UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

School of Veterinary Medicine


   
Isaac N. Pessah

Professor & Chair
Haring Hall
(530) 752-6696
Email: inpessah@ucdavis.edu

Department of Molecular Biosciences
Haring Hall
(530) 752-1059
FAX (530) 752-4698


   
Field of Interest
Cardiovascular and Neuro Pharmacology and Toxicology
(Companion Animal, Laboratory Animal)

Mechanisms by which pharmacological agents and toxicants influence biochemical targets at the level of receptors and ion channels,
especially to elucidate structure/function relationships. Cellular, biochemical and molecular approaches are used. The impact of xenobiotics or calcium homeostasis at the cellular & subcellular level; present focus is on ligand gated calcium release channel which plays a key role in excitation-contraction coupling in muscle cells and neurotransmitter release in nerve cells.

Teaching
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Principles of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
Veterinary Toxicology
Receptor Biology
Genetic basis of disease

Service
Reviewer: NSF, Cellular Biosciences, Cellular Physiology, V.A., Cellulor Physiology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics Journal, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Neurochemistry, Toxicology.
Judge, Annual Biotechnology Symposium - Lawrence Hall of Science, UCB
Lecturer, national meetings and symposiums
Service on SVM Committees

International Interest
 Australia, Great Britain, Israel


Foreign Languages
French