Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Pharmacology and Neuroscience Faculty
Reid L. Norman, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Reproductive neuroendocrinology
email: reid.norman@ttuhsc.edu
Susan E. Bergeson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Genetics and molecular neurobiology of alcohol abuse and alcoholism
email: susan.bergeson@ttuhsc.edu
Michael P. Blanton, Ph.D.
Professor
Structural analysis of ligand gated channels
email: michael.blanton@ttuhsc.edu
Richard L. Dickerson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Environmental toxicology
email: richard.dickerson@ttuhsc.edu
Arthur S. Freeman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dopamine-peptide interactions
email: art.freeman@ttuhsc.edu
George I. Henderson, Ph.D.
Professor
Alcohol, environmental toxins, neurons, glia, apoptosis, oxidative stress
email: george.henderson@ttuhsc.edu
Inna Kruman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DNA damage response in neurons. Mechanism of alcohol-induced neuronal death.
email: inna.kruman@ttuhsc.edu
J. Barry Lombardini, Ph.D.
Professor
Role of taurine in mammalian tissues
email: jbarry.lombardini@ttuhsc.edu
Lenin Mahimainathan, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Role of PDCD4 in alcohol induced neurodegeneration, and significance of PDCD4 in early development
R. Lisa Popp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology and physiology of n-methyl-d-aspartete receptors
email: lisa.popp@ttuhsc.edu
Ali Roghani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Molecular biology of vesicular transporters
email: ali.roghani@ttuhsc.edu
Peter J. Syapin, Ph.D.
Professor
Effects on CNS gene expression and regulation
email: peter.syapin@ttuhsc.edu
Thomas E. Tenner, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor
Effects of chronic drug therapies and disease states on cardiovascular signal transduction
email: tom.tenner@ttuhsc.edu
Graduate Faculty Members of Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Pablo Artigas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Physiology
email: pablo.artigas@ttuhsc.edu
Paula Grammas, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry
Executive Director, Garrison Institute on Aging
email: paula.grammas@ttuhsc.edu
Michaela Jansen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics
Center for Membrane Protein Research
Min Hee Kang, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Laboratory support of clinical trials
email: min.kang@ttuhsc.edu
Parastoo Momeni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Genetics of neurodegenerative disorders
email: parastoo.momeni@ttuhsc.edu
Michael O'Boyle, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, TTU
email: michael.oboyle@ttu.edu
Patrick Reynolds, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry
email: patrick.reynolds@ttuhsc.edu
Gregory Schrimsher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Cognitive effects of alcohol and substance use
Paul R. Casner, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, El Paso, TX
Diabetes, hypertension and drug metabolism
email: paul.casner@ttuhsc.edu
Dean Smith, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Physiological properties of neurons derived from embryonic stem cells
email: dean.smith@ttu.edu