Dr. Hill received his academic training at the University of London. He was a lecturer of Pharmacology at the University of Bristol School of Medicine from 1974 to 1983 and supervisor of Pharmacology at Downing College, University of Cambridge from 1983 to 1988. He joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1983 as Head of Biology at the Park Davis Research Unit, Cambridge. In 1988, he joined Smith,...

RESEARCH INTERESTS Stress in all forms has dire consequences for the overall health of individuals. Dr. Alkadhi’s lab focuses on studying the coincidence of chronic psychosocial stress and disorders that affect brain function such as Alzheimer’s disease, hypothyroidism and sleep deprivation. We recently have developed a preclinical rat model of Alzheimer’s disease to test the role of chronic st...

Dr. Kyoungho Suk is a member of editorial board for the journal. He is currently a professor of Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University (KNU) School of Medicine (Daegu, Korea), and the director of Brain Science & Engineering Institute of KNU. He obtained his Ph.D. in Immunology at University of California at Davis in 1994, and M.S. degree in Immunology at Cornell University in...

Agricultural cooperatives around the world are facing major structural challenges as they respond to a more industrialized agriculture, globalization, and freer trade. Co-ops are responding to these changes by merging, by finding new ways of raising capital, and by developing new organizational forms such as New Generation Co-ops. One of the critically important issues co-ops face as they under...

New Medical Research Excessive serous retinal detachment during the use of isotretinoin. 3 Familial Mediterranean fever patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. 3 Sebaceous gland rich skin is characterized by TSLP expression and distinct 3 Skin microbiome and acne vulgaris: staphylococcus, a new actor in acne. 4 Propionibacterium acnes is developing gradual increase in resistance to oral tetracy...

Massimo Avoli is a Physician Scientist who performs research as a Faculty member of the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University. He is a Professor in the McGill University’s Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and of Physiology as well as Professor of Human Physiology in the Department of Experimental Medicine at the Sapienza University of Rome. Dr. Avoli’s main interests are d...

Gustav Akk has a background in biophysics and pharmacology of ion channels. His current work focuses on the mechanisms of activation and modulation of transmitter-gated ion channels, particularly the GABAA receptor, under physiological and clinical conditions. The GABAA receptor is the major ionotropic inhibitory ion channel in the brain and an important component in the maintenance of excitato...