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Paul Colombo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
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Professional Affiliations & Activities
Link to my homepage on Psychology Department's website
Link to my homepage on the Neuroscience Department's (Graduate Program) website
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Research Interests: Dr. Colombo studies neuronal mechanisms of memory formation and age-related memory impairment by combining behavioral analyses of spatial memory with molecular-biological methods. In specific, spatial memory formation among individual young and aged rats is related to the distribution and concentrations of protein kinases that play an important role during neuronal signaling. Subjects are trained on various learning tasks and then quantitative Western blotting and immunocytochemical methods are used to identify proteins involved during short- and long-term memory formation. In addition, these methods are used to determine the extent to which alterations of signaling proteins in aged subjects are related to various forms of memory impairments. Contact Information: Tulane University Department of Psychology 6823 Saint Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118
phone: (504) 862 3359 e-mail: pcolomb@tulane.edu
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