Michael J. Morales PhD

Michael Morales

Michael J. Morales
PhD

Contact Information
Room 4156
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
955 Main St
Buffalo, New York 14203-1121
Phone: (716) 829-3965
Fax: (716) 829-2344
moralesm@buffalo.edu



Education and Training:

  • PhD, Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1990)
  • BA, Kalamazoo College (1980)

Employment:

  • Research Associate, Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center (1993–1999)
  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine (1990–1993)
  • Research Technician, Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1982–1984)
  • Research Technician, Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1981–1982)


Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Morales MJ, Brahmajothi MV, Campbell DL, Strauss H. (2001) Potassium Channels in Cardiovascular Biology. In: Molecular methods for evaluation of K channel expression and distribution in the heart. Kluwar Academic/Plenum Publishers, 103-118.
  • Strauss H, Morales MJ, Brahmajothi MV, Campbell DL. (2000) Heart Physiology and Pathophysiology, 4th edition. In: Voltage-dependent K+ channels. Academic Press, 259-280.
  • Morales MJ, Rasmusson RL, Castellino RC, Crews AL, Zhang Y, Johnson LG, Lamson DR, Liu S, Comer MB, Strauss H. (1995) Potassium Channels in Normal and Pathological Conditions. In: Molecular biology and physiology of a cardiac voltage-gated K+ channel ß subunit. Leuven University Press, 205-208.
  • Wise CA, Harris EE, Morales MJ, Shu HH, Martin NC. (1990) Proceedings Of Structure, Function And Expression of Energy Transfer Systems. In: Structure and function in yeast mitochondrial RNase P RNAs. Elsevier Science Publishers, 215-218.
  • Chen JY, Hollingsworth MJ, Morales MJ, Wise CA, Shu HH, Clark RJ, Caudle DL, Zassenhaus HP, Martin NC. (1988) Genetics of Translation: New Approaches. In: Identification and characterization of mitochondrial and nuclear gene products and genes necessary for mitochondrial tRNA biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Springer-Verlag, 223-233.
  • Najarian D, Ellis S, Dihanich M, Morales MJ, Hopper A, Martin NC. (1986) Yeast Cell Biology. In: Do mitochondria and nuclei share transfer RNA modification enzymes?. Alan R. Liss, 613-622.

Abstracts:

  • Bett GC, Duffey ME, Beahm Dl, Katzer M, Morales MJ, Rasmusson RL. (2005) Ancillary subunits modulate block of KCNQ1 channels by chromanol and Ba2+. Proceedings of the 35th Meeting of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, (Jan)
  • Bett GC, Morales M, Rasmusson R. (2005) KChlP2b modulates the affinity and use-dependent block of Kv4.3 by Nifedipine. Biophys J, (Jan)
  • Bett GC, Li XY, Morales MJ, Bondarenko VE, Rasmusson RL, Jiang XJ. (2003) Transmembrane communication in cardiac potassium channels: regulation of N-and C-type inactivation by pHo and potassium in normal and mutant Kv1.4 channels. Biophys J, (Jan) 76A
  • Bett GC, Wang S, Morales M, Qu YJ, Rasmusson RL, Strauss HC. (2002) Kv1.4 Channel Block by quinidine: evidence for a drug-induced allosteric effect. Proceedings of the 12th Meeting of Upstate New York Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, Buffalo, NY, (Jan)

Professional Memberships:

  • American Heart Association
  • American Physiological Society
  • Biophysical Society

Service Activities:

  • Rewriting Policy to conform to Well Beyond Curriculum; Chairman of the Academic Status Policy and Student Affairs Committee (2024–present)
  • Served on Exam committees for Bianca Quade, Clayton Brady, David Tang, Stephen Thompson and Emily Hudson; Graduate Thesis Exam Committees (2022–2024)
  • Phase I Biostatistics and Epidemiology Curriculum Task Force (2021–2022)
  • “Preventative and Lifestyle Medicine” curriculum thread. In charge of integrating education activities concerning preventative and lifestyle medicine into all phases of the medical curriculum; Director (2021–2023)
  • Represent the Jacobs School at meetings held 3 times per month while school is in session.; Executive Committee (2020–2022)
  • Represent the Jacobs School at monthly meetings.; Member (2020–2022)
  • Medical Curriculum Committee (2018–present)
  • Phase 1 curriculum sub-committee (2018–present)
  • Faculty Advisor for the Association of Premedical Students; Faculty Advisor (2014–present)
  • Edit Step 1 practice exam questions and entries into an on-line preparatory text; Faculty Advisor, Endocrinology for ScholarRx USMLE STEP preparation program.

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Contact Information

Room 4156
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
955 Main St
Buffalo, New York 14203-1121
Phone: (716) 829-3965
Fax: (716) 829-2344
moralesm@buffalo.edu