Neuroendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology has a long and distinguished history in the neurosciences at OHSU. The first director of the Vollum Institute, Ed Herbert, was a prominent neuroendocrinologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences who discovered the ACTH precursor, proopiomelanocortin (POMC). Other neuroendocrinologists at OHSU include a former president the university and the current directors of the Vollum Institute and the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). The primate center is located on OHSU’s west campus.
Neuroendocrinology research at OHSU is focused on several units including the Vollum Institute, the Primate Center and several School of Medicine departments including biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology, medicine and pediatrics. Some current studies in OHSU neuroendocrinology labs include studies of activity-dependent microRNAs in gene regulation; hypothalamic control of feeding and obesity, neural signaling by estrogen, testerone and thyroid hormones, stem cell therapies, regulation of the autonomic system, central control of puberty and sexual development, and insulin growth factor-1 signaling.
NGP faculty working on neuroendocrinology are listed below.
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Appointments and titles
- Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
- Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- Circadian Rhythms
- Sleep
- Synaptic Transmission
- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
- Neural Network Activity
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Appointments and titles
- Professor, Vollum Institute
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Areas of interest
- metabolic regulation of gene expression
- characterization of activity-regulated genes
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- patient resiliency
- cachexia
- failure to thrive
- fatigue
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Appointments and titles
- Research Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
- Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
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Areas of interest
- Retinal degenerative disease
- Nutritional factors in development and aging of the retina and brain
- Gene and cell therapies for retinal disease
- Cognitive aging
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- Reproduction
- Neuroendocrinology
- Sexual differentiation
- Sex difference
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
- Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
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Areas of interest
- Brain Aging
- Circadian rhythms
- Neuroendocrinology
- Puberty
- Menopause
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Appointments and titles
- Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
- Sex differences in motivation and reward
- Neurobiology of Addiction
- Adolescent Development
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