Morri Hartgraves, Ph.D.

Education and Academic Positions:

• Visiting Researcher, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of North Texas Health Science Center/University of North Texas Consortium
• Dissertation: Carbachol- and ACPD-Induced Phosphoinositide Responses in the Developing Rat Neocortex

Research Interests

• Neurotransmitter receptors that mediate immediate early gene expression in the primary circadian pacemaker of mammals.
• Phosphoinositide responses in neural development.
• Mechanisms and regulation of neurotransmitter signaling phospholipases that produce lipid-derived second messenger pathways.
• Developed method to image phosphoinositide second messenger responses through the localization of [³H]cytidine that has been incorporated into the membrane-bound intermediate, cytidine diphosphate diacylglycerol.
• Use of cadaver-based teaching to improve undergraduate student engagement and retention in students entering the medical profession.

TTU Instruction

• Physiology (ZOOL 2404)
• Pathophysiology (ZOOL 3303)
• Advanced Topics in Anatomy & Physiology (BIOL 4301)