Education

University of California-Davis, B.S. Animal Science, 1975

University of California-Davis, Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1980

Honors

Distinguished Teaching Award from the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University for the years 1987 and 1993.

University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year for 1996-1997 and 1997-1998.

Research Interests

My primary research interest is focused on the neuropharmacological mechanisms of antiepileptic drugs. Most recently this has involved investigations of the role of reactive oxygen species in the neuropathology of status epilepticus. Future studies will involve study of the mechanisms of soman toxicity and the development of potential antidotes.

Selected Publications

Liu, S., Connor, J., Peterson, S.L., Shuttleworth, C.W., Liu, K.J. Direct Visualization of Trapped Erythrocytes in Rat Brain Following Ischemia and Reperfusion. J. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 22(10):1222-1230 (2002).

Peterson, S.L., Morrow, D., Liu, S., Liu, K.J. Hydroethidine Detection of Superoxide During Lithium-Pilocarpine Model of Status Epilepticus. Epilepsy Res. 49:226-238 (2002).

Liu, S., Liu, M., Peterson, S.L., Miyake, M., Vallyathan, V., Liu, K.J. Hydroxyl Radical Formation Is Greater in Striatal Core Than in Penumbra in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke. J. Neuroscience Research 71:882-888 (2003).

Peterson, S.L., Purvis, R.S., Griffith, J.W. Differential Neuroprotective Effects of the NMDA Receptor-Associated Glycine Site Partial Agonist 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic Acid (ACPC) and D-Cycloserine in Lithium-Pilocarpine Status Epilepticus. NeuroToxicology (In Press).