Specific Information on the competence offered:
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Monoamine transporters in the immune system - Our focus is the characterisation of transporters for serotonin and dopamine in lymphocytes; the impact of the monoamines on lymphocyte function; immunomodulation by antidepressants (e.g. the SSRI fluoxetine/Prozac) and psychotropics (e.g. cocaine, MDMA/‰Ecstasy‰) that target the transporters. Skills encompass the molecular pharmacology of the transporters, lymphocyte biology & pathology (including malignancy), cell signalling.
Type of partner: Public Research
Keywords: LIFE SCIENCES
Immunology
Neurosciences (incl. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology)
Contact:
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Professor John Gordon
The University of Birmingham
Division of Immunity and Infection, School of Medicine
Edgbaston
GB-b152tt Birmingham
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0044121 414 4034
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