Department of Physiology and Biophysics - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - University at Buffalo

Mikhail Pletnikov, MD, PhD.

Mikhail Pletnikov, MD, PhD.

Department chair Mikhail Pletnikov, MD, PhD.

Department News

In the News

9/8/20 Powerful Drug Discovery Protocol for Autism is Accelerating the Development of New Treatments
8/4/20 Genetically Engineered Mice Are Getting Closer to Humans
7/6/20 Developing Strategy for Early Parkinson’s Diagnosis [Parkinson’s News Today]
6/15/20 UB Receives $2.2M Federal Grant for Parkinson’s Research [WBFO]
6/15/20 Grant Supports Parkinson’s Disease Research [Niagara Frontier Publications]

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Recent Publications

- Jones RS, Ruszaj D, Parker MD, Morris ME. Contribution of monocarboxylate transporter 6 (Mct6) to the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of bumetanide in mice. Drug Metab Dispos.. 2020
- Zhong P, Qin L, Yan Z. Dopamine Differentially Regulates Response Dynamics of Prefrontal Cortical Principal Neurons and Interneurons to Optogenetic Stimulation of Inputs from Ventral Tegmental Area. Cereb Cortex. 2020; 30(8)