91AVCOM alumnus John Lowery has paper published in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

John Lowery, D.O., a 2010 graduate of the 91AV College of Osteopathic Medicine and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, has published the findings of his latest research in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. The article, entitled "In vivo characterization of MMP-2200, a delta/mu opioid agonist, in mice," is part of Lowery’s Ph.D. dissertation. The work was conducted in the laboratory of Edward Bilsky, Ph.D., and further characterizes the antinociceptive potency/efficacy and side-effect profile of a lead opioid glycopeptide. Co-authors include Tyler Raymond (OMSIV and CAS 2006) and Denise Giuvelis (CAS, 2007).

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