Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
Visit Dr. Woodward's Lab Web site: at http://www.musc.edu/~woodward EDUCATION | Texas A&M University, College Station, TX | B.S. | 1977 | Fish Biology/Physiology | | University of Washington, Seattle, WA | M.S. | 1979 | Fish Biology/Physiology | | University of Washington, Seattle, WA | Ph.D. | 1982 | Fish Biology/Physiology | | University of Texas, Austin, TX | Postdoctoral | 1989 | Neuropharmacology |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | 1982-1985 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Division of Pharmacology, University of Texas, Austin, TX | | 1986-1989 | Lecturer and Research Scientist, Division of Pharmacology and Institute for Neurological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX | | 1989-1994 | Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA | | 1994-1999 | Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA | | 1999-2001 | Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA | | 2001-present | Professor, Department of Neurosciences and Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
AWARDS AND HONORS | 1976 | Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society | | 1976-1977 | University Undergraduate Research Fellow, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX | | 1981-1983 | University of Washington Egtvedt Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Seattle, WA | | 1985-1986 | National Research Service Award (NIMH), University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX | | 1988-1989 | Nominated for Texas Excellence in Teaching Award | | 1991 | Outstanding Professor in Pharmacology/Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA | | 1998-2001 | NIAAA Study Section-AA1 Biomedical Research Review Subcommittee | | 1999 | Outstanding Professor in Pharmacology/Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA | | 2004-present | Chair, NIH Study Section (Neurotoxicology and Alcohol;NAL), Chair 2006-2008
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Asatryan L, Popova M, Woodward JJ, King BF, Alkana RL & Davies DL. Roles of ectodomain and transmembrane regions in ethanol and agonist action in purinergic P2X2 and P2X3 receptors. Neuropharmacology 55(5):835-843, 2008.
Jin C, Smothers CT & Woodward JJ. Enhanced ethanol inhibition of recombinant N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors by magnesium: Role of NR3A subunits. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 32(6):1059-1066, 2008.
Mulholland PJ, Carpenter-Hyland EP, Hearing MC, Becker HC, Woodward JJ & Chandler LJ. Glutamate transporters regulate extrasynaptic NMDA receptor modulation of Kv2.1 potassium channels. Journal of Neuroscience 28(35):8801-8809, 2008. PMCID: PMC2612131
Mulholland PJ, Luong NT, Woodward JJ & Chandler LJ. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase is autonomous from the dominant extrasynaptic NMDA receptor extracellular signal-regulated kinase shutoff pathway. Neuroscience 151(2):419-427, 2008. PMCID: PMC2390783
Weitlauf C & Woodward JJ. Ethanol selectively attenuates NMDAR-mediated synaptic transmission in the prefrontal cortex. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 32(4):690-698, 2008.
Woodward JJ. GABAA alpha 4 receptor subunits and ethanol: A knockout punch? Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 32(1):8-9, 2008.
Xu M, Chandler LJ & Woodward JJ. Ethanol inhibition of recombinant NMDA receptors is not altered by coexpression of CaMKII-alpha or CaMKII-beta. Alcohol 42(5):425-432, 2008. |
