IH & GABA - Dr. Andy Jenkins
Channel: Hypersomnia Foundation
Date: 2020-02-01

Dr. Jenkins is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, where he also serves as the Division Chief for Basic Science Research. He obtained his PhD in Biophysics from Imperial College, London and has spent more than 25 years investigating the activation and modulation of GABA-A receptors. In the last 10 years, this has included studying the interactions that occur between the receptor and CSF from patients with hypersomnias and how these interactions can be normalized with novel therapeutics.

In this video, Dr. Jenkins describes our current understanding of how GABA-A receptors are activated and modulated. He discusses how this is different in people with IH and how these differences can be corrected by therapeutics. 

Of note, please refer to the PDF of his slides, which are updated compared to the version presented in the video. These slides can be found here: https://www.hypersomniafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dr.-Jenkins-IH-and-GABA-2018-updated.pdf.

And learn more about GABA here: https://www.hypersomniafoundation.org/what-is-gaba-how-does-it-affect-hypersomnia-a-new-video-series-explains/.

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