Education: 
University of Toronto, B.Sc., Neuroscience (1988)
University of Toronto, Ph.D., Pharmacology (1994)
University of Colorado, Post Doctoral Research (1994-1998)

Research Area:
Synaptic Neuropharmacology, Rodent Models of Ethanol Self-Administration

Academic Activities:
Co-Director, Graduate Studies, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Dean's Advisory Committee
Intramural Research Support Committee
Center for Scientific Review, NAL Study Section Member

Activities in Medical & Graduate Education:
Medical Students:
- Anticonvulsants
- Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics
Graduate Students:
- NUSC 712, Co-Director, Lecturer
- NUSC 703, Lecturer
- PSPR 701, Lecturer
- PSPR 703, Lecturer
- PSPR 704, Lecturer
- Grad 713, Facilitator
Other:
J. Kiffin Penry Epilepsy MiniFellowship Network, Lecturer
Research Society on Alcoholism Lecture Series, Lecturer

Brief Summary of Research:
Research in our lab is focused on unraveling the synaptic mechanisms responsible for the complex behavioral and cognitive effects of ethanol. Many projects employ whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiological methods in rat and mouse brain slice preparations. These powerful electrophysiological techniques allow us to study the physiological and pharmacological properties of excitatory and inhibitory synapses in brain regions that are thought to play an integral role in ethanol addiction. We also employ several rodent self-administration models that provide insight into appetitive and consummatory elements of ethanol drinking behavior.

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