John A Schetz
University of North Texas HSC, USA
Biography
John A Schetz is a Professor of Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Medical Education with a penchant for advancing knowledge and addressing societal needs by solving problems and answering questions of relevance to medicine. His translational research efforts are focused on elucidating mechanisms of drug action and the discovery and development of innovative agents for preventing or treating neurological and psychiatric conditions. He serves on national and international grant review panels and his research has been published in reputed journals and featured in print, radio and televised media reports. His collaborative team pioneered an understanding of the molecular mechanistic underpinnings of adverse neuropsychiatric events associated with the HIV-1 antiretroviral medication efavirenz when taken as prescribed, and its attractiveness as a recreational drug when smoked.