SARAH REPICKY:
Project Summary:
Education:
| 2003-2007 | Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology with Dr. Charles W. Luetje, University of Miami, School of Medicine: Structure-function analyses of nicotinic ACh receptors and G-protein coupled odorant receptors |
| 2003 | B.A. with honors, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY |
| 2001-2003 | Undergraduate research with Jack Peck, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York: Neuromodulator regulationin the lobster stomatogastric ganglion |
| 1999-2003 | Undergraduate major in Biology/Psychology, concentration in Neuroscience. Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY |
Publications:
J.H. Peck, E. Gaier, E. Stevens, S. Repicky, R.M. Harris-Warrick (2006). Amine Modulation of Ih in a small neural network. Journal of Neurophysiology 96: 2931-40.
B. Hsiao, K. Mihalak, S.E. Repicky, D. Everhart, A. Mederos, A. Malhotra, C.W. Luetje (2006). Determinants of zinc potentiation on the 4 subunit of neuronal nicotinic receptors. Molecular Pharmacology 69: 27-36.
S.E. Repicky, T. Abaffy, H. Fukui, B. Hsiao, C.W. Luetje (2008). Nickel is an antagonist at the zinc potentiation of neuronal nicotinic receptors.. Journal of Neurochemistry, under review.
S.E. Repicky, H. Matsunami, C.W. Luetje (2008). Molecular receptive range variation among mouse odorant receptors for nonanoic acid. Journal of Biological Chemistry, under review.
S.E. Repicky, C.W. Luetje (2008). Participation of the fifth transmembrane domain of a mammalian odorant receptor in forming the ligand binding site and ligand access pathway. in preparation