HELMUT GOTTLIEB
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
gottlieb@uiwtx.edu

Dr. Gottlieb completed his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M-Kingsville and soon after moved to New Orleans were he pursued his doctoral dissertation research under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Kapusta at LSU Health Sciences Center. After successful defense of his dissertation, Water Diuretic Properties of kappa Opioids: CNS Sites, Mechanisms, and Functions, Dr. Gottlieb obtained a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and moved to San Antonio in 2004 to pursue his postdoctoral research at UTHSCSA under the guidance of Dr. Tom Cunningham.

In addition to participating on Dr. Cunningham’s ongoing projects, Dr. Gottlieb has utilized neuroscience techniques to extend some of his graduate studies to understanding the role opioid systems play in the regulation of cardiovascular function and fluid and electrolyte balance. These studies have provided basic knowledge on how different CNS systems interact and modulate water and sodium balance, which is crucial for the prevention and treatment of a number of diseases.

Dr. Gottlieb has also been collaborating with Dr. Robert Johnson and Dr. Fruzsina Johnson identifying the role of carbon monoxide systems on electrolyte balance and renal sympathetic nerve activity. In addition to this study, there is also a collaborative effort to develop a model of a cerebral aneurysm and examine whether blockade of the carbon monoxide system will decrease the high mortality rate for this pathology.

Dr. Gottlieb is a member of the American Physiological Society (APS), American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). In addition to presenting his work in national and international meetings, he has published his work in journals such as the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, and Experimental Neurology.