L. Judson Chandler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charleston Alcohol Research Center Role:
Research Component #4 Co-Principal Investigator

Education

Institution Degree Year Field
Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL
 B.S. 1980 Biology
University of Texas, Austin, TX Ph.D. 1988 Pharmacology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Postdoctoral 1989 Neuro-pharmacology

Professional Experience

Year
 Position
1980-1982 Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
1983-1987 Graduate Student, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin, TX
1988-1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL (Preceptor: Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.)
1989-1994 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
1994-1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
1999 Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
1999-Present Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Awards/Honors

Year
 Award/Honor
1989 Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, National Institute on Aging
1989 International Society of Neurochemistry Young Scientist Travel Award
1990-1995 NIAAA K21 Scientist Development Award
1991 International Society of Neurochemistry Young Scientist Travel Award
1998-2004 Research Society on Alcoholism Education Committee
1999-Present Board of Reviewing Editors; Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
2001-Present NIAAA Special Emphasis Study Section (AA-1)

Representative Publications

Carpenter-Hyland EP & Chandler LJ. Adaptive plasticity of NMDA receptors and dendritic spines: Implications for enhanced vulnerability of the adolescent brain to alcohol addiction. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior 86(2):200-208, 2007.

 

Hajjhussein H, Suvarna NU, Gremillion C, Chandler LJ & OÕDonnell JM. Changes in NMDA receptor-induced cyclic nucleotide synthesis regulate the age-dependent increase in PDE4A expression in primary cortical cultures. Brain Research 1149:58-68, 2007.

 

Mulholland PJ & Chandler LJ. The Plasticity of Alcohol Addiction Suggest Novel Approaches to Pharmacological Intervention. In Translation of Addictions Science into Practice: Update and Future Directions, Miller PM, Kavanagh D (Eds). Elsevier-Pergamon, New York, NY, 2007.

 

Tu Y, Kroener S, Abernathy K, Lapish C, Seamans J, Chandler LJ & Woodward JJ. Ethanol inhibits persistent activity in prefrontal cortical neurons. Journal of Neuroscience 27(17):4765-4775, 2007.