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Education
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 M.S. Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, 1996
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Ph.D. Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, 2002
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Postdoctoral Training
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Posdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Southern California, 2004-05/31/2007
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Southern California, 2002-2004
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
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Research Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 06/2007-
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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My research interests involve investigating the neurobiology of hypothalamic systems underlying ingestive behavior, energy balance, and neuroendocrine function. I am particularly interested in the interactions among neurotransmitter systems and the intracellular signaling mechanisms serving such systems. I also collaborate on neuroinformatics projects related to the modeling and management of neuroscientific data pertaining to these systems. As part of my interests in homeostatic mechanisms underlying energy balance, I also maintain an active research interest in the history of neurochemistry and thermodynamics.
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Research Keywords
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signal transduction, protein kinases, phosphorylation, homeostatic systems, neuroendocrine systems, neural basis of behavior, behavioral control systems, motivated behavior, feeding, hunger, energy balance
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Research Specialties
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Neurochemistry / Neuroendocrinology / Functional neuroanatomy / Behavioral neuroscience / History of neuroscience / Neuroinformatics
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Conferences and Other Presentations
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Conference Presentations
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"Signal Transduction in CRH Neuroendocrine Neurons", American Neuroendocrine Society Annual Meeting, Symposium lecture, San Rafael, California, NIMH, NINDS, Invited,
Spring
2008
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"Measuring the energy of nervous impulses: the friendship (1911-1950) of Hill and Meyerhof and the emergence of neurochemistry.", 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences, Talk and Accompanying Poster, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ISHN, NIMH, Refereed,
Fall
2007
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Other Research
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Archives Research - (August, 2007); Arranged Visit, Archives Centre, Churchill College,Cambridge, UK; A.V. Hill Papers.,
Fall
2007
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Archives Research - (June, 2006); Arranged Visit, University of Pennsylvania Archives; Otto Meyerhof Papers.,
Spring
2006
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Publications
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Book Chapter
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Stanley, B. G., Gillard, E. R., Khan, A. M.
(1998).
Physiological Controls of Eating and Body Weight. (Vol. 2). San Diego, CA: Encyclopedia of Mental Health / Academic Press Publishers.
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Journal Article
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Khan, A. M.
(2008).
Nerve, muscle, blood, toil, tears and sweat: England’s pioneering biophysicist, soldier and statesman. The Journal of the History of the Neurosciences. pp. In Press.
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Gorton, L. M., Khan, A. M., Bohland, M., Sanchez-Watts, G., Donovan, C. M., Watts, A. G.
(2007).
A major role for the forebrain in mediating time-of-day differences in glucocorticoid counterregulatory responses to hypoglycemia. Endocrinology.
Vol. 148 (12), pp. 6026-6039.
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Khan, A. M., Ponzio, T. A., Sanchez-Watts, G., Stanley, B. G., Hatton, G. I., Watts, A. G.
(2007).
Catecholaminergic control of MAP kinase signaling in paraventricular neuroendocrine neurons in vivo and in vitro: A proposed role during glycemic challenges. The Journal of Neuroscience.
Vol. 27 (27), pp. 7344-7360.
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Khan, A. M., Hahn, J. D., Cheng, W., Watts, A. G., Burns, G. A.
(2006).
NeuroScholar's electronic laboratory notebook and its application to neuroendocrinology. Neuroinformatics.
Vol. 4 (2), pp. 139-160.
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Watts, A. G., Khan, A. M., Sanchez-Watts, G., Salter, D., Neuner, C. M.
(2006).
Activation in neural networks controlling ingestive behaviors: What does it mean and how do we map and measure it?. Physiology & Behavior.
Vol. 89 (4), pp. 501-510.
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Khan, A. M., Cheung, H. H., Gillard, E. R., Palarca, J. A., Welsbie, D. S., Gurd, J. W., Stanley, B. G.
(2004).
Lateral hypothalamic signaling mechanisms underlying feeding stimulation: Differential contributions of Src family tyrosine kinases to feeding triggered either by NMDA injection or by food deprivation. The Journal of Neuroscience.
Vol. 24, pp. 10603-10615.
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Khan, A. M., Watts, A. G.
(2004).
Intravenous 2-deoxy-D-glucose injection rapidly elevates levels of the phosphorylated forms of p44/42 mitogen activated protein kinases (ERK1/2) in rat hypothalamic parvicellular paraventricular neurons. Endocrinology.
Vol. 145 (1), pp. 351-359.
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Burns, G. A., Khan, A. M., Ghandeharizadeh, S., O'Neill, M. A., Chen, Y.
(2003).
Practical tools and approaches for the construction of knowledge models from the neuroscientific literature. Neuroinformatics.
Vol. 1 (1), pp. 81-109.
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Khan, A. M., Stanley, B. G., Bozzetti, L., Chin, C., Stivers, C., Curras-Collazo, M. C.
(2000).
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR2B is widely expressed throughout the rat diencephalon: An immunohistochemical study. The Journal of Comparative Neurology.
Vol. 428, pp. 428-449.
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Khan, A. M., Curras, M. C., Jamal, F. A., Turkowski, C. A., Goel, R. K., Dao, J., Gillard, E. R., Stanley, B. G.
(1999).
Lateral hypothalamic NMDA receptor subunits NR2A and/or NR2B mediate eating: Immunochemical/behavioral evidence. American Journal of Physiology.
Vol. 276, pp. R880-R891.
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Gillard, E. R., Khan, A. M., Mouradi, B., Nalamwar, O., Stanley, B. G.
(1998).
Eating induced by perifornical cAMP is behaviorally selective and involves protein kinase activity. American Journal of Physiology.
Vol. 275, pp. R647-R653.
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Miyata, S., Khan, A. M., Hatton, G. I.
(1998).
Colocalization of calretinin and calbindin-D28k with oxytocin and vasopressin in rat supraoptic nucleus neurons: A quantitative study. Brain Research.
Vol. 785, pp. 178-182.
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Gillard, E. R., Khan, A. M., Grewal, R. S., Mouradi, B., Wolfsohn, S. D., Stanley, B. G.
(1998).
The second messenger cyclic AMP elicits eating by an anatomically specific action in the perifornical hypothalamus. The Journal of Neuroscience.
Vol. 18, pp. 2646-2652.
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Gillard, E. R., Khan, A. M., Haq, A. U., Grewal, R. S., Mouradi, B., Stanley, B. G.
(1997).
Stimulation of eating by the second messenger cAMP in the perifornical and lateral hypothalamus. American Journal of Physiology.
Vol. 273, pp. R107-R112.
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Visscher, P. K., Khan, A. M.
(1995).
A trap for bees remaining after swarm and colony removal. American Bee Journal.
Vol. 135, pp. 567-572.
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Visscher, P. K., Vetter, R. S., Khan, A. M.
(1995).
The use of insecticidal soap in abatement of honey bee swarms. Bee Science.
Vol. 3, pp. 179-184.
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Guest Lectures in Courses
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BISC 221L: Advanced General Biology: Cell Biology & Physiology. Topics of guest lectures taught over Spring semester (2003-2008): glycolysis, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, membranes, mitosis, nervous systems, metabolism, meiosis and sexual life cycles, Mendelian genetics, synapse structure and function, ionic basis of resting membrane potential, synaptic and action potentials, 2003-2008
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BISC 421: Neurobiology. Topics of guest lectures: synaptic release, B. Katz’s experiments with the squid giant synapse,
Fall
2003
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Service to the University
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Committees
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Member, Interviewer of prospective graduate students to Neuroscience Graduate Program,
Fall
2007
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Other Service to the University
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Invited Panelist - informal discussion with Neuroscience Graduate Forum on seeking postdoctoral appointments,
Spring
2008
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Invited Speaker and Panelist, Symposium on "Academic Grant Writing for the Life Sciences"; hosted by the USC Neuroscience Graduate Forum
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Spring
2006
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Service to the Profession
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Conferences Organized
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Co-organizer, Spring 2003 Workshop on the Behaving Brain, Hedco Neurosciences Building, A weekly workshop with a total of seventeen speakers from UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, USC and Caltech.
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Spring
2003
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Professional Memberships
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American Society for Neuroendocrinology, 2005-
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American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1996-
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Society for Neuroscience, 1996-
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