Rate My Professor Debra Ann Fadool

Fadool's research investigates olfactory signal transduction and the neuromodulation of ion channels by hormones and neurotrophins such as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), insulin, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Her lab explores the olfactory system's role as a metabolic sensor, examining diet-induced obesity's effects on olfactory circuits, nanoparticle-based drug delivery to the olfactory bulb, serotonergic modulation, exercise interventions, neuroinflammation, and neurogenesis in relation to metabolic disorders. Techniques employed include electrophysiology, optogenetics, CRISPR gene editing, and metabolic phenotyping. In 2023, she was awarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study connections between diet, metabolism, and the brain. As a leader in postdoctoral training, she chairs the Postdoctoral Advisory Board and Awards Committee. She has served on numerous university committees, including multiple terms on Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Neuroscience Search Committees, and founded the TriBeta National Honor Society chapter at FSU. Her contributions extend to visiting lectureships at University College London and the University of Utah.