Gonzalo Torres, Ph.D., joins Department

TorresGonzalo Torres, Ph.D., joined the Department of Pharmacology on July 1. Dr. Torres received his Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology from Saint Louis University, and comes to UF from the University of Pittsburg, where he was an Associate Professor.

Dr. Torres’ research focuses on the regulation of dopamine homeostasis, the physiological role of brain specific orphan transporters and the biological function of the dystonia-related torsinA protein.