Andrew George
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology
Barrow Neurological Institute
United States of America
Biography
Andrew George, PhD, is a research assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is a member of the International Society for Neuroethology, The J.B. Johnston Club, and the Society for Neuroscience. Dr. George received his doctorate from The University of Texas and completed his fellowship from Washington University, both in Neuroscience.
Research Interest
Addiction and neurodegenerative disease, Calcium signaling, neural activity, sensory processing, temporal coding, linear memory integration
Publications
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1. Moretti M, Zoli M, George AA, Lukas RJ, Pistillo F, Maskos U, Whiteaker P, Gotti C. The novel α7β2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype is expressed in mouse and human basal forebrain: biochemical and pharmacological characterization. Molecular pharmacology. 2014 Sep 1;86(3):306-17.
2. Murray TA, Bertrand D, Papke RL, George AA, Pantoja R, Srinivasan R, Liu Q, Wu J, Whiteaker P, Lester HA, Lukas RJ. α7β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors assemble, function, and are activated primarily via their α7-α7 interfaces. Molecular pharmacology. 2012 Feb 1;81(2):175-88.
3. George AA, Lucero LM, Damaj MI, Lukas RJ, Chen X, Whiteaker P. Function of human α3β4α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors is reduced by the α5 (D398N) variant. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012 Jul 20;287(30):25151-62.
