George B. Richerson, MD, PhD
Director, Neurology Residency
Departments & Organizations
Membrane Proteins - Pumps and Transporters
Membrane Proteins - Ion Channels
Membrane Biophysics
Cellular Neurophysiology
Neurobiology and Physiology of Synapses
Neural Networks and Plasticity
Cell to Cell Communication
Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track
Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Research Interests
Serotonin Neurons and pH Homeostasis; GABA Transporter and Epilepsy; Brain Slice; Electrophysiology; Ion Channels; Neuroscience; Patch-clamp; Respiration more...
Selected Publications
- Hodges, M.R., M. Wehner, J. Aungst, J.C. Smith & G.B. Richerson. Transgenic mice lacking serotonin neurons have severe apnea and high mortality during development. J Neurosci (in press), 2009.
- Wu, Y., W. Wang, A. Diez-Sampedro & G.B. Richerson. Nonvesicular inhibitory neurotransmission via reversal of the GABA transporter GAT-1. Neuron 56(5): 851-65, 2007.
- Du, W., J.F. Bautista, H. Yang, A. Diez-Sampedro, S.A. You, L. Wang, P. Kotagal, H.O. Lüders, J. Shi, J. Cui, G.B. Richerson & Q. Wang. Calcium-sensitive potassium channelopathy in human epilepsy and paroxysmal movement disorder. Nature Genetics 37(7): 733-738, 2005.
