Curriculum Vitae
Adam J. Rechs, PhD.
6000 J Street • Sacramento • CA 95819-6077
Phone (916) 278-6244
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Education:
1993-2001 Doctorate. Physiology Graduate Group, University of California at Davis.
1988-1992 B.S. Animal Physiology, University of California at Davis.
Professional Employment:
Sep. 2003 – present Assistant Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento
Sep. 2001 – Jun, 2003 Part-time Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento
Apr. 1995 – Jul. 2001 Research Assistant. Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California at Davis.
Oct. 1994 - Mar. 1995 Teaching Assistant. Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California at Davis.
Jan. 1994 - Mar. 1994 Reader. Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California at Davis.
Memberships:
Society for Neuroscience
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
National Science Teachers Association
Publications and Presentations:
Rudell, J., Rechs A., Kelman T., Ross-Inta C., Hao S. and Gietzen D.W. The anterior piriform cortex, showing independent sensory function in the cortex, is both necessary and sufficient for detecting indispensable amino acid depletion. Journal of Neurophysiology, 31(5):1583-1590, 2011
Miller A., Rechs A. Knowledge of dental caries shows an increase in oral hygiene habits amongst college students. West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, 2010 Poster presentation
Lamptey B., Rechs A. Remembering "When" the search for the time component of memory. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, 2008 Poster presentation
Baksh, L.R., Raybould H., Rechs A. Do CCK1 receptors play a role in the sensory transduction of lipids in the mouse gut? West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, 2006 Poster presentation
J. Glatzle, N. Darcel, A. Rechs, T. Kalogeris, P Tso, H Raybould Apolipoprotien (apo) A-IV stimulates duodenal vagal afferent fiber activity to inhibit gastic motility via a CCK-A receptor dependent pathway. Am J Physio Regul Comp Physiol 287: R354-R359, 2004
Rechs, A.J. and Gietzen, D.W. Threonine devoid diet reduces paired-pulse facilitation in layer III of the rat piriform cortex. The FASEB Journal. 12, 1998
Magrum, L.J., Rechs, A.J. and Gietzen, D.W. Changes in intracellular calcium in rat anterior piriform cortex in response to threonine after threonine deprivation. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 23(2):2076, 1997
Rechs, A.J. and Gietzen, D.W. Norepinephrine decreases postsynaptic potentials in the deep piriform cortex via the alpha-2 receptors. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 22(3):1771, 1996
Rechs, A.J. and Gietzen, D.W. Is norepinephrine dependent on GABA in attenuating pyramidal postsynaptic potentials in the piriform cortex? Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 21(2):1186, 1995
Awards: Robert Emerie Smith Memorial Research Fellowship, 1999
Hertzendorf Award Nominee, 1999
National Science Foundation Research Training Fellowship, 1995