| Alcohol Training Program Faculty | ||
| Name | Research Area | Title/Department |
| Rueben A. Gonzales | Neurochemistry, in vivo microdialysis, ethanol reinforcement, dopamine and glutamate systems. |
Director
Professor/Pharmacology |
| Nigel Atkinson | Molecular and genetic mechanisms of alcohol effects on ion channels in Drosophila | Professor/Neurobiology |
| Christine L. Duvauchelle | Neural mechanisms of reward through behavioral, pharmacological and neurochemical means | Assoc. Professor/Pharmacology |
| Kim Fromme | Psychosocial aspects of alcohol research | Professor/Psychology |
| R. Adron Harris | Molecular actions of alcohol and related drugs on brain signaling systems and molecular basis of genetic differences in alcohol susceptibility | Professor/Neurobiology |
| R. Dayne Mayfield | Identification of molecular mechanisms of alcohol action using genomic and proteomic approaches | Research Scientist/Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research |
| Hitoshi Morikawa | Neurophysiology of the brain reward circuit and drug addiction | Assoc. Professor/Neurobiology |
| S. John Mihic | Molecular studies of alcohol, anaesthetics and inhaled drugs of abuse | Assoc. Professor/Neurobiology |
| Richard A. Morrisett | Synaptic neurobiology and plasticity in alcoholism | Professor/Pharmacology |
| Jon Pierce-Shimomura | The underlying causes and potential cures for Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, and how drugs such as ethanol and anesthetics affect the nervous system | Asst. Professor, Neurobiology |
Division Information
Mailing Address:
Pharmacology & Toxicology
College of Pharmacy
The University of Texas
at Austin
107 W. Dean Keeton
Stop C0875
Austin, TX, USA
78712
Email Address: pharmtox
@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5158
"Drugs, the Brain and Behavior" is co-authored by Dr. Carlton Erickson, the college's associate dean for research and graduate studies,
and Dr. John Brick, executive director of Intoxikon International.
> Read more about Dr. Erickson's new book.
Andrea Gore is named to the SEBM Distinguished Scientist Award.
> Read more about Dr. Gore's new award.
