Graduated with BS from the University of Utah 1982. Graduated with MD from University of Utah College of Medicine 1986. Graduated with PhD (Biology, Neuroscience) from University of California at San Diego. PEPR fellowship UTSWMC 1993-1995.
Research Interests
Biochemical and Neuronal Mechanisms mediating Olfactory Behavior. We are using a combination of Genetics, Biochemistry, Electrophysiology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology to undertake a molecular dissection of the chemosensory behavior in Drosophila. This relatively simple model system allows us to correlate expression of signal transduction molecules with specific subsets of olfactory neurons so we can understand chemical information processing by the brain. The recent completion of the sequence of the entire Drosophila genome is providing abundant new molecular probes to investigate these processes.
