Research
Human arginases, mental retardation and gene therapy
Appointments
- Director, Medical Genetics Clinic
- Metabolic Clinic
- Professor, Pediatrics
- Chief Emeritus, Pediatric Genetics
- Professor, Human Genetics
Biography
Dr. Andrews leads efforts in basic and translational research on anxiety and depression, and at the nexus of nanoscience and neuroscience.
Andrews’ interdisciplinary research team of neuroscientists, biologists, chemists, and engineers focuses on understanding how the serotonin system and particularly, the serotonin transporter, modulate neurotransmission to influence complex behaviors including anxiety, mood, stress responsiveness, and learning and memory.
Nanomaterials are designed for fundamental studies on neurotransmitter recognition by native and nonnative binding partners (aptamers) and for the development of in vivo nanobiosensors and functionally directed proteomics.