Elmar Mammadov, BSc, MS, M.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Mammadov served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Zanos lab, collaborating with Dr. Zanos to establish most of the lab’s behavioral pharmacology techniques and ex vivo electrophysiology recording rigs.

His research focused on comprehending the precise neurobiological mechanisms behind the actions of ketamine and its metabolites. Specifically, he investigated their efficacy to reverse maladaptive behavioral responses and prevent relapse during prolonged drug abstinence, employing rodent models. 

Currently, he is pursuing an additional Master’s program in Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Selected Publications

• Michael A, Onisiforou A, Georgiou P, Koumas M, Mammadov E, Zanos P. (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine facilitates extinction and prevents emotional impairment and stress-induced reinstatement in morphine abstinent mice. bioRxiv 2023: 2023.2012.2007.570550. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.07.570550.
• Arikan T, Emek E, Bozkurt B, Mammadov E, Ceyhan O, Sahin T et al. Does Multiple Bile Duct Anastomosis in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Affect the Postoperative Biliary Complications? Transplant Proc 2019; 51(7): 2473-2477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.160.

Derrick Phillips, BS, MS, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Phillips served as the first postdoctoral fellow in the Zanos lab.

His research focused on understanding the effects of different drugs of abuse on sleep architecture during chronic administration, as well as following protracted abstinence.

Following his postdoctoral training in the Zanos lab, he secured a faculty position at the University of Idaho, USA, as an Assistant Professor of Circadian Biology.

Selected Publications

• Phillips DJ., Powels C., Zanos P. Protracted abstinence from chronic opioid administration induces REM-specific sleep disturbances in mice. In Preparation.
• Smith PC, Phillips DJ, Pocivavsek A, Byrd CA, Viechweg SS, Hampton B et al. Estradiol influences adenosinergic signaling and nonrapid eye movement sleep need in adult female rats. Sleep 2022; 45(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab225.