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Department
of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Mustafa Lokhandwala, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Dean for Research
Director, Heart and Kidney Institute
Professor of Pharmacology
453D
Science and Research Bldg. 2
713/743-3777
713/743-1232 (Fax)
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MLokhandwala@uh.edu
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Education:
B.Pharm, 1966, L.M.College of Pharmacy
Ahmedabad, India
M.S. Pharmacology, 1968, Columbia University
New York, New York
Ph.D. Pharmacology, 1975, University of Houston
Houston, Texas
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Positions Held:
Executive Vice Dean for Research 2003-present
Dean, College of Pharmacy, 1992-2002, University of Houston
Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy 1991-1992, University of Houston
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, 1989-present, University
of Houston
Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, 1980-1991, University of
Houston
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, 1981-1989, University
of Houston
Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology 1975-1981 University
of Houston
Research Assistant Department of Pharmacology 1970-1971, Columbia
University/Ciba-Geigy, New York and Tuckhoe, N.Y.
External Grants & Other Reviews:
Member: Site Visit Committee,
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH, 1980, 1981.
Site Visit Committee, National Center for Research Resources,
NIH, 1992.
Member: Special Review Committee, Pharmacological Sciences , NIGMS,
March, 1987.
Special Review Group, Experimental Cardiovascular Science, NHLBI,
October, 1992.
Member: Scientific Advisory Committee, RCMI Program Project, Texas
Southern University, 1995-2000
Proposal Reviewer: National Science Foundation, 1980, 1984, 1985,
1992, 2000.
The National Kidney Foundation, 1997
Reviewer: Ph.D. Programs in Pharmacology, National Research Council,
1993.
Reviewer: Developmental Research Projects, RCMI Program for Texas
Southern University 1993.
Evaluation Team Member: American Council on Pharmaceutical Education,
1994.
Reviewer: Italian Ministry for Education University and Research,
2001-present
Member: Cardiovascular and Renal Study Section, CSR/NIH
July 1, 2002 – October 31, 2003.
Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Kidney Study Section, CSR/NIH,
March 1, 2004-June 30, 2006.
Member: NHLBI Spring Hypertension Program Project Review Group,
2003
Editorial:
Editor; Clinical and Experimental
Hypertension ( 1993-present )
Associate Editor; Clinical & Experimental Hypertension (1992-1993)
Editorial Boads; Clinical & Experimental Hypertension (1985-1991)
Drug Development Research (1986-1992)
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology (1987-1998)
Hypertension Research (1999-present)
Experimental Biology & Medicine (2000-present)
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Academic/Research Interests:
Cardiovascular and Autonomic Pharmacology
Hypertension and Antihypertensive Drug Mechanisms
Central and peripheral control of the cardiovascular and renal
function
Role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases
- receptor-G protein coupling
- drug responsiveness
- antioxidant supplementation
Dopamine, Dopamine Receptor Agonists and Cardiovascular Function
Dopamine receptor function in obesity, diabetes, hypertension
and aging
Dopamine receptor mediated cellular signalling mechanisms in the
proximal tubule
Role of kidney dopamine in fluid and electrolyte balance
Oxidative stress and D1 receptor signal transduction in the kidney
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Courses:
Pharmacology:
Antiarrhythmic agents
Anticoagulant agents
Antianginal agents
Neuromuscular blocking agents
Narcotic and non-narcotic analgesics
Prostaglandins
Local anesthetic agents
Reproductive physiology and pharmacology
Graduate Courses:
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Cardiovascular research techniques
Advances in renal pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
Significant discoveries in pharmacology
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Affiliations:
American Association for the Advancement
of Science
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Member, Committee on Public Affairs (1995-01)
Chair, Committee on Public Affairs (1996-01)
Member, Public Affairs Advisory Committee, FASEB (1996-99)
Member, Science Policy Committee, FASEB (1999-02)
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
International Society of Hypertension
Abstract Reviewer: Sixth Scientific Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany
Abstract Reviewer: Sixteenth Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland
Abstract Reviewer, Seventeenth Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Fellow, Council for High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart
Association
Council on Basic Science, American Heart Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Member, Committee on Faculty Enterpreunership (1994-96)
Member, Finance Committee (1995-96)
Member, International Pharmaceutical Education Advisory Committee
(2001-02)
Rho Chi
Fellow, American Society of Nephrology
Member, Program Committee, 2001 World Congress of Nephrology
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Inter-American Society of Hypertension
Texas Pharmacy Association
Member, 1996 Pharmacist of the Year Selection Committee
Trustee, Texas Pharmacy Foundation (1996-97)
Texas Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
The American Society of Hypertension
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Abstract Reviewer (2003, 2004)
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Honors & Awards:
University of Houston chapter
of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society’s Research Excellence
Award for 1993.
Individual Educational Excellance Award, Texas Pharmacy Association,
2000
Robert A. Boblitt Rho Chi Lecture, 2004
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