Isaac Pessah
Professor and Chair
inpessah@ucdavis.edu
VM Molecular Biosciences
Office
1116A Haring Hall
(530) 752-6696
Degrees:
1983
PhD
University of Maryland
Toxicology
1981
MS
University of Maryland
Toxicology
1977
BS
Cornell University
Biology
Research Contribution to Society:
Participated in the discovery of ryanodine receptors. Helped raise awareness of environmental triggers of clinical disorders.
Research Interests:
Gene by environment interactions contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders
Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating ryanodine receptors and Ca2+ signaling
Department and Center Affiliations:
Director, Center for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention
Professional Societies:
Biophysical Society
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Society of Toxicology
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
AAAS
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Neuroscience
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology
Laboratory Personnel:
Pessah Lab 1278,1279,1282 Surge III
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/cceh/default.html
Wei Feng, Gennady Cherednychenko, Diptiman Bose, Zhengyu Cao, Susan Hulsizer, Kim Ruong, Ray Zhang, Yassaman Niknam, Erika Holland, Stevie Maxwell
Rebecca Morrison (CCEH Administrator)
Teaching Interests:
Principles of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicodynamics (PTX202) - Receptor occupancy theory. Structure, function, and pharmacology of ion channels and Receptors coupled to GTP-binding proteins.
Principles of Pharmacology (VMD414A) - Pharmacodynamics
Physiological Chemistry (VMD403) - Principles of cell signaling