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Thomas S King, Ph.D.

Professor

UT Health San Antonio

Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy

Reproductive Endocrinology Research

I have been involved in NIH-funded studies on the effects of therapeutic and illicit drugs on hypothalamic GnRH neurons in vivo and in vitro and on drug distribution across the human placental barrier. Over the same time and especially in the past decade, I have been a very active participant in medical education. I serve as a module co-director and instructor in most of the teaching modules of the preclinical curriculum. I am also the co-director for the histopathology teaching labs.

Sub-Field of Study: Drug abuse and addiction

Diseases Associated: Drug abuse and addiction; reproductive dysfunction in the female.

Techniques Used: HPLC-UV; HPLC-ECD; cell culture. Medical curriculum development.