Roberta D. Brinton
Expert on Alzheimer's disease, drug effects on the brain and the development of therapeutics to prevent and treat memory disorders
Director, USC STAR Science Education Program
Holder of the R. Pete Vanderveen Endowed Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development
Professor of molecular pharmacology and toxicology, USC School of Pharmacy
Contact at: (323) 442-1430 or rbrinton@hsc.usc.edu
Expertise:
- drug effects on the brain
- mechanisms of drug action in the brain
- effects of toxic insults on the brain
- biochemistry of learning and memory
- mechanisms underlying neuronal plasticity, especially factors that influence learning and memory
- neuropharmacology
- steroid influence on the brain
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For stories about Roberta Brinton, see "Brinton Named Vice Provost" and "Imitation of Life -- Strength in Numbers."
Biographical information can be found at:
http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/faculty_directory/detail.php?id=66
http://www.usc.edu/programs/neuroscience/faculty/profile.php?fid=4
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