Andrew Charles
Director · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Credentials: · · ·
History
PresentDivision of Headache and Facial Pain · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
- 1982–1986
Research
Intercellular calcium signaling in astrocytes via ATP release through connexin hemichannels
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2002 · Last of 4 authors · 719 citations
ATP released from astrocytes mediates glial calcium waves
Journal of Neuroscience · 1999 · 619 citations
bcl-2 inhibits death of central neural cells induced by multiple agents
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 1993 · 608 citations
15 papers · 14 as a resident
- PG
12 papers
5 papers · 5 as a resident
- DD
4 papers
4 papers · 1 as a fellow
- SS
4 papers
- ST
4 papers
- JT
3 papers
Grants
- 2024–2025
A Novel Platform for the Discovery and Characterization of Migraine Therapies
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R61
Contact PI · $455.4K · University of California Los Angeles
- 2000–2007
Mechanisms and Functions of Astrocyte Calcium Signaling
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $1.2M · University of California Los Angeles
- 1995–2001
Glial Cell Signaling in Central Nervous System Injury
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R29
Contact PI · $471.9K · University of California Los Angeles
- 1997–2000
Clinical Research Program for the Partial Epilepsies
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · P01
Project lead · $429K · University of California Los Angeles
Clinical trials
- 2006–2015