neurotransmitter

September 29, 2021

Neurotransmitter transporters expert Amara set for Oct. 7 Discovery Lecture

Susan Amara, PhD, scientific director of the Intramural Research Program at the NIMH and an expert on the biology of neurotransmitter transporters, will deliver Vanderbilt’s next Discovery Lecture via Zoom at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7.

By Bill Snyder
March 4, 2020

Neurotransmitter expert Amara set for March 12 Discovery Lecture

Susan Amara, PhD, scientific director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and an expert on the biology of neurotransmitter transporters, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 12.

By Bill Snyder
March 7, 2019

Vanderbilt scientists report new modeling of brain signaling

The release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the body is tightly controlled by complex protein machinery embedded in cell membranes.

By Bill Snyder
October 23, 2014

New view of transporter dynamics

New insights to the workings of a protein that moves neurotransmitters across the nerve cell membrane could aid the design of more effective antidepressants.

By Bill Snyder
April 24, 2014

New view of neurotransmitter transport

Dynamic measurements of the bacterial leucine transporter shed light on the transporters that play roles in neuropsychiatric and addiction disorders.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 7, 2013

Neurotransmitter’s role in bone balance

Removal of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine from the space outside cells plays an important role in the regulation of bone remodeling.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 15, 2012

New clue to ADHD

A rare genetic change adds support to the idea that altered dopamine signaling is a key risk factor for ADHD.
By Bill Snyder