Faculty

Igor Spigelman, M.Sc., Ph.D.

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gor Spigelman, M.Sc., Ph.D. is a professor in the Section of Oral Biology in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

Contact Information

UCLA School of Dentistry
63-078 CHS
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668

Office Phone: (310) 825-3190 
Laboratory Phone: (310) 825-6509
ispigelman@dentistry.ucla.edu

Educational and Professional Background

  • 1983       B.Sc., University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (Biology)
  • 1986       M.Sc., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (Neuroscience)
  • 1988       Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (Pharmacology)
  • 1991       Postdoc., Toronto Hospital and University of Toronto, Canada (Neuropharmacology)

Teaching Activities

  • Oral Biology Graduate Seminar (OB 260)
  • Neurobiology of Pain (NB 106)
  • Fundamentals of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (OB 412a)
  • Pharmacology & Therapeutics (OB 412b)
  • Oral Biology Pro-seminar (OB 212)

Research/Creative Activities/Honors

  • NASA NNJ04HC90G (PI)
    • Progressive Alternations of Central Nervous System Structure and Function are Caused by Charged Particle Radiation
    • Date: 01/15/04 – 01/14/09
    • Amount: $557,458
  • NIH/NCCAM R24 AT002681
    • Mind/Brain/Body Interactions in Stress-Related Disorders
    • Date: 2004 – 2009
  • R01 AA016100 (PI)
    • Mechanisms of GABAA receptor plasticity in alcoholism
    • Date: 10/01/07 – 06/30/12
  • NIH AA07680
    • GABA Receptor Complex in Alcohol Dependence
    • Date: 04/01/08 – 03/31/13
  • NIH R21 DA023163 (PI)
    • Development of Peripherally-acting Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Ligands
    • Date: 02/15/09 – 02/14/11
    • Amount: $275,000

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
    1987-Present, Member, Society for Neuroscience
    1989-Present, Member, International Association for the Study of Pain
    1989-Present, Member New York Academy of Sciences
    1991-Present, Member, UCLA Brain Research Institute
    1997-Present, Member, Dental Research Institute, UCLA
    2000-Present, Member, International Association for Dental Research
    2004-Present, Member, American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
    2006-Present, Member, Research Society on Alcoholism

Recent Publications

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