James Hewett
 Associate Professor
                            Department of Biology                                                        
Syracuse University
                                                        United States of America
                        
Biography
James Hewett is an associate professor in Department of Biology of Syracuse University, New York United States. He specializes in human toxicology, neurobiology and pathology.
Research Interest
Neuroscience and central nervous system neurobiology and pathology, neuromodulators and epilepsy, arachidonic acid metabolism and cyclooxygenase-2, cytokines and interleukin-1β, signal transduction and gene expression, animal models, transgenic mice, cell culture, pharmacology.
Publications
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                            Hewett SJ, Silakova JM, Hewett JA (2006) Oral treatment with rofecoxib reduces hippocampal excitotoxic neurodegeneration. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 319: 1219-1224. 
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                            Hewett JA, Hewett SJ (2012) Induction of nitric oxide synthase-2 expression and measurement of nitric oxide production in enriched primary cortical astrocyte cultures. Methods Mol. Biol. 814: 251-263. 

