Joseph Kostansek
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School
School of Pharmacy
Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Office Phone Office Phone: 774.243.3485
About
Education
- Ph.D., Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University
- M.S., Psychology, Florida State University
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Florida State University
Research Interests
- Neuropharmacology
- Behavioral Pharmacology
- Neuropeptide Modulators of Physiology and Behavior
- Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- Epilepsy
Programs
Education
- Ph.D., Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University
- M.S., Psychology, Florida State University
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Florida State University
Research Interests
- Neuropharmacology
- Behavioral Pharmacology
- Neuropeptide Modulators of Physiology and Behavior
- Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- Epilepsy
Programs
Publications
- Kostansek JA 4th, Latona GJ, Heruye SH, Matthews S, Bockman CS, Simeone KA, Simeone TA. Orexin receptors regulate hippocampal sharp wave-ripple complexes in ex vivo slices. Eur J Pharmacol. 2023 Jul 5;950:175763. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175763. Epub 2023 May 3. PMID: 37146705; PMCID: PMC10311575.
- Simeone TA, Heruye SH, Kostansek JA 4th, Yeh MY, Matthews SA, Samson KK, Simeone KA. Carbamazepine Reduces Sharp Wave-Ripple Complexes and Exerts Synapse-Specific Inhibition of Neurotransmission in Ex Vivo Hippocampal Slices. Brain Sci. 2021 Jun 15;11(6):787. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11060787. PMID: 34203601; PMCID: PMC8232098.
- Heruye SH, Warren TJ, Kostansek Iv JA, Draves SB, Matthews SA, West PJ, Simeone KA, Simeone TA. Ascorbic Acid Reduces Neurotransmission, Synaptic Plasticity, and Spontaneous Hippocampal Rhythms in In Vitro Slices. Nutrients. 2022 Jan 30;14(3):613. doi: 10.3390/nu14030613. PMID: 35276972; PMCID: PMC8839482.