Scientists

Haohua Qian , PhD Associate Professor of Neuroscience Director, Neuroscience Research Laboratory

Research Interests
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of visual signal processing in the vertebrate retina.

• BS (Biology) 1978-82—Nanjing University, China

• MS (Neurobiology)1982-85—Shanghai Institute of Physiology, China

• PhD (Anatomy and Cell Biology) 1986-1991—University of Illinois at Chicago

• Post-doctoral Fellow 1992-96—Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

UIC Appointments
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Medicine MD/PhD Training Program

Neuroscience Research Laboratory
Dr. Qian’s laboratory investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms of visual signal processing in the vertebrate retina. The current focus of the laboratory is to investigate the molecular structure of a new type of GABA receptor (the GABAc receptor) that predominantly presents on retinal neurons, and to understand the physiological function of this receptor in normal and diseased conditions.

Read more about Dr. Qian’s research on GABAc Receptors in the Vertebrate Retina.

Laboratory Personnel
Xiangqian Song, MD, PhD—Senior Research Specialist
David Ramsey, AB—Graduate Research Assistant

Recent Publications
Pan, Y. and Qian, H. (2005) Interactions between r and g₂ subunits of the GABA Receptor. J. Neurochem.  94:482-290.

Pan, Y., Khalili, P., Ripps, H. and Qian, H. (2005) Pharmacology of GABA_C receptors: Responses to agonists and antagonists distinguish A- and B-subtypes of homomeric r receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Neurosci. Lett.  376:60-65.

Qian, H., Pan, Y., Zhu, Y. and Khalili P. (2005) Picrotoxin accelerates relaxation of GABA_C receptors.Mol Pharmacol. 67:470-479.

Vu, T. Q., Chowdhury, S., Qian, H., Standaert, R. F., and Pepperberg D. R. (2005) Activation of membrane receptors by a neurotransmitter conjugate designed for surface attachment. Biomaterials 26: 1895-1903.

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