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Morton Printz, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology
Biography
Morton Printz received his training in pharmacy and biophysics at the University of Pittsburgh and completed a post doctorate at Dartmouth University. He was an assistant professor of biochemistry at Rockefeller University until 1972, when he was recruited to UCSD in the new Department of Medicine Division of Pharmacology. He is widely recognized for his research on stress, central nervous system molecular pharmacology, genes and genetic hypertension. He received many grants from NIH to conduct these studies. His research has been recognized internationally and Morton has served on numerous editorial boards. He has published extensively and in his long academic career has been devoted to mentoring and promoting the career of younger colleagues.
Genetical genomic determinants of alcohol consumption in rats and humans. BMC Biol. 2009 Oct 27; 7:70.Tabakoff B, Saba L, Printz M, Flodman P, Hodgkinson C, Goldman D, Koob G, Richardson HN, Kechris K, Bell RL, Hübner N, Heinig M, Pravenec M, Mangion J, Legault L, Dongier M, Conigrave KM, Whitfield JB, Saunders J, Grant B, Hoffman PL, WHO/ISBRA Study on State and Trait Markers of Alcoholism , Tabakoff B, Saba L,Printz M,Flodman P, Hodgkinson C, Goldman D,Koob G, Richardson HN, Kechris K, Bell RL, Hübner N, Heinig M, Pravenec M, Mangion J, Legault L, Dongier M, Conigrave KM, Whitfield JB, Saunders J, Grant B, Hoffman PL, WHO/ISBRA Study on State and Trait Markers of Alcoholism. PMID: 19874574; PMCID:PMC2777866. View in:PubMed
Pharmacologic closure of patent ductus arteriosus in the premature infant. N Engl J Med. 1976 Sep 02; 295(10):526-9.Friedman WF, Hirschklau MJ, Printz MP, Pitlick PT, Kirkpatrick SE, Friedman WF, Hirschklau MJ,Printz MP, Pitlick PT, Kirkpatrick SE. PMID: 820994. View in:PubMed
Identification of functional angiotensin II receptors on rat cardiac fibroblasts. Circulation. 1993 Dec; 88(6):2849-61.Villarreal FJ, Kim NN, Ungab GD, Printz MP, Dillmann WH, Villarreal FJ, Kim NN, Ungab GD,Printz MP,Dillmann WH. PMID: 8252698. View in:PubMed
New target regions for human hypertension via comparative genomics. Genome Res. 2000 Apr; 10(4):473-82.Stoll M, Kwitek-Black AE, Cowley AW, Harris EL, Harrap SB, Krieger JE, Printz MP, Provoost AP, Sassard J, Jacob HJ, Stoll M, Kwitek-Black AE, Cowley AW, Harris EL, Harrap SB, Krieger JE,Printz MP, Provoost AP, Sassard J, Jacob HJ. PMID: 10779487; PMCID:PMC310887. View in:PubMed
Inflammasome sensor NLRP1 controls rat macrophage susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Mar; 10(3):e1003927.Cirelli KM, Gorfu G, Hassan MA, Printz M, Crown D, Leppla SH, Grigg ME, Saeij JP, Moayeri M, Cirelli KM, Gorfu G, Hassan MA,Printz M, Crown D, Leppla SH, Grigg ME,Saeij JP, Moayeri M. PMID: 24626226; PMCID:PMC3953412.
