Michael A. Beazely
Associate Professor
Biology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Michael Beazely, received his PhD from the University of Purdue. Currently, he working as a Associate Professor in University of Waterloo. Dr. Beazely is a member of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) and served as President of the Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association (SONA, sonasfn.org), an SFN local Chapter, in 2016. Since 2008, Dr. Beazely has been involved with the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Task Force (WRIDS, whatsyourrole.org) and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the WRIDS Steering Committee and Chair of the WRIDS Prevention Coordinating Committee. He is also a member of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (preventingcrime.ca).
Research Interest
Dr. Michael Beazely, received his PhD from the University of Purdue. Currently, he working as a Associate Professor in University of Waterloo. Dr. Beazely is a member of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) and served as President of the Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association (SONA, sonasfn.org), an SFN local Chapter, in 2016. Since 2008, Dr. Beazely has been involved with the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Task Force (WRIDS, whatsyourrole.org) and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the WRIDS Steering Committee and Chair of the WRIDS Prevention Coordinating Committee. He is also a member of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (preventingcrime.ca).
Publications
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Kruk JS, Vasefi MS, Heikkila JJ, Beazely MA. Reactive oxygen species are required for 5-HT-induced transactivation of neuronal platelet-derived growth factor and TrkB receptors, but not for ERK1/2 activation. PloS one. 2013 Sep 27;8(9):e77027.
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Kruk JS, Kouchmeshky A, Grimberg N, Rezkella M, Beazely MA. Transactivation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases by Dopamine Receptors. Dopamine Receptor Technologies. 2015:211-27.
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Samarajeewa A, Goldemann L, Vasefi MS, Ahmed N, Gondora N, Khanderia C, Mielke JG, Beazely MA. 5-HT7 receptor activation promotes an increase in TrkB receptor expression and phosphorylation. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience. 2014;8.
