| 1981 | B.A. Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 1988 | Ph.D., Neurobiology (with Dr. T. Kendall Harden) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 1988-89 | Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. T. Kendall Harden Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 1990-96 | Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Alfred G. Gilman Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
| November 1996 | Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology |
| 1996-2003 | Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology |
| 2003-2010 | Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Pharmacology |
| 2010 | Full Professor (with tenure), Department of Pharmacology |
Professional Societies
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
| 1991 | National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1994 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Most Outstanding Research Award, American Heart Assoc (SW Affiliate) |
| 1997 | Faculty Development Award, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing Association (PhRMA) Foundation |
| 1997 | Research Start-up Award, PhRMA Foundation |
| 2000-03 | Scientific Advisory Board, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience (RGS proteins as drug targets in the CNS) |
| 2000 | NIH Scientific Review Panel (NIDCR Special Emphasis panel), ad hoc |
| 2002-pres. | Editorial and Advisory Board, journal Molecular Pharmacology |
| 2004-2006 | American Heart Assocation; National-Scientific Grant Review Panel, Cell Signal II |
| 2004-2005 | NIH Scientific Review Panel (NIAID Special emphasis panel), ad hoc member |
| 2007-2011 | Editorial and Advisory Board, The Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| 2007 | NIH Scientific Review Panel (Hypertension & Microcirc. Study Section),ad hoc |
| 2007 | NIH Scientific Review Panel (NINDS Special Emphasis panel), ad hoc |
| 2007-pres. | Executive Committee, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) - Molecular Pharmacology Division |
| 2008-pres. | Regular Member, NIH Molecular Neuropharmacology & Signaling (MNPS) Scientific Review Panel |
| 2008-2009 | Secretary-Treasurer-elect, ASPET-Molecular Pharmacology Division |
| 2009-2010 | Secretary-Treasurer, ASPET-Molecular Pharmacology Division |
| 2012-pres. | Associate Editor, journal Molecular Pharmacology |
| 2014 | Elected AAAS Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2015 | Deputy Editor, journal Molecular Pharmacology |
| 2016 | Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine |
| 2019 |
NIH Scientific Review Panel (Molecular Integrative Signal Transduction study section), ad hoc |
| 2020 | Elected-Chair ASPET, Molecular Pharmacology Division |
| 1999-pres. | Executive Committee, Molecular and Systems Pharmacology (MSP) Graduate Training Program, Emory University |
| 2000-2001 | Recruiter, Emory University MSP Graduate Training Program |
| 2002-2008 | Director of Graduate Studies, Emory University MSP Graduate Training Program |
| 2008-2011 | Advisor to Senior Students, Emory Univeristy MSP Graduate Training Program |
| 2011-2012 | Director of Graduate Studies- Advisor for Senior Students, Emory University MSP Graduate Training Program |
| 2014-pres. | Executive Committee, Neuroscience (NS) Graduate Training program, Emory University |
| 2019-pres | Director of Graduate Studies-Neuroscience Graduate Program |
Organization of National/International Meetings
National or International Conferences:
- Co-Chair/Organizer: APSET Colloquium, 2011 Experimental Biology Meeting, April 13-14, Washington, DC
Meeting Title: RGS and AGS proteins in Physiology and Disease
| 4/98 Conference | Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) Foundation Annual Awards Gala, Washington, DC Host: Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America(PhRMA) Foundation Presentation: Functional importance of the N-terminus of Gq-alpha |
| 4/21/99 Conference | PhRMA Foundation Annual Awards Gala, New York, NY Host: PhRMA Foundation Seminar Title: Roles for RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 10/18/06 | Great Lakes International GPCR Meeting- Detroit, MI Host: Dr. John Tesmer, Organizing Committee Seminar Title: Cellular mechanism that determine RGS protein regulation of GPCR and G protein signaling |
| 6/15/07 | Gordon Conferences- Biddeford, ME G protein signaling and phosphorylation networks Host: Drs. Henrick Dohlman and JoAnn Trejo, Co-Chair Seminar Title: Cellular mechanisms that determine RGS protein regulation of GPCR and G protein signaling |
| 4/4-5/08 | Third International Symposium on RGS Proteins ASPET Satellite Meeting; Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA Host: Dr. Michale Koelle and Richard Neubig, Co-Chairs Seminar Title: RGS proteins as multifunctional integrators of G protein signaling |
| 6/7/09 | Gordon Conferences - Biddeford, ME G protein signaling and phosphorylation networks meeting Host: Drs. Richard Neubig and Ken Harden, Co-Chairs Seminar Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 4/25/10 | Experimental Biology/ASPET-2010, Anaheim, CA ASPET Symposium on Receptor-Independent Activators of G-protein signaling in the nervous system Host: Dr. Stephen Lanier (Chair) Seminar Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal function. |
| 5/18/10 | Evolution of G Protein Coupled Signaling: Lineages, Constraints, and Tempo Host: Drs. Alan Jones Etsuko Moriyama, Jotun Hein, and Joe Thornton, Organizers Invitation: Dr. Alan Jones Title: The Role of RGS proteins in cell signaling |
| 4/12/11 | RGS and AGS proteins in physiology and disease ASPET Satellite Meeting; Experimental Biology 2011, Washington, DC Host: Drs. Venetia Zachariou and John Hepler, Co-Organizers Invitation: Self-organizer Title: Welcome and Overview/Introduction to the meeting |
| 5/14/11 | Society for Biochemical Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA Host: Dr. Serena Dudek, Organizer Invitation: Dr. Serea Dudek Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 6/10/12 | Gordon Conferences- Biddeford, ME G protein signaling and phosphorylation networks Host: Drs John Tesmer and Melanie Cobb, Co-Chairs Invitation: Dr. John Tesmer Title: Session chair - Introduction: G protein modulators and regulators |
| 6/10/16 |
Gordon Conferences-G protein signaling and phosphorylation networks |
| 9/08/16 |
22nd Scientific Symposium of the Austrian Pharmacological Society, with the Hungarian Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Vienna, Austria |
| 10/6/98 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine Host: Department of Pharmacology Title: Roles for RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 10/13/99 | Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience Research, Princeton, NJ Host: Neuroscience Division Title: Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 1/13/00 | Purdue University, School of veterinary medicine Host: Department of Basic Medical Sciences Title: Cellular Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 3/29/00 | Delta State University, Cleveland MS Host: Department of Biological Sciences Title: Cellular Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein Signaling |
| 11/10/00 | Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Host: Department of Pharmacology Title: Cellular Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein Signaling |
| 5/14/01 | Cornell University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY Host: Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine Title: Cellular Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein Signaling |
| 1/15/03 | Wyeth Neuroscience Research, Princeton, NJ Host: Department of Neuroscience Title: Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 9/14/04 | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Host: Dept. of Pharmacology Title: Cellular Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 4/17/06 | Univ. Western Ontario School of Medicine and Dentistry Host: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Title: Cellular Roles and Regulation of RGS proteins in G protein signaling |
| 10/15/06 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Host: Dept. of Pharmacology Title: Is RGS14 a multifunctional regulator of unconventional G protein signaling? |
| 3/18/07 | University of Rochester Host: Department of Pharmacology Title: Cellular mechanism that determine RGS protein regulation of GPCR and G protein Signaling |
| 10/18/08 | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Host: Department of Pharmacology Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 1/8/09 | Emory University Host: Emory Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CND) Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 9/09/09 | University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine Host: Department of Physiology and Biophysics Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 10/06/09 | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston Host: Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 2/19/2010 | University of Minnesota, School of Medicine Host: Dept of Pharmacology Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 06/07/10 | National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC Host: Dr. Serena Dudek, Synaptic and Developmental Plasticity Unit, Laboratory of Neurobiology Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 12/02/10 | University of Virginia School of Medicine Host: Dr. James Garrison, Dept of Pharmacology Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 2/14/11 | University of Western Ontario, Canada Host: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 3/7/11 | University of Iowa School of Medicine Host: Dept of Medicinal and Natural Chemistry Products Title: RGS14 as a novel integrator of unconventional G protein and Ras/Raf MAPKinase signaling important for hippocampal learning. |
| 10/20/11 | Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD Host: Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden, Biology Department/MARCS program Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling and Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity, Learning and Memory. |
| 10/25/12 | Georgia Health Sciences University (Augusta) Host: Dr. Guangyu Wu, Dept of Pharmacology and Physiology Title: Function of the Gia1:RGS14:H-Ras signaling complex in synaptic plasticity |
| 12/14/12 | University of Georgia-Athens Host: Biochemistry graduate students Title: Function of the Gia1:RGS14:H-Ras signaling complex in synaptic plasticity |
| 02/11/14 | Emory University Host: Department of Pharmacology Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling Synaptic Plasticity |
| 06/20/14 | TAKEDA-CAL Pharmaceuticals Host: Dr. Jordi Serrat, Dept of Cell Biology Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling Synaptic Plasticity |
| 10/10/14 | Washington University (St Louis) Host: Dr. Ken Blumer, Dept of Cell biology Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling Synaptic Plasticity |
| 10/21/14 | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Host: Drs. Jon Sondek, Gary Johnson (Symposium to Honor Dr. Ken Harden) Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling Synaptic Plasticity |
| 05/01/15 | University of Montana, Missoula Host: Dr. Stephen Sprang, Director, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling Synaptic Plasticity |
| 10/16/15 | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Host: Dr. H. Alex Brown, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology Title: RGS14 at the interface of Hippocampal Signaling and Synaptic Plasticity |