Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1998.
Electrophysiology of channels and receptors
Transporters in neurodevelopment and adult system
Signal transduction in retinal circuit
State University of New York at Buffalo, Research Assistant Professor, 2001-2003
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