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James Auta PhD PharmD MBA

James Auta
Designation
  • Associate Professor
Contact Information
  • jauta [at] uic.edu
  • (312) 355-4857
  • School of Public Health / Psychiatric Institute (SPHPI)
    1601 W. Taylor St.
    SPHPI MC 912
    Chicago IL 60612
  • Room #:283

Associate Professor at UIC. Dr. Auta has extensive experience on the behavioral, molecular and neuropharmacology of GABAergic, glutamatergic and nicotinic receptors neurotransmission; and more recently, the neuropharmacology and pathology of the cerebellum during acute and chronic alcohol exposure.

  • Behavioral and molecular pharmacology of nicotine and benzodiazepine tolerance and dependence, new anticonvulsant treatment strategies for organophosphate poisoning.

  • Imidazenil

    Imidazenil as a protective agent against nerve agents, mechanisms of cigarette smoking and schizophrenia.