Scientific Staff

Dr. Herrera obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Vermont (UVM) in 2001, where he studied smooth muscle excitation-contraction coupling. He is an expert in muscle physiology, specializing in the smooth muscle that lines hollow organs. Dr. Herrera is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Pharmacology at UVM, and maintains active research collaborations with academic colleagues. His research interests include the physiology and pathophysiology of the urinary bladder, smooth muscle excitation-contraction coupling, electrophysiology of smooth muscle cells, cellular calcium signal transduction pathways, and integrative physiology. Dr. Herrera joined Med Associates full-time in early 2004. Since that time, he has been involved with new product development, contract research, and technical writing. Dr. Herrera has served on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at UVM since 2001, and is also a member of the IACUC at Med Associates.  In 2007, Dr. Herrera became the President of a new company, Catamount Research and Development, Inc.  Catamount conducts preclinical  contract research studies, and the engineering and technical staff develops new products for neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, and behavioral research studies.

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