Doug Schultz

Graduate student, Department of Physiological Science, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, UCLA

Principle Research Interests:
Dissertation Title: "Sex Steroid Control of a Neuromuscular System in a wild Tropical Bird with an Elaborate Courtship Display"

E-mail: dschultz@physci.ucla.edu

Education:
Ph.D. 1995-6/2001 University of California , Los Angeles, Department of Physiological Science
B.A. 1988-1993 California State University, Fullerton, Department of Biology Biology major; Chemistry minor

Research Experience:
Graduate Student Researcher, Laboratory of Dr. Barney A. Schlinger, Department of Physiological Sciences,
1997-current
Graduate Student Trainee, Awarded support from National Institutes of Health training grant administered by the UCLA Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, 1997-1999
Independent Researcher in the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology of Dr. Barney Schlinger, University of California at Los Angeles, 1995-1997

Teaching Experience:
Teaching Associate Consultant, Department of Physiological Science, UCLA, 1999
Teaching Associate, Department of Physiological Science, UCLA, 1995-1999
Teacher, Institute of Reading Development, Long Beach, CA 1993-1995
Substitute Teacher, Covina Valley Unified School System, Covina, CA 1993-1995

Professional Service, Activities and Awards:
Member, International Society for Neuroscience. 1996-current
Member, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research Institute, UCLA, 1996-current
Training Fellow, National Institutes of Health Training Grant. 1997-1999
Dean's List Honors Scholar, California State University at Fullerton. 1993

Selected Publications:
Schultz, J.D. and B.A. Schlinger, 1999. Widespread accumulation of 3H-testosterone in the spinal cord of a sub-oscine bird with an elaborate courtship display. Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. 96: 10428-10432.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/96/18/10428

Saldanha, C.J., Schultz, J.D., London, S.E., and B.A. Schlinger 2000. Telencephalic aromatase, but not a song circuit in a sub-oscine passerince,, the Golden-collared manakin (Manacus vittelinus). Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 2000. 56(1) 29-37

Schlinger, BA, Schultz JD, and F. Hertel. Neuromuscular and Endocrine Control of Reproductive Behavior. 2001, Hormones and Behavior, In press

Schultz, J.D., Bauch, M., and B.A. Schlinger, 1999. Sexually dimorphic specializations of wing muscles in a wingsnapping bird. In Prep.

Schultz, J.D. and B.A Schlinger, 1999. Motoneurons Controlling the Courtship Display of a Wild Tropical Bird Express Androgen Receptor mRNA. In Prep.