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Tino Unlap, Ph.D.

Tino UnlapTino Unlap, PhD
Associate Professor
SHPB 450
205-934-7382
e-mail:unlap@uab.edu

 



Academic Appointments

2008
       

Primary: Associate Professor, Depart of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
Secondary: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, UAB
Scientist: Minority Health and Res. Ctr., Comp Diabetes Res. Ctr., Nephrology
Res. and Training Ctr., and Clinical Nutrition Res. Ctr.
Graduate Faculty: Clinical and Diagnostic Science (MS), Genetics and Genomic Sciences (PhD), Structural Biology (PhD)
2007-2008  

Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Adjunct Professor, OLOL Nurse Anesthesia Program, Baton Rouge, LA
2000-2007
   Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, UAB

 

Education

BS

 

Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

MS

 

Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

PhD

 

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS  

Fellowships

 

Signal Transduction in Cancer, WTI Comprehensive Cancer Center, UAB
Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer Disease, Department of Psychiatry, UAB
Cancer Health Disparities, Deep South Network, MHRC, UAB
Representative Publications

  1. Unlap MT, Franklin CC, Wagner F, and Kraft AS.  Upstream regions of the c-jun promoter regulate phorbol ester-induced transcription in U937 leukemic cells.  Nucleic Acids Res 1992; 20(4): 897-902. PMID: 1542579
  2. Unlap T and Jope RS, Dexamethasone attenuates kainate-induced AP-1 activation in rat brain.  Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1994; 24(1-4): 275-282. PMID: 7968367
  3. Unlap MT and Jope RS.  Inhibition of NFkB DNA binding activity by glucocorticoids in rat brain.  Neurosci Lett  1995; 198(1): 41-44. PMID: 8570092
  4. Unlap MT and Jope RS.  Diurnal variation in kainate-induced AP-1 activation in rat brain: influence of glucocorticoids.  Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1995; 28(2): 193-200. PMID: 7723618
  5. Unlap MT and Jope RS.  Lithium attenuates nerve growth factor-induced activation of AP-1 DNA binding activity in PC12 cells.  Neuropsychopharmacology 1997; 17(1):12-17. PMID: 9194045
  6. Unlap MT and Jope RS.  Dexamethasone attenuates NF-kappa B DNA binding activity without inducing I kappa B levels in rat brain in vivo.  Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1997; 45(1):83-89. PMID: 7968367
  7. Unlap MT, J Peti-Peterdi, and Bell PD.  Cloning of mesangial cell Na+/Ca2+ exchangers from Dahl/Rapp salt-sensitive/resistant rats.  Am J Physiol  2000; 279(1): F177-184. PMID: 10894800
  8. Unlap MT, Hwang E, Williams I, Siroky B, Peti-Peterdi J, Govacs G and Bell PD.  Dysregulation of [Ca2+]i in mesangial cells of salt sensitive Dahl/Rapp rats.  Ann N Y Acad Sci  2002; 976:338-341. PMID: 12502577
  9. Unlap MT, Bates E, Williams C, Komlosi P, Williams I, Kovacs G, Siroky B, Bell PD.  The Na+/Ca2+:  A target for oxidative stress in salt sensitive hypertension.  Hypertension  2003; 42(3):363-368. PMID: 12885789
  10. Unlap MT, Williams C, Komlosi P, Kovacs G, Siroky B, Ferguson, W and Bell PD.  Amyloid beta peptide 1-40 stimulates the activity of SNCX.  Curr Neurovasc Res. 2005 Jan; 2(1):3-12. PMID: 16181095

Curriculum Vitae