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RESEARCH & FACULTY
Faculty (Principal Investigators)
Kevin Bender
Howard Fields
Patricia Janak
Andrew Kayser
Robert O. Messing
Dorit Ron
Jennifer Whistler
Linda Wilbrecht
Staff Research Investigators/
Associate Investigators
Frederic Ambroggi
Gregory O. Hjelmstad
Frederic "Woody" Hopf
Elyssa Margolis
Jun Wang
Affiliated Investigators
Steven L. Batki
Joshua Woolley
Core Facilities
Research Faculty

Jennifer Whistler, PhD

Professor of Neurology in Residence, UCSF
Member, Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction
Phone: (510) 985-3127 


Email: jwhistler@gallo.ucsf.edu


Research

Dr. Whistler's research focuses on the mechanisms of membrane protein trafficking and the role this process plays in regulating signal transduction. Specifically, the Whistler lab studies the regulated endocytosis of G protein coupled receptors, such as opioid receptors. Opiate analgesia, tolerance, and dependence are mediated by the drug-induced activation of opioid receptors. A fundamental question in addiction biology is why opiate drugs such as morphine and heroin have a high liability for inducing tolerance and addiction, while endorphins and enkephalins, the native ligands for opioid receptors, do not.


Lab Members

Jennifer Whistler's lab members

Johan Enquist, PhD, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, jenquist@gallo.ucsf.edu
Madeline Ferwerda, Staff Research Associate and Lab Manager, madelinef@gallo.ucsf.edu
Peter Hasenhuetl, Visiting Scholar, phasenhuetl@gallo.ucsf.edu
Li He, MD, Senior Research Scientist, lih@gallo.ucsf.edu
Derek Hok, Staff Research Associate, dhok@gallo.ucsf.edu
Maria Fe Lanfranco Gallofre, Postdoctoral Fellow, mlanfranco@gallo.ucsf.edu
Anuradha Madhavan, PhD, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, amadhavan@gallo.ucsf.edu
Laura Milan-Lobo, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, lmilanlobo@gallo.ucsf.edu
Sarah Roed, Visiting Scholar, sroed@gallo.ucsf.edu
Richard M. van Rijn, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, rvanrijn@gallo.ucsf.edu

Publications

Jennifer Whistler's publications

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