Areas of Research
Our faculty pursue research on a wide variety of topics within the discipline of pharmacology and toxicology, using cutting-edge techniques such as stem cell research and optogenetics.
Includes research on:
- central and peripheral neurotransmission
- neurotoxicology
- nerve growth factors
- neural cytoskeletal elements
Psychopharmacology
Includes research on:
- psychoactive drugs
- drug addiction and alcohol dependence
- behavioral pharmacology and the pharmacology of abused drugs
- novel molecules that may ameliorate the effects of drug abuse
Includes research on:
- the environmental and clinical aspects of toxicological processes
- the effects of xenobiotics on metabolism
- the toxicity and mechanisms of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, such as dioxins
- heavy metals, cyclic ethers and other environmental pollutants
- toxicological effects on development, renal and pulmonary function, neural activity and immune responses
Clinical Pharmacology
Includes research on:
- heart ischemia, cardiac pharmacology and cardiovascular disease
- pulmonary disease
- infectious disease
- neurodegenerative disorders
- pharmacological oncology
- Parkinson’s disease
- circadian rhythm disorders
- macular degeneration
Includes research on:
- drug-receptor interactions
- signal transduction mechanisms
- calcium and calmodulin-dependent processes
- protein phosphorylation
- membrane transport
- drug-enzyme interactions
- pharmacology of antibiotics and immune responses
- regulation of gene expression
- molecular determinants of growth and differentiation of cells
