Professor
Integrative Physiology • Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Office: RL#4, Rm. 57
Fax: 303-492-8063
Research Interests
- The use of genetic strategies to identify the underlying biological bases for the behavioral and physiological actions of drugs of abuse with special emphasis on nicotine.
- Molecular Neurogenetics Laboratory.
- Profile page at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics.
- Graduate training opportunities at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics.
Education
- 1984, B.A. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 1992, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Professional Experience
- 1992-1994, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 1994-1999, Research Associate, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 1999-2003, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
- 2004-2009, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2004-present, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2009-present, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
Honors and Awards
- 2001, Research Scholar Award, American Cancer Society.
- 1992-1994, Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, Alcohol Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
Recent Publications
- Horton WJ, Gissel HJ, Saboy JE, Wright KP Jr, Stitzel JA. Melatonin administration alters nicotine preference consumption via signaling through high-affinity melatonin receptors. Psychopharmacology 232: 2519-30, 2015.
- Kamens HM, Miyamoto J, Powers MS, Ro K, Soto M, Cox R, Stitzel JA, Ehringer MA. The β3 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: modulation of gene expression and nicotine consumption. Neuropharmacology 99: 639-49, 2015.