Assistant Professor

Graduate Training: Bejing Institute of Pharma- cology & Toxicology, China
Fellowships: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Departments of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry;    Neurobiology & Anatomy
WVU School of Medicine
One Medical Center Drive
PO Box 9137
Morgantown, WV 26506-9137
t: 304-293-1488
f: 304-293-1634
e: hzhang@hsc.wvu.edu

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Research Interests

My major research interest is signal transduction involved in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. The work focuses on investigating the roles of cAMP/PKA signaling in the mediation of learning and memory, depression, and anxiety. Techniques include various animal models (e.g., radial arm maze, water maze, step-through passive avoidance, DRL schedules, forced-swim, elevated-plus maze, the holeboard tests), enzyme assays, gene silencing (RNAi), and other approaches related to the signal pathway. Our goal is to elucidate the mechanisms whereby cAMP/PKA and related signaling mediates neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Cyclic AMP Signaling in the Mediation of Central Functions

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