Stephen Lasley PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Assistant Head University of Illinois College of Medicine PeoriaCancer Biology and Pharmacology
Biographical Info
Education/Training
1979-1982: Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (postdoctoral fellow)
1979: Neuropsychopharmacology Program, University of Louisville, Ph.D.
1973: Speed Scientific School, Univ. of Louisville, M. Engr. (Chemical Engineering)
Positions Held
2004-present: Assistant Head, Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
2003-present: Professor, Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
1999-2000: Visiting Scientist, Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch – HELD, CDC-NIOSH, Morgantown, WV
1995-present: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University
1994-2003: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical & Therapeutic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
1986-1994: Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
1985-1986: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
1983-1985: Science Associate, Department of Pharmacology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
1982-1983: Research Associate, Department of Environmental Health, Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1979-1982: Postdoctoral Fellow (NIEHS), Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1973-1979: Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Louisville
Research Interests
- Effects of chronic exposure to depleted uranium on CNS glutamatergic/GABAergic function
- Neurochemical mechanisms underlying chronic developmental manganese-induced neurotoxicity
- Biochemical and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying lead-induced impairment of hippocampal synaptic plasticity and its reversal
- Animal model of Gulf War Illness and synaptic plasticity dysfunction
- Roles of CNS neurotrophins in rat models of developmental hypothyroidism
Administration
- Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- Course Director, Medical Pharmacology
- Associate Editor, NeuroToxicology
- Member, Editorial Board, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
- Member, Editorial Board, Neurotoxicology and Teratology