Current departmental research includes the effect of drugs on membrane ion-channels, the role of environmental neurotoxic chemicals on the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, dopaminergic neuronal loss, identification of novel targets for anti-parasitic drugs, and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nematodes.

Researchers

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Michael J Kimber
PhD
Chair and Professor 515-294-4415 michaelk@iastate.edu 2024 Patterson
Richard J Martin
BVSc, PhD, DSc, Dip ECVPT, MRCVS
Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor
Dr. E.A. Benbrook Endowed Chair in Pathology and Parasitology
515-294-2470 rjmartin@iastate.edu 2018 Vet Med