Darryl B. Hood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurobiology And Neurotoxicology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
(615) 327- 6358
Room 3217 H.D. West Basic Sciences Center 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208
dhood@mmc.edu
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| Professional Education |
1985 B.S., Johnson C. Smith University, Biology/Chemistry
Ph.D., East TN State University, Biomedical Science
1994 Postdoc, Vanderbilt University- School of Medicine, Biophysics / Mol. Toxicology |
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| Research Interests |
Dr. Hood’s lab is exploring the mechanism by which gestational exposure to benzo-a-pyrene or other agents that interact with the Arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR) modify cognition in offspring. Quantification of the brain content of these environmental contaminants with mass spectrometry in conjunction with assessment of learning and memory in a variety of behavioral studies has led to the formulation of hypotheses related to changes in hippocampal LTP and in cortical function (quantified for the rat somatosensory cortex by whisker pairing) as mechanisms underlying the dysreguation of neuronal development by these agents. |
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| Selected Publications |
Hood, D.B., Woods, L., Brown, L.A., and Ebner, F.F. (2006) Gestational TCDD Exposure Effects on Sencory Cortex Function. Toxicological Sciences
Wormley, D, Ramesh, A. and Hood, DB. (2004) Environmental Contaminant-Mixture Effects on CNS Development, Plasticity and Behavior. Tox. Appl. Pharm. 197: 49-65.
Wormley, DW, Chirwa, SS, Nayyar, T, Harris, E and Hood, DB (2004) Inhaled Benzo(a)pyrene Impairs Long-Terms Potentiation in the Rat Dentate Gyrus. Cellular and Molecular Biology. Biology 50, 715-721.
Ramesh, A., Walker, S., Hood, D.B., Guillen, M., Schneider, K., and Weiland, E. (2004) Bioavailability and Risk Assessment of Orally Ingested Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. International Journal of Toxicology 23: 301-333. |
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