Research News

The cover of the March 2019 issue of Brain Sciences featured a publication by the research team of Gregg E. Homanics, PhD, published in the same issue.

The Journal of General Physiology research news article “Propofol’s paradox, explained” spotlights a publication on work from the labs of Yan Xu, PhD, and Pei Tang, PhD.

"Structural basis of neurosteroid anesthetic action on GABA(A) receptors" was published in the renowned open-access journal Nature Communications.

The title of his thesis was “Role of paternal preconception environment in ethanol- and stress-related phenotypes.”

The article “5 Ways Men Shape Their Children’s Health” on Time.com cited published work on alcohol effects from the lab of Gregg E. Homanics, PhD.

The National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health extended support for the project “Role of Noncoding RNA in Alcohol Action” (PI: Gregg E. Homanics, PhD) until January 31, 2022.

The program, entitled “Research Training in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,” is directed by Professor Yan Xu, PhD, Vice Chair of Basic Sciences.

This journal was launched in 2002 with the aim of publishing top quality research in behavioral and neural genetics in their broadest sense.

The National Research Service Award predoctoral fellowship will provide up to three years of funding for a project entitled “Epigenetic Mechanisms of Intergenerational Alcohol Drinking Behavior.”

Gregg E. Homanics, PhD, received the Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine at their 2016 Scholars Day on April 6, 2016, at the O'Hara Student Center.