Curriculum vitae

Nathan Schoppa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus. RC-1 North Tower, P18-7115. Mail Stop F8307, PO Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045.
Tel (303) 724-4523. Fax (303) 724-4501.
Email nathan.schoppa@UCHSC.edu.

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Education

  • 1995 Ph.D., Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University. Laboratory of Fred J. Sigworth.
  • 1987 B.A., Biology, University of Chicago.
    Academic Appointments

  • 2008- Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Denver (UCD), Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
  • 2003-08 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, UCD.
  • 2001-02 Research Assistant Professor, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University.
  • 1995-01 Postdoctoral fellow, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University. Laboratory of Gary L. Westbrook.
    Awards and Honors

  • 2007-12 NIH (NIDCD) RO1 (Principal Investigator, PI, in Multi-PI grant) Complex odor recognition in the main olfactory bulb.
  • 2005-10 NIH (NIDCD) RO1 Mechanisms of interneurons in the olfactory bulb.
  • 1996-98 NIH (NIDCD) National Research Service Award fellowship for postdoctoral research.
  • 1988-91 National Science Foundation fellowship for graduate study.
  • 1986-87 Barton Scholarship for Excellence in Biological Sciences, University of Chicago.
  • 1986-87 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Chicago.
    Teaching

  • 2008- Discussion Leader in NRSC 7610 Fundamentals of Neurobiology (Neuroscience Program, UCD).
  • 2006- Course Director for NRSC 7600 Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology course (Neuroscience Program, UCD).
  • 2006- Course Director for PHSL 7840 Advanced Topics in Cell Signaling course (Physiology and Biophysics Dept.,UCD).
  • 2005- Co-taught NRSC 7670 Advanced Topics course on sensory neuroscience (UCD).
  • 2005- Co-taught NRSC 7670 Advanced Topics course on computational modeling using NEURON (UCD).
  • 2005- Lecturer in the Cardiovascular/Pulmonary/Renal course for first-year medical students (UCD). Focus on respiratory physiology.
  • 2005- Lecturer on respiratory physiology in the Physiology course for dental/physical therapy students (UCD).
  • 2004- Lecturer and discussion leader for NRSC7600 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology course (UCD). Topic: Potassium channel conduction and gating.
  • 2004-05 Instructor for computer-facilitated physiology laboratory for first-year medical students (UCD).
  • 2001 Discussion leader for first-year Neuroscience graduate student seminar course (Vollum Institute).
  • 1992-94 Coordinator of and lecturer in physiology course in the Physicians Associates program at Yale University.
    Service

  • Ad-hoc manuscript reviewer for Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Computational Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, and PloS Biology.
  • Ad-hoc grant reviewer for NIH, NSF, and British Medical Council.
  • Present member of thesis committees for six Ph.D. students at UCD (Department of Physiology and Biophysics or Neuroscience Program).
  • Chair of the Neuroscience Program Curriculum Committee (2006-).
  • Chair of the Neuroscience Program Retreat Committee (2006-07).
  • Organizer of Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series at UCD.
  • Sub-block Co-Director for UCD Medical School Curriculum Committee, Pulmonary Sub-block of Cardiovascular/Pulmonary/Renal block.
  • Coordinator of Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series, UCD.
    Original Research Articles

  • Luna, V. M. and Schoppa, N. E. (in press) GABAergic interneurons control input-spike coupling in the piriform cortex. J Neurosci.
  • Gire, D. H. and Schoppa, N. E. (2008) Long-term enhancement of synchronized oscillations by adrenergic receptor activation in the olfactory bulb. J Neurophysiol 99: 2021-2025.
  • Schoppa, N. E. (2006) AMPA/Kainate receptors drive rapid output and precise synchrony in olfactory bulb granule cells. J. Nuerosci. 26:12996-13006.
  • Schoppa, N. E. (2006) Synchronization of olfactory bulb mitral cells by precisely-timed inhibitory inputs. Neuron 49:271-283.
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Westbrook G. L. (2002) AMPA autoreceptors drive correlated spiking in olfactory bulb glomeruli. Nature Neurosci. 5:1194-1202.
  • Schoppa N. E. and Westbrook G. L. (2001) Glomerulus-specific synchronization of mitral cells in the olfactory bulb. Neuron 31:639-651.
  • Christie, J. M., Schoppa, N. E., and Westbrook, G. L. (2001) Tufted cell dendrodendritic inhibition in the olfactory bulb is dependent on NMDA receptor activity. J. Neurophysiol. 85:169-173.
  • Schoppa N. E. and Westbrook G. L. (1999) Regulation of synaptic timing in the olfactory bulb by an A-type potassium current. Nature Neurosci. 2:1106-1113.
  • Schoppa, N. E., Kinzie, J. M., Sahara, Y., Segerson, T. P., and Westbrook, G. L. (1998) Dendrodendritic inhibition in the olfactory bulb is driven by NMDA receptors. J. Neurosci. 18(17):6790-6802.
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Sigworth, F. J. (1998) Activation of Shaker potassium channels. I. Characterization of voltage-dependent transitions. J. Gen Physiol. 111:271-294.
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Sigworth, F. J. (1998) Activation of Shaker potassium channels. II. Kinetics of the V2 mutant channel. J. Gen Physiol. 111(2):295-311.
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Sigworth, F. J. (1998) Activation of Shaker potassium channels. III. An activation gating model for wild-type and V2 mutant channels. J. Gen Physiol. 111(2):313-342.
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Westbrook, G. L. (1997) Modulation of mEPSCs in olfactory bulb mitral cells by metabotropic glutamate receptors. J. Neurophysiol. 78(3):1468-1475.
  • Cascio, M., Schoppa, N. E., Grodzicki, R. L., Sigworth, F. J., and Fox, R. O. (1993) Functional expression and purification of a homomeric human ?1 glycine receptor in baculovirus-infected insect cells. J. Biol. Chem. 268:22135-22142.
  • Schoppa, N. E., McCormack, K., Tanouye, M. A., and Sigworth, F. J. (1992) The size of the gating charge in wild-type and mutant Shaker potassium channels. Science 255:1712-1715.
  • Schoppa, N. E., Shorofsky, S., Jow, F., Fozzard, H., and Nelson, D. J. (1989) Voltage-gated chloride currents in canine tracheal epithelial cells. J. Mem. Biol. 108:73-90.
    Invited Reviews

  • Schoppa, N. E. (2006) A novel local circuit in the olfactory bulb involving an old short-axon cell. Preview in Neuron 49:783-784.
  • Schoppa, N. E. (2005) Neurotransmitter mechanisms at dendrodendritic synapses in the olfactory bulb, Chapter in Dendritic Transmitter Release (M. Ludwig, ed., Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher).
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Urban, N. N. (2003) Dendritic processing within olfactory bulb circuits. Trends in Neuroscience 26: 501-506.
  • Schoppa, N. E. and Westbrook, G. L. (2001) NMDA receptors turn to another channel for inhibition. Preview in Neuron 31:877-879.
  • Schoppa, N. E., Yang, Y., and Sigworth, F. J. (1997) How is voltage coupled to channel opening in Shaker K+ channels? Prog. Cell Research 6:66-109.
    Recent invited seminars

  • 2008 University of Wyoming, Neuroscience Program, Laramie, WY: Functional role of inhibitory microcircuits in generating and reading synchronized activity in the olfactory system.
  • 2007 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD: Functional role of inhibitory microcircuits in generating and reading synchronized activity in the mammalian olfactory system.
  • 2007 Colorado State University, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurosciences Program, Ft. Collins, CO: Functional role of inhibitory microcircuits in generating and reading synchronized activity in the olfactory system.
  • 2007 Florida State University Department of Biology, Tallahasee, FL (1/07).  Spike-timing in the olfactory bulb: How to generate precise synchrony in the absence of direct connections.
  • 2006 Annual Meeting of American Chemosensory Society, Sarasota, FL (4/06). Mechanisms that Generate Precise Synchrony in Olfactory Bulb Neurons.
  • 2006 Ultimate Colorado Mid-Winter Meeting, Vail, CO (1/06): Mechanisms that drive precise synchrony in olfactory bulb neurons.
  • 2005 Conference on Chemosensory Modulation, Jackson, WY (1/05): Synchronization of mitral cells by interneurons in the olfactory bulb.
  • Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany (10/03): Dendritic mechanisms of synchronizing a network of mitral cells in the olfactory bulb.
  • University of Gottingen, Germany (10/03): Dendritic mechanisms of synchronizing a network of mitral cells in the olfactory bulb.
  • UCHSC Neuroscience Program seminar (9/03): Dendritic mechanisms of synchronizing mitral cells in the olfactory bulb.
  • 2003 Chemical Senses Gordon Conference (7/03): Glomerular mechanisms of synchronizing mitral cells of the olfactory bulb.

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