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About Steve Moss

Professor Steve Moss received his BSc in Biochemistry in 1984 from the University of Bath. He went on to study with Sir Eric Barnard, receiving his PhD in Molecular Neurobiology from Imperial College at the University of London in 1989. Between 1989-1992, he took a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. Richard Huganir at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dept of Neuroscience in Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, returning to University College London as an MRC Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Biology under Dr. M.C. Raff (1992-1993). In December 1993 Steve became an MRC Senior Fellow at UCL, was appointed as a Reader in December 1997, and in May 2000 was appointed Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology.

In June 2008 Steve Moss was recruited to the Department of Neuroscience in the Tufts University School of Medicine, where he continues to lead his research team.

In addition to his academic appointments Steve Moss serves as a consultant to the Neurology CEDD of GlaxoSmithKline and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

About the Current Lab Members

Paul Davies ~ Research Assistant Professor
Examines the modulation of GABA_A receptors responsible for the rapid synaptic signaling via postsynaptic receptors and the tonic tone via extrasynaptic receptors.

Tija Carey Jacob ~ Research Associate
Studies the formation of inhibitory synapses and the role played in this process by receptor associated proteins

Rachel Jurd ~ Research Associate
Is conducting a study on the role of benzodiazepines in the regulation of GABA_A receptor endocytosis

Raquel Revilla-Sanchez ~ Research Associate
Studies GABA_A receptor functional expression in a transgenic model of Angelman syndrome and altered synaptic structure in for Alzheimer’s disease

Richard Saliba ~ Research Associate
Studies activity-dependent regulation of GABA_A receptor cell surface number via the ubiquitin proteasome system

Karla Kretschmannova ~ Postdoctoral Associate
Is conducting electrophysiological experiments related to the role of phosphorylation in regulating synaptic inhibition.

Jay Mukherjee ~ Postdoctoral Associate
Is studying synaptic clustering and regulation of GABA_A receptors

Miho Terunuma ~ Postdoctoral Associate
Research focuses on GABA_A receptor cell surface stability in status epilepticus and the functional modulation of GABA_B receptors

Matt Abramian ~ Graduate Student
Is researching the neuronal mechanisms that modulate the cell surface stability and function of extrasynaptic GABA_A receptors

Henry Lee ~ Graduate Student
Studies the cell surface expression regulation of K⁺Cl^- co-transporter 2 (KCC2) by protein phosphorylation

Mansi Vithlani ~ Graduate Student
Is studying the role of serotonin receptors in GABA_A phosphorylation and function

Yolande Haydon ~ Project Manager
Supports the work of all projects

Josh Walker ~ Technician
Provides scientific and technical support for all projects

Hong Tang ~ Technician
Provides scientific and technical support for all projects