Postdoctoral Scholars
in Pharmacology at The University of Iowa

 

 Name/Most
Recent Institution

Research Interest

Laboratory

Andric, Nebojsa
nebojsa-andric@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
(Ph.D., 2005)

Comparing the signaling pathways
of the FSH and LH receptors

Dr. Ascoli

Breen, Shawn
shawn-breen@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
University of Illinois
(Ph.D., 2008)

Understanding the common and divergent effects of FSH/FSH receptors and LH/LH receptor pairs on ovarian physiology to improve their use as infertility drugs

Dr. Ascoli

Galet, Colette*
colette-galet@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
University de Tours, France
(Ph.D., 2000)

Understanding the internalization of
two G protein coupled receptors:
The human and rat LH receptors

Dr. Ascoli

Hall, Duane*
duane-hall@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4729
Univ. Wisconsin-Madison
(Ph.D., 2000)

Mechanisms of L-type calcium
channel regulation in brain and heart

Dr. Hell

Huang, Jie
jie-huang@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-8331
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2007)

Role of RGS6 (Regulator of G protein Signaling) in cellular signaling

Dr. Fisher

Krager, Kim
kimberly-krager@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6551
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2007)

Signaling by ErbB/HER family receptors in breast cancer cell membranes

Dr. Koland

Lorca, Ramón
ramon-lorca@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6922
P. Catholic University
of Chile
(Ph.D., 2008)

Cholinergic modulation of Kv channels and regulation of neuronal excitability

Dr. Mohapatra

Malik, Zulfiqar**
z-malik@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4729
Eotvos Lorand Univ., Budapest
(Ph.D., 2000)

Structure determination of UDP Glucuronosyltransferase by NMR and
x-ray crystallography

Dr. Hell

Merrill, Ron
ronald-merrill@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4447
University of Wisconsin - Madison
(Ph.D., 2004)

In vivo role of the mitochondrial targeted protein phosphatase 2A in neurological diseases

Dr. Strack

Qian, Hai
hai-qian@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4729
Iowa State University
(Ph.D., 2007)

Define the role of the beta 2
adrenergic receptor in regulating glutamatergic synaptic transmission
and its plasticity

Dr. Hell

Saraf, Amit
amit-saraf@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4447
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2008)

Role of protein phosphatases in central nervous system

Dr. Strack

Sarkar, Mitul
mitul-sarkar@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6551
The University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2008)

Characterization of EGFR (ErbB/HER) family receptor signaling in membrane microdomains
Dr. Koland

Shepherd, Andrew
andrew-shepherd@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6922
Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
(Ph.D., 2006)

Modulation of voltage-gated
pot
assium channels in mammalian
p
ain sensing neurons

Dr. Mohapatra

Shutov, Leonid
leonid-shutov@uiowa.edu
(319) 353-3887
Moscow Institute of Physics & Tech, Moscow, Russia
(Ph.D., 2006)

PKA-dependent modulation of L-type Ca channels and NMDA receptors

Dr. Usachev

Tai, Ping
ping-tai@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
China Agricultural Univ. Beijing, China
(Ph.D., 2007)

Identification of LHR-dependent signaling pathways that affect Leydig cell proliferation

Dr. Ascoli

Tang, Xiaoyun
xiaoyun-tang@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4563
China Pharmaceutical Univ.
(Ph.D., 2008)

Function and regulation of G protein bg subunits in tumorigenesis and metastasis of breast cancer

Dr. Chen

Yamashita, Soichi
soichi-yamashita@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
Gunma University
(Ph.D., 2005)

Role of the ERK1/2 cascade of leydig cell proliferation

Dr. Ascoli

Yang, Jianqi*
jianqi-yang@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-8331
Case Western Reserve University
(Ph.D., 2004)

Physiologic studies of RGS proteins in transgenic mouse models

Dr. Fisher

 

* Assistant Research Scientist
**
Research Investigator