معرفی
Dr. Ursula H. Winzer-Serhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics at Texas A&M University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on gene-environment interactions shaping brain development, particularly the effects of early-life exposure to psychoactive drugs like nicotine and alcohol. Her work addresses long-term cognitive, behavioral, and neurophysiological impacts, with emphasis on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs).
Education:
- PhD in Cell Biology, University of Bremen, Germany (1989)
- Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, U.C.-Irvine
Research Interests:
- Mechanisms of nAChR function across lifespan
- Developmental nicotine exposure consequences
- 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome modeling (Df[h15q13/+] mice)
- Neuro-immune interactions in epilepsy
- Behavioral pharmacology using optogenetics and fiber-photometry
Lab Methodologies: Electrophysiology, calcium/dopamine imaging, genetically modified mouse models, behavioral assays, and collaborative neuro-immunology studies with Dr. Samba Reddy.
Labs/Teams: The Serhan Lab at Texas A&M studies nAChR physiology/pathology, developmental neurotoxicology, and translational epilepsy research. Current projects include drug self-administration studies and immune challenge experiments in mouse models.
