Faculty

Michael Blanton, Ph.D.

Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

Ph.D. Biotechnology, University of California at Santa Cruz

Office: 5BC105 (GSBS suite)
Phone: (806)743-3496
Email:  michael.blanton@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests: 
Structural analysis of ligand gated channels
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Chhanda Bose, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

Office: 5C165
Phone: (806) 743-3903
Email: Chhanda.Bose@ttuhsc.edu
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Boris Decourt, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of Bordeaux

Office: 5C169
Phone: (806) 743-1012
Email: bdecourt@ttuhsc.edu
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Josee Guindon, DVM, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

DVM Veterinary, University of Montreal
Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of Montreal

Office: 5C167
Phone: (806)743-6745
Email:  josee.guindon@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests:
Behavioral pharmacology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology (RT-PCR, Western blot), animal pain models (inflammatory, neuropathic, surgical), modulation of pain pathways (exercise, etc.), kidney physiological pathways
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George Henderson, Ph.D.

Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

Ph.D. Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University

Office: 5B148N
Phone: (806)743-3792
Email:  george.henderson@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests: 
Alcohol, environmental toxins, neurons, gila, apoptosis, oxidative stress
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Guangchen Ji, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

Ph.D. Neurophysiology, Fudan University

Office: 5C199
Phone: (806)743-3881
Email:  guangchen.ji@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests:
 Electrophysiological single-cell recordings in different brain areas and various behavioral assays to correlate neuronal activity with pain-related behavior
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J. Josh Lawrence, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

PhD Neuroscience, The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Office: 5C200
Phone: (806)743-3887
Email:  john.lawrence@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests: 
Neuromodulation of GABAergic circuits in normal and disease states
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Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

M.D. University of Würzburg
Ph.D. Physiology, University of Würzburg

Office: 5C192A
Phone: (806)743-3880
Email:  volker.neugebauer@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests: 
Emotional-affective and cognitive brain mechanisms in pain and neuropsychiatric disorders. Neuroplasticity in the amygdala
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Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Ph.D. Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University

Office: 5C156
Phone: (806)743-1381
Email: igor.ponomarev@ttuhsc.edu
Research Interests: 
Molecular mechanisms of cellular plasticity in models of Alcohol Use Disorder.  Neurogenomics.  Drug repurposing.
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Hongmin Wang, Ph.D. 

Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Ph.D. Zoology, University of Idaho

Office: 5C202
Phone:
Email: 
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