Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology Faculty
Primary Faculty
Van Vleet Chair of Excellence and Professor
Brain and cerebrovascular ion channels, lipids and neurotoxicants, including alcohol
901.448.3822
Professor
Pregnancy and alcohol, cannabis, fish oil, cholesterol, ion channels and brain blood supply
901.448.2128
Professor
Genetics and genomics on nicotine and opioid abuse using rat models
901.448.3720
Professor
Clinician Educator/Myalgia induced by agents that combat hypercholesterolemia
901.448.6011
Associate Professor (Research track)
Protein-protein/nucleotide/small molecules complex studies, cancer drug targets and computational biology
901.448.6000
Assistant Professor
Genetic and signaling bases of compulsive alcohol/drug-seeking behaviors in C. elegans
901.448.6050
Assistant Professor
Sex-specific neurobiological mechanisms that underlie substance use and stress disorders
901.448.1398
Vice Chair and Distinguished Professor
Neuronal, cerebrovascular and inflammatory signaling in AD and other dementias
901.448.2752
Professor
Neurohormonal mechanisms of gender differences in hypertension, inflammation and associated pathogenesis
901.448.6075
Associate Professor
Clinician Educator/Rodent models to study brain-derived neurotrophic factor in psychiatric conditions
901.448.2662
Assistant Professor (Research Track)
901.448.5049
Professor
Neurochemistry of substance abuse, with a focus on cocaine, using rodent models
Associate Professor
In vivo electrophysiological and behavioral studies of cocaine and alcohol use disorders
901.448.1354
Professor
Pharmacology Education
901.448.4591
Associate Professor
Regulation of glutamatergic receptors and neuronal excitability by localized signaling complexes
901.448.3007
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology of alcohol and opioid dependence
901.448.3519
Associate Professor
Synaptic vesicle dynamics and local calcium signaling in retinal ribbon synapses during development, normal adulthood, and disease
901.448.2786
Professor
Electrophysiological, anatomical and behavioral studies of basal ganglia-cortical circuits in Parkinson's disease
901.448.1779
Joint Faculty
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine
Professor
College of Medicine
Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics
Professor
College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Distinguished Professor
College of Medicine
Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics
