Paul A. Garris, Ph.D.Professor of
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Paul A. Garris, Ph.D.Professor of
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Education
| 1983 | Bachelor of Arts (college honors, Wendell M. Stanley Scholar-Athlete), Earlham College, Richmond, IN |
| 1990 | Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Indiana University |
| 1990-1995 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry and Curriculum in Neurobiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
Professional Experience
| 2005 - present | Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
| 2001 - 2002 | Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2000 - present | Faculty (Joint), Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
| 1999 - present | Research Consultant, Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation, Bloomington, IN |
| 1999 - present | Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
| 1996 - present | Faculty (Joint), Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
| 1996 - present | Adjunct Faculty, Departments of Biomedical and Therapeutic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria |
| 1996 - 1999 | Assistant Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
| 1981-1982 | Teacher, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics, Malava Secondary School, Malava, Kenya, East Africa |
| 1980-1981 | Exchange Student, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa |
Membership in Professional Societies
Society for Neuroscience; American Chemical Society; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society
Research Interests
Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Sociosexual Behavior, Mechanism of Psychostimulant (e.g., cocaine and amphetamine) Action, Dopamine Neurotransmission, Biosensor Development and Application
Current Extramural Support
National Science Foundation (Directorate for Biological Sciences/Instrumentation and Instrumentation Development). 2002 to 2005. Real-Time Animal Telemetry. (PI: PA Garris).
National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke). 2005 to 2008. Dopamine neurotransmission in experimental Parkinsonism. (PI: PA Garris).
Department of Defense (U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command). 2003 to 2007. Phasic dopaminergic signaling and the presymptomatic phase of Parkinson's disease. (PI: PA Garris).
Previous Extramural Support
National Science Foundation (Directorate for Biological Sciences/Instrumentation and Instrumentation Development). 2000 to 2003. Development of the Scanning Electrochemical Microscope for Biological Imaging. (Co-PI: PA Garris).
National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke). 1997 to 2002. Dopamine neurotransmission in experimental Parkinsonism. (PI: PA Garris).
National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke). 2002 to 2005. Dopamine neurotransmission in experimental Parkinsonism. (PI: PA Garris).
Kuffler and Steinbach Fellowship, Marine Biological Laboratory. Real-time measurement of biogenic amines in the lobsters. 1996. (PI: PA Garris).
Illinois Affiliate of the American Heart Association. 1997 to 2000. Compensatory adaptation in the rat midbrain after neurodegeneration. (PI: PA Garris).
Whitehall Foundation. 1998 to 2000. Dopamine, a neural substrate for the prediction of reward. (PI: PA Garris).
Publications
Bratcher et al. The role of dopamine in reinforcement: changes in reinforcement sensitivity induced by D1-type, D2- type, and nonselective dopamine receptor agonists. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. In Press.
Greco et al. Voltammetric measurement of electrically evoked dopamine levels in the striatum of the anesthetized Syrian hamster. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. In Press.
Kurulugama et al. 2005. Scanning electrochemical microscopy of model neurons: constant distance imaging. Analytical Chemistry. 71:1111-1117.
Garris et al. 2004. Wireless transmission of fast-scan cyclic voltammetry at a carbon-fiber microelectrode: proof of principle. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 140:103-115.
Farmer-Dougan VF et al. 2004. Locomotion induced by non-contingent intracranial electrical stimulation: II. Comparison to psychomotor stimulant. Behavioural Processes. 67:245-261.
Martin JC et al. 2004. Locomotion induced by non-contingent intracranial electrical stimulation: I. General characteristics. Behavioural Processes. 67:131-146.
Venton BJ et al. 2003. Real-time decoding of dopamine concentration changes in the caudate-putamen during tonic and phasic firing. Journal of Neurochemistry. 87:1284-1295.
Greco PG and Garris PA. 2003. In vivo interaction of cocaine with the dopamine transporter as measured by voltammetry. European Journal of Pharmacology. 479:117-125.
Bergstrom BP and Garris PA. 2003. 'Passive stabilization' of extracellular dopamine across the lesion spectrum encompassing the presymptomatic phase of Parkinson's disease: a voltammetric study in the 6-OHDA-lesioned rat. Journal of Neurochemistry. 87:1224-1236.
Bungay PM et al. 2003. Influence of microdialysis probe implantation trauma on apparent rate of dopamine uptake. Journal of Neurochemistry. 86:932-946.
Garris PA et al. 2003. A role for presynaptic mechanisms in the actions of nomifensine and haloperidol. Neuroscience 118:819-829.
Leibetrau JM et al. 2003. Scanning electrochemical microscopy of model neurons: imaging and real-time detection of morphological changes. Analytical Chemistry 75:563-571.
Garris PA and Rebec GV. 2002. Modeling fast dopamine neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens during behavior. Behavioural Brain Research 137:47-63.
Wu Q et al. 2002. Concurrent autoreceptor-mediated control of dopamine release and uptake during neurotransmission: an in vivo voltammetric study. Journal of Neuroscience 22: 6272-6281.
Wu Q et al. 2001. Preferential increases in nucleus accumbens dopamine following systemic cocaine administration are due to unique characteristics for dopamine neurotransmission. Journal of Neuroscience 21: 6338-6347.
Wu Q et al. 2001. Determination of release and uptake parameters from electrically evoked dopamine dynamics measured by real-time voltammetry. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 112: 119-133.
Robinson DL et al. 2001. Sub-second changes in accumbal dopamine during sexual behavior in male rats. Neuroreport 12: 2549-2552.
Bergstrom BP et al. 2001. Graded lesions of dopamine terminals in the rat caudate-putamen: an animal model for the study of compensatory adaptation in preclinical parkinsonism. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 106: 15-28.
Martin J et al. 2000. Contingent and non-contingent intracranial electrical stimulation using the Raturn. Current Separations 18: 133-137.
Garris PA et al. 1999. Dissociation of dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens from intracranial self-stimulation. Nature 398: 67-69.
Bergstrom BP and Garris PA. 1999. Utility of a tripolar stimulating electrode for eliciting dopamine release in the rat striatum. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 87: 201-208.
Garris et al. 1997. Dopamine release and uptake rates both decrease in the partially denervated striatum in proportion to the loss of dopamine terminals. Brain Research 753: 225-234.
Garris et al. 1997. Real-time measurement of electrically evoked extracellular dopamine in the striatum of freely moving rats. Journal of Neurochemistry 68: 152-161.
Plus 17 other research papers; 3 book chapters; 5 proceedings;
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Current Research Group
Graduate Students:
Ph.D. -
Stefan Sanberg, Felix Greco, Srirath Pakdeeronachit,
Melissa Litherland, Greg Howes and Laura Boeckman.
Technician: Kim Garris