Dr. Steven House, Biology

Dr. Steven D. House and Dr. Chang share a mutual interest in the inflammatory process in the healthy individual and in drug addicts. She initiated the collaboration in 1994 soon after she joined the Biology Department in order to investigate how the use of morphine, a depressant, versus the use of cocaine, a stimulant, affects the leukocyte-endothelial interaction which is a critical indicator of a functional immune system. They have co-authored four abstracts, one monograph, and one article.

Off Campus Collaborations

Dr. Milan Fiala, Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles

Dr. Milan Fiala is a new collaborator of Dr. Chang's . Dr. Fiala requested her assistance on the determination of the expression of adhesion molecules in endothelial cells following treatment with substances of abuse after Dr. Chang's symposium talk in November, 1995. They also learned that they share a common interest in exploring the passage of HIV through the blood-brain-barrier. Recently, they invited Dr. Moldow to join their efforts to investigate the HPA axis. Although this collaboration is new, they have already produced results, publishing a monograph, two abstracts, and with a manuscript in preparation.