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James Maas

James Maas

Project Manager

University of California, San Francisco

Jim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. He got his MD PhD at Washington University in St. Louis, where he did research in the laboratory of Louis Muglia studying the role of calcium-sensitive adenylyl cyclases in regulating sensitivity to alcohol. After completing his Neurology residency at UCSF and additional training in Movement Disorders, he joined the laboratory of Robert Edwards, where he has been studying the molecular mechanisms regulating neurotransmitter release, with special interest in dopamine release.

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