Tariq Ahmad
Title
Professor of Biology and Dr. Charles C. and Pamela W. Leighton Research Fellow; Chair of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Department
Biology
Information
Address
5722 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853
Current Courses
| CRS | Title | Sec |
|---|---|---|
| BI163 | The Cellular Basis of Life | A |
| BI274 | Neurobiology | A |
| BI374 | Advanced Neurobiology | A |
| BI374 | Advanced Neurobiology | B |
| BI402 | Biology Seminar | A |
| BI402S | Biology Seminar | A |
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Gladstone Institutes, University of California San Francisco
- Ph.D., Cellular and Physiological Dynamics, University of Notre Dame
- M.Sc., Medical Biotechnology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
- B.Sc. (Honors), Biochemistry, AMU, Aligarh, India
Areas of Interest
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Ethanol-induced behaviors
- Circadian rhythm
- Autophagy
- Sensory system – vision
- Behavioral neuroscience
- Drosophila genetics
Research Interests
We use the Drosophila model to address the following current research interests:
- Characterization of pharmacological and genetic modifiers of ethanol-induced behaviors.
- Effects of ethanol and mutations associated with neurodegenerative diseases on circadian rhythm.
- Characterization of mutations associated with frontotemporal dementia.
- Molecular genetics of autophagy and retinal degeneration.