Michael Glass

Michael Glass is an Associate Professor of Research in Neuroscience at the Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences. His research focuses on brain plasticity related to drug addiction, mood/anxiety disorders, and hypertension, with a particular emphasis on glutamate receptor mechanisms.

• Key research themes include:
• Role of NMDA and AMPA receptors in opiate-induced neurobehavioral plasticity
• Impact of neurotrophin polymorphisms on addiction susceptibility
• Mechanisms by which hypothalamic glutamate signaling contributes to hypertension via Angiotensin II
• Investigation of brain inflammation (TNF-α, NADPH oxidase) in blood pressure regulation
• Sex differences in hypertension vulnerability

His lab employs advanced techniques such as Cre-lox genetic deletion and high-resolution nanogold immunohistochemistry to study synaptic receptor organization and functional pathways in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus. Current studies aim to unravel connections between glutamate signaling, autonomic control, and co-morbid conditions like sleep apnea.