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Investigators and Program Directors

Robert A. Waniewski

Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences

Ph.D., Pharmacology, The George Washington University (1980)
Postdoctoral training: The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD and the Toxicology Institute, New York State Department of Health

E-mail: robert.waniewski@wadsworth.org

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  • Waniewski, R.A. and Martin, D.L. (1998) Preferential utilization of acetate by astrocytes is attributable to transport. The Journal of Neuroscience 18(14):5225-5233.
  • Martin, D.L. and Waniewski, R.A. (1996) Precursor synthesis and neurotransmitter uptake by astrocytes as targets of neurotoxicants. In: The Role of Glia in Neurotoxicity (M. Aschner and H.K. Kimelberg, eds.), CRC Press.
  • Waniewski, R.A. and Martin, D.L. (1995) Repeated administration of gamma-VinylGABA reduces rat brain glutamine synthetase activity. Journal of Neurochemistry 65:355-362.
  • Waniewski, R.A. and Martin, D.L. (1994) Acetylcholine receptor agonists stimulate [3H] taurine release from rat sympathetic ganglia. European Journal of Pharmacology 260:113-120.

Contact Information

Phone: (518)486-2551
E-mail: robert.waniewski@wadsworth.org.