Education

B.S., Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 1991
M.S., Physiology, Hahneman University, Philadelphia, PA, 1994
Ph.D., Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 1999
FIRST Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology, Emory University, 2000-2003

Grant Support

Department of Education
Project Title: Enhancement of Interdisciplinary Science
Project Period: October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2010

The purpose of the grant is to improve the Neuroscience program that is currently on the Morehouse campus between the Biology and Psychology departments, as well as to broaden our students' access to this essential, interdisciplinary science. It includes funding to improve existing courses, implement a laboratory course for the Neurobiology course, enhance direct mentoring and hire tutors for students, among many other activities.

Recent Publications

Kim, Y.T., Haftel, V.K., Kumar, S., Bellamkonda, R.V.  (2008)  The role of aligned polymer fiber-based constructs in the bridging of long peripheral nerve gaps. Biomaterials. 29(21):3117-27.

Haftel, V.K., Bichler, E.K., Wang, Q.B., Prather, J.F., Pinter, M.J., and Cope T.C. (2005) Central suppression of regenerated proprioceptive afferents. J Neurosci. 25(19):4733-42.

Haftel, V.K., Bichler, E.K., Nichols, T.R., Pinter, M.J., Cope, T.C. (2004) Movement reduces the dynamic response of muscle spindle afferents and motoneuron synaptic potentials in rat. J Neurophysiol. 91(5):2164-2171.

Haftel, V.K., Prather, J.F., Heckman, C.J., Cope, T.C. (2001) Recruitment of cat motoneurons in the absence of homonymous afferent feedback. J Neurophysiol. 86(2):616-28.

Alvarez, F.J., Fyffe, R.E., Dewey, D.E., Haftel, V.K., Cope, T.C. (2000) Factors regulating AMPA-type glutamate receptor subunit changes induced by sciatic nerve injury in rats. J Comp Neurol. 426(2):229-242.

Morehouse College
Department of Biology
Nabrit-Mapp-McBay, Room 320
830 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
Tel: 404.653.7874
Email: vhaftel@morehouse.edu