Research Team
Yanhua Ren, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics
E-mail: yanhua.ren@mssm.edu
Tel: Bronx Veterans Affairs: (718) 544-9000 Ext: 1845 and 1849
Mount Sinai School of Medicine: (212) 659-1741
Mailing Address
1F-06 Bronx VA Medical Center, 130 W Kingsbridge Road, Bronx NY 10468
Location
1F-06 Bronx VA Medical Center, 130 W Kingsbridge Road, Bronx NY 10468
Training and Education
Ph.D. (2003) Neurobiology, Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Beijing, China
M.Sc. (1992) Biomedical engineering, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
B.E. (1985) Biomedical engineering, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Province, China
Research Interests
Studies concentrate on the neurobiology of drug addiction. Current work is focused on the impact of inherent individual differences (e.g., impulsivity, hyperactivity) and environment (e.g., stress) in association with cannabis exposure during adolescence on the course of drug intake behavior in adulthood. Animal models of drug reward such as self-administration and conditioned place preference are used to examine the in vivo neurochemical and molecular events underlying the neurobiology of drug addiction.
Selected Publications
Wang YB, Ren YH, Zheng JW, Zeng Lan. Influence of l-tetrahydropalmatine on morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2005 Vol.21(12): 1442-1445
Luo JY, Ren YH, Zhu R, Lin DQ, Zheng JW. The effect of l-THP on cocaine-induced place preference in rats. Chinese Journal on Drug Dependence 2003; 12: 177-179.
Li SM, Ren YH, Zheng JW. The involvement of nitric oxide in the reinstatement of methamphetamine-induced place preference. European Journal of Pharmacology 2002; 443(1-3): 205-6.
Ren YH, Zhu R, Ji GJ, Zheng JW. L-THP inhibits expression of methamphetamine-induced place preference. Chinese Journal on Drug Dependence 2002; 4: 15-17.
