Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Home Phone: (352) 373-4739
Email: skalra@ufl.edu
Education:
1966 Ph.D. University of Delhi, India
1968-1969 Postdoc Research Fellowship in Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction
Department of Anatomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
1969-1971 Postdoc Research Fellowship in Neuroendocrinology of Pituitary Functions
Department of Physiology, University of Texas, Dallas, TX
Academic Appointments:
1966-1968 Research Associate, University of Delhi, India
1971-1976 Assistant Professor, Department. of OB/GYN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1976-1981 Associate Professor, Department. of OB/GYN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1982-1990 Professor, Department. of OB/GYN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1993-2005 Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2005-present Distinguished Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2006-present Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Research Focus
1. Decipher neural circuits that control appetite, and energy balance
2. Identify signals produced by fat cells that act in the brain to control weight gain, blood glucose, energy expenditure ,cardiovascular function and bone growth
3. Identify brain sites vulnerable to environment and metabolic insults leading to diseases, such as abnormal rate of weight gain, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular ailments
4. Evaluate Gene Therapy in the brain to correct metabolic diseases
