M. Puthenveedu
ssociate Professor
Dentistry
swedish dental AB
Sweden
Biography
Puthenveedu studies how commonly abused drugs, like morphine and heroin, impact neuronal function at a molecular level. After being initially trained as a physician, in his doctoral work, he identified key mechanisms that mediate protein trafficking through the Golgi apparatus. He then pioneered the use of imaging-based methods to examine, in living cells, the dynamics and function of GPCRs as they relocate to different parts of the cell in response to drugs. His lab currently uses sophisticated imaging and molecular techniques to examine how -cellular dynamics of GPCRs contribute to normal brain function and to drug tolerance and dependence. Dr. Puthenveedu holds a medical degree from Government Medical College in Calicut, India, and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. He completed his postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco. He has received an NIH Pathway to Independence Award, and currently holds an Eberly Family
Research Interest
Dentistry
