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2007-Present President, Catamount Research and Development, Inc.
2005-Present Vice President, Research and Development, Med Associates, Inc.
2004-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, University of Vermont
University of New Mexico, 5/93 to 5/97, B.S. Biology (Animal Physiology), May 1997 Advisors: B.R. Walker (Dept. of Physiology), E.C. Toolson (Dept. of Biology)
University of Vermont, 7/97 to 4/01, PhD Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, May 2001 Advisor: M.T. Nelson
Dissertation title: Regulation of urinary bladder smooth muscle function by subcellular calcium signals and calcium-dependent potassium channels
5/93-5/94 Dean’s List, University College, University of New Mexico
8/93-5/97 Presidential Scholarship, University of New Mexico, 8/93-5/97
8/94-5/97 Semester Honor Roll, College of Arts and Sciences, University of New Mexico
5/94 Excellence in Undergraduate French Studies, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, University of New Mexico
5/95 1994-1995 Merck Index Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Chemistry Student, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico
8/95 First place in University of New Mexico MBRS/MARC Student Presentation Day Competition
3/96 Best Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation, Fifth Annual Biology Research Day, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
4/96 NIDDK Minority Travel Award, Experimental Biology 96
9/96 Scholarship Recipient, IX Annual International Vascular Biology Meeting
1997 Presidential Fellowship, Minority Education Division, The Graduate School, University of Washington, Awarded but declined
1997 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship for Minorities, Awarded but declined
4/97 NIDDK Minority Travel Award, Experimental Biology 97
4/97 Special Award: Three Years of Excellence in Oral Presentation, Sixth Annual Biology Research Day, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
5/97 Most Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, Biological Society of New Mexico
5/97 Bachelor of Science Magna cum laude in Biology, Department of Biology, Summa cum laude University of New Mexico
6/97-1/00 National Science Foundation Minority Graduate Fellowship
4/98 APS Minority Travel Fellowship Award, Experimental Biology 98
4/99 APS Minority Travel Fellowship Award, Experimental Biology 99
4/99 Proctor & Gamble Professional Opportunity Award, APS Cell & Molecular Physiology Section, Experimental Biology 99
5/99 First Place in Graduate/Medical Student Research Forum, University of Vermont
4/00 APS Minority Travel Fellowship Award, Experimental Biology 2000
5/00 Third Place in Graduate/Medical Student Research Forum, University of Vermont
4/01 APS Minority Travel Fellowship Award, Experimental Biology 2001
12/02 Travel Award to attend 10th Annual Society for Basic Urological Research Fall Meeting
2003 Special Award for Recognition of Devoted Service, DeGoesbriand Council 279 Knights of Columbus, Burlington, VT
2006 Nominated for Family of the Year Award, Vermont State Council Knights of Columbus
For a complete list of publications visit Pub Med.
2020 Pantoni MM, Herrera GM, Van Alstyne KR, Anagnostaras SG. Quantifying the Acoustic Startle Response in Mice Using Standard Digital Video. Front Behav Neurosci. 2020 Jun 3; 14:83. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00083. PMID: 32595460, PMCID: PMC7289120
2016 Khuon L, Zum KR, Zurn JB, Herrera GM. Teaching biomedical design through a university-industry partnership. Conf Proc IEEE Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug; 2016: 3023-3026, doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591366. PMID: 28268949
2015 White RS, Zemen BG, Khan Z, Montgomery JR, Herrera GM, Meredith AL. Evaluation of mouse urinary bladder smooth muscle for diurnal differences in contractile properties. Front Pharmacol. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00293. PMID: 25620932, PMCID: PMC4288323
2014 Zvarova K, Herrera GM, May V, Vizzard MA. Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CARTp): distribution and function in rat urinary bladder. J Mol Neurosci. doi: 10.1007/s12031-014-0302-y. PMID: 24740629, PMCID: PMC4454392
2012 Marquez F, Herrera GM, Campo T, Cotto M, Duconge J, Sanz JM, Elizalde E, Perales O, Morant C. Prepartion of hollow magnetite microspheres and their applications as drugs carriers. Nanoscale Res Lett. doi: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-210. PMID: 22490731, PMCID: PMC3388010
2002 Nelson MT, Herrera GM. Molecular physiology: protecting the heart. Nature. PMID: 11907561
2002 Herrera GM, Nelson MT. Differential regulation of SK and BK channels by Ca2+ signals from Ca2+ channels and ryanodine receptors in guinea-pig urinary bladder myocytes. J. Physiol. doi: 10:113/jphysiol.2002.017707. PMID: 12042353, PMCID: PMC2290319