The Role of Midbrain Serotonin in the Pathology of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

David Mokler is professor of pharmacology at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. He received his doctorate in pharmacology/toxicology and neuroscience from Michigan State University. He did post-doctoral studies at Medical College of Virginia before joining the faculty at UNCECOM in 1986. He has authored over 50 peer reviewed papers and numerous reviews and chapters.

Dr. Mokler's research has focused on the physiology and pharmacology of the limbic system. He has spent most of his career researching the role of serotonin in the limbic system. He has published papers on the physiology of serotonin, the effects of drugs of abuse on serotonin and dopamine, and the effects of prenatal protein malnutrition on the hippocampal formation and the prefrontal cortex. The work presented here is from colaborative work with researchers at the Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. It was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on February 3.