Allyn C. Howlett, Ph.D

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April 11, 2024, 1 PM MST

Dr. Allyn C. Howlett is a Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Assistant Dean of WFU Graduate School Biomedical Programs, and Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Education. Dr. Howlett is an expert on CB1 cannabinoid receptor signal transduction. Her research on the cellular signaling by cannabinoid, aminoalkylindole and aryl pyrazole ligands as cannabinoid receptor regulators has been continuously funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is active in the International Cannabinoid Research Society (president, 2009-2010)) and the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Molecular Pharmacology Division Chair, 2019-2020). She has reviewed for numerous NIH study sections and journals, and is currently an Associate Editor of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

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