Alastair V Ferguson
Professor
Department of Biomedical And Molecular Sciences
Queens University
United Kingdom
Biography
Alastair V Ferguson is currently working as Professor of Biomedical And Molecular Sciences, Queens University. He has authored and co-authored multiple pepeer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences.
Research Interest
"intrested in studying the role of the central nervous system in autonomic processing, with a specific emphasis on understanding changes in brain function associated with hypertension and obesity. "
Publications
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Fry, M., Hoyda, T.D. and Ferguson, A.V. Making sense of it: Roles of the sensory circumventricular organs in feeding and regulation of energy homeostasis. Experimental Biology and Medicine 232:14-26, 2007.
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Fry, M, Smith, P. M., Hoyda, T., Duncan, M, Ahima, R., Sharkey, K and Ferguson, A.V. Area postrema neurons are modulated by the adipocyte hormone adiponectin. Journal of Neuroscience 26(38):9695-9702, 2006.
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Pulman, K.J., Fry, M., Cottrell, G.T. and Ferguson, A.V. The Subfornical Organ: A central target for circulating feeding signals. J. Neurosci. 26(7):2022-2030, 2006.
