Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Janusz Borycz

Senior Instructor

Janusz-Borycz
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Email: jborycz@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-8826
Fax: 902-494-6585
Mailing Address: 
Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre, Room 3319, 6287 Alumni Crescent, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Invertebrate neuronal signalling
  • Neurotransmitter release & recycling
  • Transmembrane Transporters
  • Search for neuronal biomarkers
  • Methods: HPLC, microdialysis, imaging, behavioural
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulation
  • Mechanisms of action of psychoactive drugs

Education 

1997- Ph.D. - Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
1999-2003 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
2003-2007 National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Baltimore, MD

Research Interest 

My primary area of research lies in neurotransmitters and their transporters—cellular and molecular mechanisms investigated using invertebrate and vertebrate models. Currently, I'm mostly focused on histamine (photoreceptor neurotransmitter) recycling in the eye of Drosophila. Other areas include modeling of human disorders (e.g., depression, addiction etc.) in the fruit fly.

Teaching 

NESC/PSYO 3371 Neuronal Organization Laboratory
NESC/PSYO 3970 Molecular Neuroscience 
NESC/PSYO 3237 Drugs and Behaviour 
SCIE 1506 Integrated Science I
SCIE 1507 Integrated Science II