July, 2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
Aurelio Galli, Ph.D.
Home Address: 6560 Banbury Crossing
Brentwood TN, 37027
(615) 837-4473
Business Address: Vanderbilt Univ.
Department of Mol. Physiol. and Biophy.
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone (615) 936-3891
Fax (615) 936-3745
E-Mail:
EDUCATION
10/98 Ph.D., Department of Physiology and Biochemistry,
State University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
7/91 D.Sc., Department of Physiology and Biochemistry,
State University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
(Advisor: Arnaldo Ferroni, M.D., Ph.D.)
Thesis Title: "Ability of Ca2+ Channels to Carry Current During the Nervous Action Potential".
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2014- Associate Director for Research Strategy for the Vanderbilt Brain Institute
2012- Director of the Neuroscience Program in Substance Abuse (N-PISA)
2010- Professor, Dept of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
7/05- 2010 Associate Professor; Department of Mol. Physiol. and Biophy.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
8/02 – 7/05 Assistant Professor; Department of Mol. Physiol. and Biophy.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
3/99 – 8/02 Assistant Professor; Department of Pharmacology,
University of Texas at San Antonio, H.S.C.
San Antonio, TX
5/95 - 3/99 Research Instructor; Department of Pharmacology,
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
9/93 - 4/95 Visiting Scientist; Department of Anatomy
And Cell Biology, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
7/91 - 8/92 Research Associate, Department of Neuropharmacology,
Institute of Pharmacological Research, "Mario Negri"
Milan, Italy
8/89 - 2/91 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, State University of Milan
Milan, Italy
ACADEMIC COMMITTEES
6/2016- Vanderbilt Brain Institute Directorship Search Committee
06/09-09/09 IGP Review Committee
05/09-04/10 Investigating Committee School of Engineering/misconduct case
09/08- 09/09 DRTC Search Committee
03/08 Bridge Feasibility Committee
01/08-08/08 Dept. of Pharmacology Search Committee
01/07-08/09 Spickard Addiction Chair Search Committee
03/07 Basic Science Department Discussion
06/04 - Departmental Committee. Review of Qualifying Exam Abstracts
04/04 - Departmental Committee on Graduate Studies (GEC)
03/05 LCME Site Visit Committee
2/04 Vanderbilt VUMC Intramural Discovery Grant Program
12/03 Vanderbilt VUMC Intramural Discovery Grant Program
04/03 – 06/03 Vanderbilt DANA Proposal Planning Committee. Planning of an
Interdisciplinary proposal to be submitted to the DANA foundat.
08/02 – 12/02 Conference Planning Committee. Vanderbilt University Summer Conferences: “Frontiers in addiction biology: Genomics and beyond”.
03/02 U.T.H.S.C.S.A. Departmental Committee on Faculty
Development
08/01 – 06/02 U.T.H.S.C.S.A. Departmental Committee on Graduate Studies
04/01 – 07/01 U.T.H.S.C.S.A. Coordinator of International Services Search
Committee
10/99 – 10/01 U.T.H.S.C.S.A. Seminar Series Coordinator
11/00 – 1/01 U.T.H.S.C.S.A. Departmental Web Page Committee
02/00 – 04/01 U.T.H.S.C.S.A. Departmental Plan Committee (Brain Bowl)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
08/16-05/16 Course Director “Neurobiology of Addiction” Undergraduate class (54 lectures).
04/16 Lecture for undergraduate students; “Molecules of the Brain”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
3/2016 Vanderbilt Association of Neuroscience and Law (Special Lecture)
04/16 Lecture for undergraduate students; “Dopamine and Addiction”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
1/2016 NRSA proposal external reviewer (Corey Roach)
9/15-12/15 MLI 6025 (Nicole Bibus Christianson, Independent Study)
01/15-05/15 Course Director “Neurobiology of Addiction” Undergraduate class (27 lectures).
04/09-04/14 Course Director “Electrophysiology for Biologist”
Graduate IGP class.
03/08 Lecture for graduate students; “IGP Neuroscience”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/07 Lecturer for graduate students; "FlexTime Group”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
03/06 Lecturer for graduate students; "Psychotropic Drugs Course".
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/06 Lecturer for medical students; "Medical Physiology”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
03/05 Lecturer for graduate students; "Psychotropic Drugs Course".
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/05 Independent Study; Liza Nikandrova, MPB Graduate Student.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/05 Lecturer for medical students; "Medical Physiology”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
02/05 Lecturer for graduate students; "Excitable Membrane Class”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
09/04 – 08/05 Provocateur; Neuroscience Research Forum.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
04/04 Lecturer for sophomores; "Research Explorers”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
04/04 Chair; "Introduction to Biomedical Research”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/04 Lecturer for graduate students; "FlexTime Group”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/04 Lecturer for medical students; "Medical Physiology”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
09/03 – 08/04 Provocateur; Neuroscience Research Forum.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
12/03 Lecturer for graduate students; "I.G.P. Neuroscience Section”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
01/03 – 02/03 Lecturer for graduate students; "Psychotropic Drugs Course".
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
09/02 – 12/02 Provocateur; Molecular Neuroscience Journal Club.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
06/01 Lecturer for undergraduate students; “Pharmacology Laboratory”
University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio.
8/01 - 12/01 Lecturer for graduate students; "Cell and Molecular Physiology".
University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio.
08/01 Lecturer for Post Docs; "Lab. Management".
University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio.
04/01 Lecturer for graduate students; "Molecular Pharmacology".
University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio.
8/00 - 12/00 Lecturer for graduate students; "Cell and Molecular Physiology".
University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio.
8/99 - 12/99 Lecturer for graduate students; "Cell and Molecular Physiology".
University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio.
2/97 - 3/97 Lecturer for graduate students; "Excitable Membranes".
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
11/96 - 11/97 Provocateur; Graduate Student Weekly Seminar Series.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
1/96 - 1/97 Training course in electrophysiology for graduate students.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
9/93 - 4/95 Training course in electrophysiology for graduate students.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
1/92 - 3/92 Lecturer, "General Physiology II"
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, State University of Milan, Milan, Italy
QUALIFYNG EXAMS
2005
1. Brad Alan Grueter. M.P.B. Vanderbilt University
2. Butch Granada. M.P.B. Vanderbilt University
3. Yelyzaveta Nikandrova. Vanderbilt University
4. Sepan Amadi. Vanderbilt University
2006
5. Heather Gosnell. Vanderbilt University
6. Angela Shields. Vanderbilt University
7. Mengnan Tian. Vanderbilt University
8. David Lund. Vanderbilt University
9. Julie Field. Vanderbilt University
2007
10. Ezelle Teresa McDonald. Vanderbilt University
11. Laurel Hoffman. Vanderbilt University
12. Sonya Dave. Vanderbilt University
13. Dhananjay Sakrikar. Vanderbilt University
2008
14. Alessandro Ustione
15. Bill Nobis
16. Patrick Jones
17. Heidi Kocalis
2009
18. Marquicia Reginee Pierce
19. Marc Andrew Mergy
20. Charles Asher Day
2010
21. Rachel Lippert
22. Nora Kayton
23. Jinlong Ding
2011
24. Megan Fettig
25. Matthew Parkinson
2013
26. Gwynne Davis
2014
Alyssa D. Lokits
DOCTORAL, HONORS, THESIS COMMITTEES
1. Amanda Vanhoose. M.P.B. Vanderbilt University.
2. Brad Alan Grueter. M.P.B. Vanderbilt University.
3. Kevin Choo. Vanderbilt University. (Masters committee).
4. Michelle Suzanne Mazei. Pharmacology. Vanderbilt University.
5. Daniele Provenzano. Microbiology. U.T.H.S.C.S.A.
6. Kris M. Kahlig. Ph.D. Advisor. Pharmacology. U.T.H.S.C.S.A.
7. Jasmine Ferrer. Center for Molecular Recognition. Columbia University.
8. Rajkumar Sevak. Pharmacology. University of Texas HSCSA.
9. Leomar Ballester. Pharmacology. Vanderbilt University.
10. Jennifer Steiner. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University.
11. Adeola Davis. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
12. Erica Bowton. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University.
13. Julie Field. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University.
14. Derek Claxton. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
15. Angela Shields. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
16. Patrick Jones. Biological Sciences. Vanderbilt University.
17. Peter Chisnell. Interdisciplinary Program In Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University
18. Heather Gosnell. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
19. Alessandro Ustione. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
20. Laurel Hoffman. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
21. Mengnan Tian. Pharmacology. Vanderbilt University.
22. Dhananjay Sakrikar. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University.
23. Christopher Divito. Neuroscience. University of Pittsburg.
24. Patrick Jones. Biological Sciences. Vanderbilt University.
25. Marc Mergy. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University.
26. Pask Gregory Mark. Biological Sciences. Vanderbilt University.
27. Marquicia Pierce. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
28. Rachel Lippert. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
29. Andrew Hardaway. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University.
24. Parkinson, William Matthew. Biological Sciences. Vanderbilt University.
25. Courtney, Patrick Travis. Honors Thesis Committee. Vanderbilt University.
In progress
Elizabeth Anne Ferrick. Physiology. Vanderbilt University.
Isaac, Austin Thomas. Honors Thesis Committee. Vanderbilt University.
Morrow-jones, Dylan. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University. (Chair).
Miles Bryan. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University. (Chair).
ADDITIONAL STUDENT TRAINEES
1. Brandon Lute. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University. (Ph.D. Advisor)
2. Pedro Francisco Andollo. Neuroscience Undergraduate Vanderbilt University.
3. Concetta di Pace. University of Bari.
4. Francesca Binda. University of Insubria.
5. Andrea T. Quiroga. Pharmacology. U.T.H.S.C.S.A.
6. Thomas M. Austin Jr. I.B.R. Vanderbilt
8. Erica Bowton. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University. (Ph.D. Advisor)
9. Kris M. Kahlig. Pharmacology. U.T.H.S.C.S.A. (Ph.D. Advisor)
10. Sabrina Doughty. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt. (Ph.D. Advisor)
11. Jessica Moore. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt. (Ph.D. Advisor)
12. Nicole Speed. Pharmacology. Vanderbilt University. (Ph.D. Advisor)
13. Charlie Xie. Nashville, High School MLK. First Place TN, Junior
Academy of Science, Second Place Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
14. Soora, Raksha. University of Arkansas, Medical school. (Summer Advisor).
15. Vidiya Sathananthan. Boston University. (Summer Advisor).
16. Pouya Gharahdaghi. Howard University College of Medicine. (Summer Advisor).
17. Kurt Niesner. University of Tennessee Health Science Center Medical School. (Research Advisor).
18. Michael Siuta. MSTP Program. Vanderbilt University. (Ph.D. Advisor)
19. Michelle Shung. Vanderbilt University. Undergraduate Research Fellow.
20. Catherine Elaine Emery. Vanderbilt University. Aspirnaut Summer Research High School Intern.
21. Catherine Nettesheim. Vanderbilt University. Undergraduate Research Fellow.
22. India Reddy. MSTP Program. Vanderbilt University. (Ph.D. Advisor)
23. Pires, Giovanna Rodosli. Vanderbilt University. Undergraduate Research Fellow.
24. Peter Hamilton. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt. (Ph.D. Advisor)
25. Olga Dadalko. Neuroscience. Vanderbilt. (Ph.D. Advisor)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW/RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
1. Jose A. Moron
2. Lucia Carvelli
3. Hongwei Wang
4. Habibeh Khoshbouei
5. Francesca Binda
6. Concetta DiPace
7. Jason Williams
8. Kevin Erreger
9. Kris Kahlig
10. Christine Saunders
11. Heinrich J. G. Matthies
12. Etienne Cartier
13. Adeola Davis
14. Nicolas Campbell
VISITING SCIENTISTS
Toni S. Shippenberg. NIDA. Baltimore, MD.
Rymond Mohaghegh. Meharry Medical College. Nashville, TN.
Timothy Angelotti. Stanford University. Stanford, CA.
Craig Gatto. Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
ADVISORY COMMITEES
Advisor to Dr. Timothy Angelotti (K08 Award). Assistant Prof. Stanford University. (2004-2007).
GRANT REVIEWER
NIH
NIH Study Section ZDA1RXL-E(18) 2005
NIH Study Section ZDA1RXL-E(23) 2005
NIH Study Section NTRC (member) 2006-10
NIH Study Section BSCT 2006
NIH Study Section ZDA1 RXL-E(24) 2006
NIH Study Section ZDA1 MXS-M (17) 2007
NIH Study Section ZDA1 RXL-E 30 (1) 2007
NIH Study Section ZDA1 RXL-E (11) 2007
NIH/NIDA. CEBRA Program. 2009 Ad Hoc Member
NIH Study Section ZDA1 GXM-A (12) 2013
NIH Study Section Peer Review Quality Experiment 2015
NIH Study Section NTRC 2015
NIH Study Section MNPS 2015
NIH Study Section MNPS 2015
NIH/NIDA Study Section ZDA1-SXM-M-03 2015
NIH Study Section ZRG1-F03B-E-20 2015
NIH Study Section ZRG1-F03B-E-21 2015
FUNDATIONS
Austrian Science Fund (Austrian NIH) 2004-2006
Vanderbilt VUMC Intramural Discovery Grant Program.
Harry Frank Guggenheim foundation 2005
Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant 2010
VA Merit Award 2011
NARSAD (Council Member) 2011
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (Council Member) 2012-
Pilot and Feasibility Project. Diabetes Research and Training Center (Vanderbilt). 2016
HONORS AND AWARDS
State University of Milan: Laude (110/110) (Thesis Dissertation).
Young Investigator at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry in Innsbruck.
Bursary Recipient, EU TMR Euroconference on Neuronal Transporters. Dublin, Ireland.
Freedman Award. For an Outstanding Research. NARSAD. (Honorable Mention).
Lyndon Baines Johnson Research Award. Most Outstanding Research. (American Heart Association).
NARSAD Young Investigator Award.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award.
Scientific Council, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD).
Transformative R01 DK085712 09/01/2009-06/30/2015
NIH/NIDDK “Insulin Regulation of monoamine signaling: pathway to obesity”.
Chair Gordon Research Conference on Membrane Transport Proteins.
ACTIVITIES
Southeastern ASPET Meeting: Organizer - September, 1998; Nashville, TN
Frontiers in Addiction Biology: Genomics and Beyond: Organizer - May, 2004; Nashville, TN
Co-chair slide section Serotonin Transport II, Neuroscience Meeting, October, 2004; San Diego, CA.
Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS) workshop. Mentor- 2015; University of Florida.
K99/R00 workshop. Organizer- 2016; Vanderbilt University.
EDITORIAL
Biochemistry, Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience, Neuropsychopharmacology, News in Physiological Sciences, Biological Psychiatry, Biophysical Journal, Molecular Pharmacology, European Archives, Neurochemistry International, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience Letters, Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Diabetologia, Nature Comunications.
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (July 2012)
Member of the Editorial Board of Molecular Pharmacology (July 2012)
FUNDING
ACTIVE
Role: PI
1R24 R24DK093421-01A1 (Cone/Galli) 09/16/2013-08/31/2015 1.2 cal months
NIH/NIDDK $400,000
Molecular and Cellular Basis for the Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery
This multi-investigator team grant will use the Vanderbilt models of RYGB and gastric sleeve bariatric surgery to investigate the molecular and cellular basis for the efficacy of bariatric surgery in sustained weight loss and improved glucose homeostasis.
Role: PI
1R01 DA035263-01A1 (Galli) 04/01/2014-03/31/2019 3.6 calendar months
NIH $355,800
The dopamine transporter’s lipid interactions: understanding transporter function
Goal: The goal of this project is to determine the role of PIP2 in dopamine transporter function
Role: PI
1R21 DA035588-01 (Galli/Stanwood) 04/01/2013-03/31/2016 1.2 calendar months
NIH $350,000
GLP-1 Receptors and Psychostimulant Addiction
Goal: To understand the neurobiological mechanisms by which glucagon-related Peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptors alter brain chemistry and may represent a mechanism to treat psychostimulant drug abuse.
Role: PI
1R01 DA038058-01 (Galli) 07/01/2014-06/30/2019 3.6 calendar months
NIH $253,287
The Role of the Dopamine Transporter in Psychostimulant Abuse
Goal: The goal of this project is to determine how casein kinase 2 regulates amphetamine behaviors
Role: PI
Past:
NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) Young Investigator Award
Beginning Grant-in-Aid, American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate’s
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award
NARSAD Young Investigator Award
Peter F. McManus Charitable Trust
RO1 (NIDA) DA14684 (Galli) 09/30/01 - 08/31/06
“Molecular mechanisms of stimulant abuse”
Role: PI
RO1 (NIMH) MH58921 (Galli) 12/011/04-11/30/09
Acute Regulation of Norepinephrine Transporters
Role: PI
RO1 (NIDA) DA011697 (Gnegy) (Galli Subcontract) 9/30/05 - 9/29/10
“Pharmacology of Dopamine Release by Amphetamine”
Role: Collaborator
Transformative RO1 DK085712-05 (Galli/Niswender) 09/01/2009-06/30/2015 3.3 calendar months
NIH/NIDDK $653,107
Insulin Regulation of monoamine signaling: pathway to obesity
The main goal of this project is to understand the role of insulin in the development of obesity
Role: PI
5P01 DA012408-14 (Galli) 03/01/2004-02/29/2016 1.92 calendar months
NIH/NIDA (Subcontract, Cornell) $135,607
Specialized Experimental Probing of Structure and Function of Neurotransmitter Transporters
The focus is on characterizing the cellular conditions required for amphetamine (AMPH) to produce modifications of human dopamine transporter (hDAT) activity, as measured by electrical currents.
5R01 DK085064-04 (Piston) 4/1/2010-03/31/2015 0.36 calendar months
NIH/NIDA $198,235
Dopamine Action in Pancreatic Islet Function
The long term objective of this project is to understand the role of dopamine on insulin release
Role: Collaborator
5R01 MH094527-22 (Blakely) 02/01/2011-08/31/2015 0.6 calendar months
NIH $299,268
Regulation of Serotonin Transporters
This project explores the ability of cell surface receptors linked to PKC, PKG and p38 MAPK to regulate serotonin transporter proteins using cell culture methods.