Isaac N. Pessah, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair
Department of Molecular Biosciences,
School of Veterinary Medicine

University of California
One Shields Ave,
Davis, CA 95616
530-752-6696 office
530-752-5632 lab
530-752-4698 fax
inpessah@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests:
Research interests are in the broad area of molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating local Ca²⁺ signaling in muscle, neurons, and immune cells. Organization and function of macromolecular signaling complexes known as ryanodine receptors and how environmental chemicals including PCB's, PBDE's, and triclosan, influence developmental toxicity through these complexes. Gene-environment interactions influencing susceptability in autism and related disorders are studied in mice possessing missense mutations known to contribute susceptibility to human disease.