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Faculty
Andrew Jenkins Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Joined USJ: Academic Degrees Ph.D., D.I.C., Imperial College, University of London
B.Sc., A.R.C.S., Imperial College, University of London
B.Sc., A.R.C.S., Imperial College, University of London
Contact Information
- E: [email protected]
- P: 860.231.5809
About
Before joining USJ, Dr. Jenkins was Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Chemical Biology and Anesthesiology in the School of Medicine at Emory University. Prior to this he received postdoctoral training at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the University of Chicago.
- Ph.D. (Biophysics), D.I.C., Imperial College, University of London (1995)
- B.Sc. (Physics), A.R.C.S., Imperial College, University of London (1991)
- PHRM 704: Pharmaceutics and Calculations 1
- PHRM 705: Pharmaceutics and Calculations 2
- PHRM 716: Drug Action 2: Pharmacochemistry of the autonomic nervous system
- PHRM 736: Evidence Based Practice 1
- PHRM 740: Integrated Endocrinology Pharmacotherapeutics 1
- PHRM 841: Integrated Cardiology & Renal Pharmacotherapeutics 2
- PHRM 846: Integrated Respiratory Disorders
- PHRM 850: CNS 1: Integrated Psychiatric Disorders
- PHRM 851: CNS 2: Integrated Neurologic Disorders
- PHRM 859: Integrated Special Populations Pharmacotherapeutics 2
- PHRM 882: Pharmacy in Film
- PHRM 969: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience in Pharmaceutical Research
- Molecular pharmacology of ion channels, sedatives and hypnotics.
- Molecular basis of arousal disorders.
- Electrophysiologic characterization of novel GABA(A) receptor modulators
- Translational research in hypersomnia disorders.
Opportunities
- Laboratory Support: Preparation of experimental salines, Aseptic handling of biofluids and cell lines.
- Experimental Research: single cell and high throughput electrophysiology.
- Computational Research: Matlab analysis of large datasets
Requirements
- The ideal candidates will possess exceptional precision, attentional to detail and communication skills
Expectations
- Varies with role and project
Interview Process
- TBD
Publications
H-index=21. 47 published research papers, cited more than 2000 times. Three papers have each been cited more than 100 times. Two papers have each been cited more than 200 times.
Publications while at USJ (2022-24):
- Commonly Used Therapeutics Associated with Changes in Arousal Inhibit GABAAR Activation.
Kaplan A, Nash AI, Freeman AAH, Lewicki LG, Rye DB, Trotti LM, Brandt AL, Jenkins A.Biomolecules. 2023 Feb 15;13(2):365. doi: 10.3390/biom13020365.PMID: 36830736 Free PMC article. - Screening Ion Channels in Cancer Cells
Laura Kallay, Vaibhavkumar S Gawali, Donatien Kamdem Toukam, Debanjan Bhattacharya, Andrew Jenkins, Soma Sengupta, Daniel A Pomeranz Krummel J Vis Exp. 2023 Jun 16;(196). - De novo CLPTM1 variants with reduced GABAA R current response in patients with epilepsy. Liu N, Li J, Gao K, Perszyk RE, Zhang J, Wang J, Wu Y, Jenkins A, Yuan H, Traynelis SF, Jiang Y.Epilepsia. 2023 Aug 14. doi: 10.1111/epi.17746.
- Robotic cell electrophysiological characterization for drug discovery
Riley E. Perszyk, Mighten C. Yip, Andrew Jenkins, Stephen F. Traynelis,and Craig R. Forest
In Robotics for cell manipulation and characterization, Edited by Changsheng Dai, Guanqiao Shan & Yu Sun, Academic Press (Elsevier) 2023. - US Patent Publication No. US 2024/0168041A1 Systems and Methods Enabling Pharmacology Sample Testing of Patch-Clamp Samples, September 19, 2023
Lectureships
- Dept. of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 1999 – 2015
- Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, 2012
- Georgia State University, Dept. of Neuroscience, 2012, 2018
- Georgia Tech., Biomedical Engineering, 2013
- Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Emory Midtown Hospital, 2017
- Frontiers in Neuroscience, Emory University, November 2017
- Dept. Pharmacology, Emory University, 2017
- Annual Sleep Lecture, Dv. of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill-Cornell
- Medical College, 2018
- Neuroscience Program, Dept. Biology, Agnes Scott College 2019
- Neurology Grand Rounds, Weill-Cornell Medical College, 2019
- School of Pharmacy & Physician Assistant Studies, West Hartford, CT, 2021
Conference Invitations
- New Horizons in Anesthesiology, Steamboat Springs, CO, 2003
- New Horizons in Anesthesiology, Cozumel, Mexico, 2003
- MAC2005 (Mechanisms of Anesthesia Conference), Nara, Japan, February 2005
- MAC2010 (8th Intl. Conf. on Mechanisms of Anesthesia) Toronto Canada, June 2010
- James. S. Mcdonnell Foundation, Atlanta GA, February 2011
- Living with Hypersomnia, 2014, Atlanta International Conference Center
- Hypersomnia Foundation Conference 2015, Emory Conference Center
- Living with Hypersomnia, 2018, Baltimore
- Tech Talks: Smart Ephys, Harvard Biosciences, Cambridge MA, June 2019
- APSS Sleep2020 meeting, Philadelphia, June 2020
- #Beyond Sleepy2020, Philadelphia, June 2020
Students’ Presentations
- Effects of Clarithromycin on the Activation and Inhibition of GABAA Receptors
Lauren G. Lewicki, Lynn Marie Trotti, Asher L. Brandt and Andrew Jenkins
USJ Symposium Day, 2023 - Validation of a High Throughput Electrophysiologic Method for Screening Human Biofluids
Faria Iqbal, Haana Hussein and Andrew Jenkins
USJ Symposium Day, 2023
- Editorial Board, Molecular Pharmacology