macular Degeneration)
David J. Earnest, Ph.D.
Professor
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Circadian
Gerald D. Frye, Ph.D.
Shelton Professor
The Neuropharmacologic, Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms by which Central Nervous System Depressant Drugs Cause Intoxication
William H. Griffith, Ph.D.
Professor
Department Chair
Neuropharmacology of Aging
Rajesh C. Miranda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Fetal Brain Development; MicroRNA; Teratology
Farida Sohrabji, Ph.D.
Professor
Associate Department Chair
Role of 17b-estradiol in Mediating Experimental Stroke-induced Neurodegeneration in Older Acyclic Females; Use of Alternate Estrogen Receptor Specific Ligands in Modulating Brain Injury and Inflammation; Role of Support Cells Such as Endothelial Cells and Astrocytes in Maintaining the Blood Brain Barrier and in Promoting Neural Repair in Inflammation and Stroke Injury Models; Clinical Collaborations to Identify Blood Brain Barrier and Peripheral Immune Changes in Pre, Peri and Post-menopausal Women
Ursula Winzer-Serhan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Effects of Nicotine on Brain Development

