Anna Scott B.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
Fellow of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
Fellow of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
Chair, USC American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
Contact Address:
University of Southern California
Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC 512
Los Angeles, California 90089-1921
Tel:323 442 1424
Education:
B.Sc. Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Department of Biology & Chemstry
Research experiences:
Undergradute training:
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Department of Neuroscience
Cannabinoids and Graucoma
Post-graduate training:
Institute of Minneapolis
Regulatory and Clinical Research
Clinical Study Management
Research Field:
My research has focused on studying how monoamine oxidase (MAO), a very important enzyme in the human body that regulates the levels of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, influences neural stem cell growth and proliferation. I have cultured primary stem cells from embryonic and postnatal mice that have had MAO isoforms A and B knocked out at the gene level.
From these cultures, I have studied parameters of proliferation, gene expression of neurotransmitter receptors, and other various proteins that play a role in governing the cell cycle.
From these data, I hope to learn more about how neurotransmitters play a role in brain development, with implications ranging from early embryonic stages through adulthood.
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