Ram Mishra

Overview

Ram Mishra is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. His research interests include dopamine, neuropeptides, receptor function, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s Disease. Research in his lab focuses on genetic, biomechanical and molecular mechanisms. He is particularly interested in the role of dopamine receptors in neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, a complex neurodegenerative disease commonly found in older adults. He aims to use his research to improve drug development and treatments. In addition, Ram is the Co-Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and supervises many graduate students.

Affiliations

• Professor
• Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
• Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Director, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
• Member, Biointerfaces Institute, Faculty of Science
• Associate Member, Biology, Faculty of Science

Education

• PhD, Memorial University
• CIHR – Post-doctoral fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine