Hall Lab

The Hall Lab is part of the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Welcome to the Hall Lab

Left to right: Randy Hall, Genna Hart, Andrea McPherson, Alex Roy, Ian Pyne, Sanjit Hajgude

Our Research

Our research is focused on the mechanisms of signal transduction by neurotransmitter and hormone receptors. In particular, we study receptor interactions with cytoplasmic proteins that may act as mediators of receptor signaling and/or as scaffold proteins involved in the regulation of receptor trafficking and localization. We also study receptor interactions with other receptors, which can strongly regulate receptor trafficking and may underlie many unexplained examples of cross-talk between different neurotransmitter systems. Understanding the mechanisms of signal transduction and trafficking of neurotransmitter and hormone receptors is of paramount clinical importance, since such receptors are extremely common targets for therapeutic pharmaceuticals.

Contact Us:

Hall Lab
Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Rollins Research Center, Rm 5113
Emory University School of Medicine
1510 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Office: 404-727-3699
Lab: 404-727-3751
Fax: 404-727-0365

Contact Dr. Hall

Graduate Study

Graduate study toward the Ph.D. degree may be undertaken in the Hall lab in conjunction with either the Emory University Program in Neuroscience or the Emory University Program in Molecular and Systems Pharmacology. Post-doctoral research positions in the lab are also available, and inquiries regarding these opportunities should be made directly to Randy Hall.

Research in the Hall lab involves a wide range of techniques, spanning the disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, pharmacology and physiology. Such diverse and complementary approaches are required to achieve a full understanding of receptor-initiated cellular signaling pathways. The variety of methods employed in the Hall lab make it an ideal environment for students to learn new techniques and to work on exciting projects in the broad area of receptor biology.