I am a Lecturer (Research & Teaching Track) at the University of Glasgow in the School of Molecular Biosciences, where I am building an independent scientific research career focused on adhesion G protein-coupled receptor (aGPCR) biology. Despite their pharmacological tractability, there are currently no drugs approved for targeting aGPCRs, and their fundamental molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. I lead a research program that addresses these gaps in knowledge, with a particular emphasis on the role of aGPCRs in neuropsychiatric disorders.

I completed my PhD in the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University under the co-mentorship of Dr. Vsevolod Gurevich and Dr. T.M. Iverson. My research focused on the arrestins, adaptor proteins involved in the desensitization and internalization of G protein-coupled receptors. After completing my PhD, I joined Dr. Jonathan A. Javitch’s laboratory at Columbia University in the Department of Psychiatry, where I began investigating aGPCRs. My currect research investigates the role of aGPCR latrophilin-3 in modulating dopaminergic neurotransmission.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-3023

Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptors
Neuropsychiatric disorders
Signal Transduction
Rodent Models

Research groups

• Molecular Pharmacology & Cellular Signalling
• Protein Structure & Regulation  

Professional & learned societies

• 2019: Board Member, Adhesion GPCR Consortium