Part of the CV Starr Laboratory for Molecular Pharmacology
The overall focus of the lab is to better define the mechanisms by which a diverse group of pharmacological agents produce anesthesia. A potentially important region within the central nervous system (CNS) for contributing to the anesthetized state is the thalamus. This raises a number of basic questions, such as: What are the effects of different anesthetics on synaptic transmission in the thalamus? Do these drugs have unique effects in specific thalamic regions as a function of differences in receptor expression? GABA release is controlled by multiple mechanisms, including a variety of ion channels; is the function of those channels altered in the presence of anesthetics? The lab uses electrophysiological, immunohistochemical, and molecular biological techniques to address those issues.
Dr. Peter Goldstein Appointed IRB General Chair
Dr. Peter Goldstein Receives NIH HEAL Funding
Members
Peter Goldstein, MD — Principal Investigator
Professor of Anesthesiology
Professor of Anesthesiology in Neuroscience
Associate Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine
Gareth Tibbs, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Tristan Wellner
Research Technician II
Latrice Goss
Grants & Lab Operations Manager
phone: 646-962-6547
fax: 212-746-4879