Solomon Silas Senok

Contact

s.senok@ajman.ac.ae

06 705 6397

Ajman Campus

Solomon Silas Senok
Dean
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Dr. Solomon Silas Senok holds a medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria's premier medical school, and a PhD in Physiology (Neuroscience) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, which is ranked 49th globally in the 2022 Times Higher Education World Rankings. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Senok has taught Physiology and Neuroscience at several universities across the Caribbean, the UK, the Middle East, and Nigeria. He has significant expertise in curriculum development, having contributed to the early stages of two new medical schools in the Middle East. Dr. Senok's research int

Education

PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1995

Diploma in Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, PR China, 1992

MBBS, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Nigeria, 1987

Experience

Founding Dean, College of Medicine, Ajman University, Mar. 2018 – Present

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 2010 – Oct. 2016

Assistant Professor, Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 2006 – Oct. 2010

Assistant Professor, Clinical Physiology, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain, Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2006

Research Fellow, Neurophysiology, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, Jan. 2001 – Aug. 2002

Lecturer in Human Physiology – Clinical, Dept. of Preclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, July 1997 – Dec. 2000

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Departments of Physiology and Anatomy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Oct. 1995 – July 1997

Teaching Area

Neuroscience

Neurophysiology

Research

Retinal Stimulation Using Multielectrode Arrays as Implantable Devices for the Restoration of Vision in Retinal Degeneration (Collaborative Work with Colleagues at Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea).

Human Physiological Studies on Alertness and the Effects of Various Interventions (e.g., Sleep Deprivation) on Alertness and Autonomic Modulation. Human biopotentials recorded and analyzed for this purpose include ECG and beat-to-beat blood pressure (for autonomic modulation), EEG and evoked potentials in combination with cognitive function testing for assessing levels of alertness. Additionally, blood flow to the prefrontal cortex is measured using a functional near-infrared imaging (fNIR) method as an indicator of prefrontal cortical function during the performance of cognitive tasks.

Mechanosensory Transduction in Cutaneous Receptors. I have maintained a longstanding interest in somatosensory transduction—the process by which environmental or endogenous stimuli are converted into transmissible action potentials by sensory neurons. Recently, our focus has been on the effect of glutamate receptor antagonists on somatosensory transduction. We have continued to use our robust isolated preparation to study sensory receptors in the vibrissal follicles. Our current research is shifting towards understanding how potassium channels modulate mechanosensory activity in touch receptors.

Pain Mechanisms and Acupuncture Antinociception. My research interest in pain mechanisms and unconventional interventions is partially influenced by my background and training in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Publications

Peter M.B. Cahusac and Solomon S. Senok (2020). Does Hyaluronidase Enhance Drug Penetration to Mechanoreceptors? Skin Pharmacology and Physiology 33(5) DOI: 10.1159/000510890

Cahusac P & Senok Solomon (2018) Selective decline in the prevalence of slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptors during development, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.04.001

Jungryul Ahn, Myoung-Hwan Choi, Kwangsoo Kim, Solomon S. Senok, Dong-il Dan Cho, Kyo-in Koo, and Yongsook Goo (2017). The advantage of topographic prominence-adopted filter for the detection of short-latency spikes of retinal ganglion cells. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol. 21(5): 555–563. doi: 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.5.555

Myoung-Hwan Choi, Jungryul Ahn, Daejin Park, Sang Min Lee, Dong-il Dan Cho, Solomon S. Senok, Kyo-in Koo, and Yongsook Goo (2017). Topographic Prominence Discriminator for the Detection of Short-latency Spikes of Retinal Ganglion Cells. J. Neural Engineering. 14 016017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aa5646

Goo YS, Park DJ, Ahn JR and Senok SS (2016) Spontaneous Oscillatory Rhythms in the Degenerating Mouse Retina Modulate Retinal Ganglion Cell Responses to Electrical Stimulation. Frontiers in Cell. Neuroscience. 9:512. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00512

Park, D. J., Senok, S. S., and Goo, Y. S. (2015). Degeneration stage-specific response pattern of retinal ganglion cell spikes in rd10 mouse retina. Conf. Proc. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. 3351–3354

Kun No Ahn, Jeong Yeol Ahn, Kyo In Koo, Solomon S. Senok and Yong Sook Goo (2015). Effect of stimulus waveform of biphasic current pulses on retinal ganglion cell responses in retinal degeneration (rd1) mice. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 19: 167－175

Salah Kassab, Taysir Garadah, Marwan Abu-Hijleh, Jamal Golbahar, Solomon Senok, Javed Wazir, Khalid Gumaa (2006) The angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonist valsartan attenuates pathological ventricular hypertrophy induced by hyperhomocysteinemia in rats. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System 7(4):206-211

P.M.B. Cahusac and S.S. Senok (2006). Metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists selectively enhance responses of slowly adapting Type I mechanoreceptors. Synapse 59:235-242

Cahusac, P.M.B., Senok, S.S., Hitchcock, I., Genever, P. and Baumann, K.I. (2005) Are unconventional NMDA receptors involved in slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptor responses? Neuroscience 133:763-773

Odekunle A, Adogwa A and SS Senok. (2002) Evidence of collateralization of vagal efferents innervating subdiaphragmatic segments of the gastrointestinal tract in the rat using the double labeling fluorescent dyes technique. West Indian Med J. 51(4): 216-9

Lau, J.W.S, Senok, S.S. and Stadlin, A (2000). Methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress in cultured mouse astrocytes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 914, 146-156

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1997). Functional evidence for calcium-induced calcium release in isolated rat vibrissal Merkel cell mechanoreceptors. Journal of Physiology (London) 500, 29-37

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1996). Chloroquine specifically impairs Merkel cell mechanoreceptor function in isolated rat sinus hairs. Neuroscience Letters 214, 167-170

Baumann, KI, Chan, E, Halata, Z, Senok SS and Yung, WH (1996). An isolated rat vibrissal preparation with stable responses of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors. Neuroscience Letters 213, 1-4

Senok, SS, Baumann, KI and Halata, Z (1996). Selective phototoxic destruction of quinacrine loaded Merkel cells is neither selective nor complete. Experimental Brain Research 110, 325-334

Adeniyi, KO, Ogunkeye, OO, Senok, SS, and Udoh, FV (1994). The effects of thyroidectomy and thyroxine on the reactivity of rat uterine muscle to electrical stimulation in vitro. Pathophysiology 1, 151-154

Adeniyi, KO, Ogunkeye, OO, Senok, SS, and Udoh, FV (1994). Influence of the thyroid state on the intrinsic contractile properties of the bladder muscle. Acta Physiologica Hungarica 82, 69-74

Adeniyi, KO, Ogunkeye, OO, Senok, SS, and Udoh, FV (1992). The effect of thyroidectomy and thyroxin administration on the reactivity of rat diaphragm muscle to electrical stimulation in vitro. Acta Physiologica Hungarica 79, 389-93

Solomon S. Senok and Usha Nayar (2006). Central mechanisms of pain: From Gate Control to Neuronal Maze In: Pain Updated: Mechanisms and Effects, Ed. Mathur, R. Anamaya Publishers, New Delhi. Pp 4 – 10 (BOOK CHAPTER)

S.S. Senok, P.G. Genever, P.M.B. Cahusac and K.I. Baumann (2003). Glutamate receptor-like immunoeractivity in rat vibrissal Merkel cells In: The Merkel cell: Structure, Development, Function and Merkel cell carcinoma, Eds. Klaus I. Baumann, Zdenek Halata and Ingrid Moll. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pp 163-168 (BOOK CHAPTER)

K.I. Baumann and S.S. Senok (2003). Transduction in Merkel cell mechanoreceptors – What is the job of the Merkel cell? In: The Merkel cell: Structure, Development, Function and Merkel cell carcinoma, Eds. Klaus I. Baumann, Zdenek Halata and Ingrid Moll. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pp 169-176 (BOOK CHAPTER)

Conference Presentation

Goo YS, Park DJ, Ahn JR, Senok S (2016). Power of ~5 Hz Spontaneous Oscillatory Rhythm in the Degenerate Retina Might Modulate RGC Spikes to Electrical Stimulation. Front. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: MEA Meeting 2016 | 10th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Electrode Arrays. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnins.2016.93.00010

Dae-jin Park; JungRyul Ahn; Seong Kwang Cha; Yong Sook Goo; Solomon Senok (2016). Oscillatory Rhythm in Degenerate Mouse (rd10) Retina Modulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Response to Electrical Stimulus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol.57, 3730 (ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Seattle, Wash., May 1-5, 2016)

Solomon Senok, Faizah A. Alshehri, Ali A. Khraibi and Ronald De Meersman (2015). The effects of a 2.5% weight loss on systolic blood pressure, baroreceptor sensitivity and autonomic modulation in young women. Proc Physiol Soc 34:116P (Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society held in Cardiff, UK - July 2015)

Senok, S., Stadlin, A. (2012). 1-Methyl-2-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine Differentially Dissipates Mitochondrial Membrane Potentials in Mesencephalic, Striatal, and Cortical Astrocytes. Proceedings of the Physiological Society (UK), Vol. 27, C10. Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society, Edinburgh.

Cahusac, P. M., Senok, S. (2011). Selective Decline in Slowly Adapting Type I Mechanoreceptors During Development in Rat Sinus Hair Follicles In Vitro. Proceedings of the Physiological Society (UK), Vol. 23, PC304. Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society, Oxford.

Senok, S. S., Cahusac, P. M. B. (2007). Potassium Channels Modulate the Mechanical Sensitivity of Cutaneous Type I Slowly Adapting Mechanoreceptors. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (Online), San Diego, CA, November 2007.

Solomon S. Senok, Klaus I. Baumann and WingHo Yung. The different effects of amiloride on the responses of vibrissal types I and II slowly adapting mechanoreceptors (2005) Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (Online) Washington, DC:, November, 2005

Peter M.B. Cahusac & Solomon S. Senok (2005) Blockade of metabotropic glutamate receptors enhances responses of rat slowly adapting type I cutaneous mechanoreceptors in vitro. J. Physiol 567P C41

Peter M.B. Cahusac & Solomon S. Senok (2004). The effects of ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists on cutaneous slowly adapting type I responses. J Physiol 555P C155

S.S. Senok (2004). MK-801 block of cutaneous mechanoreceptor responses: Evidence for glutamate neurotransmission? Oral communication at the 3rd Congress of the African Association of Physiological Sciences, Morocco, 2004

Senok, S S, Genever, P G and Cahusac P M B (2003). Is MK-801 a specific NMDA receptor antagonist? Oral communication at the 3rd Congress of the Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS), Nice, France, June 28 - July 2, 2003

S S Senok, K I Baumann and P M B Cahusac (2001) MK-801 Depression of vibrissal slowly-adapting mechanoreceptor responses. J. Physiol. 536P S196

S S Senok, P M B Cahusac and K I Baumann (2001) Spontaneous firing in vibrissal type II slowly adapting mechanoreceptors depends on potassium channel activity. Oral communication presented at the Society for Neuroscience Conference November 10 - 15 2001 in San Diego, California

Baumann, KI, Chan, E, Halata, Z, Senok, SS and Yung, WH (1998). Stable responses of vibrissal mechanoreceptors isolated from rat sinus hairs. FASEB Journal 12(3): A291

Baumann, KI, Chan, E, Senok, SS, Yung, WH, and Halata, Z (1998). An isolated rat sinus hair preparation with stable responses of vibrissal mechanoreceptors. European Journal of Physiology 435(6): P29-2

Senok, SS and Stadlin, A (1998). Changes in mitochondrial membrane potentials in MPTP-treated astrocytes. Presented at the 5th Conference of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Common Molecular Mechanisms, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, February, 1998

Senok, SS and Stadlin, A (1997). The selective changes in mitochondrial membrane potentials in 1-methyl-4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated astrocytes. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 23:274

Senok, SS, Yung, WH and Baumann, KI (1997). Intracellular calcium dynamics in hyposmostically stimulated Merkel cells of rat vibrissae. Proceedings of the 33rd Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, St. Petersburg. P079.04

Senok, SS, Yung, WH and Baumann, KI (1997). Calcium measurements in hyposmotically stimulated Merkel cells of isolated rat vibrissae. Neuroscience Letters Supplement 47, S25

Baumann, KI, Senok and Yung, WH (1996). CICR in Merkel cell mechanoreceptors from isolated rat vibrissae. Abstract A 069 (Presented at the First Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), Pattaya, Thailand, October 19 -23, 1996)

Senok, SS, Chan, DWH, Lam, HSY and Lee, YC (1996). NPY induces cytosolic calcium elevation in hamster glucagon-producing islet cell line. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Endocrinology, San Francisco, 1996. P1-891

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1996). Structure and function of quinacrine loaded Merkel cells in isolated rat sinus hairs. FASEB Journal 10(3), A161

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1996). Functional evidence for calcium-induced calcium release in isolated rat vibrissal Merkel cell mechanoreceptors. Journal of Physiology 491P, 112-113

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1996). Pharmacological characterisation of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in isolated rat vibrissae. Neuroscience Letters Supplement 46, S3

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1995). The role of intracellular calcium release in rat sinus hair slowly adapting mechanoreceptors. Proceedings of the 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Abstract D2.17

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1995). Chloroquine specifically impairs Merkel cell receptors in isolated rat sinus hairs. Journal of Physiology 483P, 154-155P

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1995). Functional and structural studies on the survival time of an isolated rat sinus hair. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 22, A46

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1994). Response characteristics of two types of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the isolated rat sinus hair. Neuroscience Letters supplement 45, S47

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1993). The role of potassium currents in the mechanoelectric transduction process of Merkel cell receptors. Neuroscience Letters Supplement 44, S18.4

Baumann, KI and Senok, SS (1993). UV-irradiation of quinacrine stained rat Merkel cells in vitro impairs the function of slowly adapting type I receptors. Proceedings of the 32nd Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Glasgow, Abstract 278.19P

Adeniyi, K, Ogunkeye, O, Senok, S and Udoh, F (1993). The reactivity of rat aortic ring to electrical stimulation in vitro: effects of thyroidectomy and thyroxin administration. Proceedings of the 32nd Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Glasgow, Abstract 247.17P

Memberships, Awards and Honors

Young Scientists Award, 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Kyoto, Japan.

Awarded an Exchange Scholarship by the Government of the People's Republic of China to Study Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Tianjin, China (1991/92).

Member, The Physiological Society (UK), Since 2010

Member, African Association of Physiological Sciences (Council Member), Since 2004

Member Society for Neuroscience (USA), Since 2000

Member, American Physiological Society, Since 2000

Member, Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Since 2000

Contact

Solomon Silas Senok

Education

PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1995

Diploma in Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, PR China, 1992

MBBS, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Nigeria, 1987

Experience

Founding Dean, College of Medicine, Ajman University, Mar. 2018 – Present

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 2010 – Oct. 2016

Assistant Professor, Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 2006 – Oct. 2010

Assistant Professor, Clinical Physiology, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain, Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2006

Research Fellow, Neurophysiology, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, Jan. 2001 – Aug. 2002

Lecturer in Human Physiology – Clinical, Dept. of Preclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, July 1997 – Dec. 2000

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Departments of Physiology and Anatomy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Oct. 1995 – July 1997

Teaching Area

Neuroscience

Neurophysiology

Research

Retinal Stimulation Using Multielectrode Arrays as Implantable Devices for the Restoration of Vision in Retinal Degeneration (Collaborative Work with Colleagues at Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea).

Pain Mechanisms and Acupuncture Antinociception. My research interest in pain mechanisms and unconventional interventions is partially influenced by my background and training in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Publications

Peter M.B. Cahusac and Solomon S. Senok (2020). Does Hyaluronidase Enhance Drug Penetration to Mechanoreceptors? Skin Pharmacology and Physiology 33(5) DOI: 10.1159/000510890

Cahusac P & Senok Solomon (2018) Selective decline in the prevalence of slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptors during development, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.04.001

Goo YS, Park DJ, Ahn JR and Senok SS (2016) Spontaneous Oscillatory Rhythms in the Degenerating Mouse Retina Modulate Retinal Ganglion Cell Responses to Electrical Stimulation. Frontiers in Cell. Neuroscience. 9:512. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00512

Park, D. J., Senok, S. S., and Goo, Y. S. (2015). Degeneration stage-specific response pattern of retinal ganglion cell spikes in rd10 mouse retina. Conf. Proc. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. 3351–3354

Kun No Ahn, Jeong Yeol Ahn, Kyo In Koo, Solomon S. Senok and Yong Sook Goo (2015). Effect of stimulus waveform of biphasic current pulses on retinal ganglion cell responses in retinal degeneration (rd1) mice. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 19: 167－175

P.M.B. Cahusac and S.S. Senok (2006). Metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists selectively enhance responses of slowly adapting Type I mechanoreceptors. Synapse 59:235-242

Cahusac, P.M.B., Senok, S.S., Hitchcock, I., Genever, P. and Baumann, K.I. (2005) Are unconventional NMDA receptors involved in slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptor responses? Neuroscience 133:763-773

Odekunle A, Adogwa A and SS Senok. (2002) Evidence of collateralization of vagal efferents innervating subdiaphragmatic segments of the gastrointestinal tract in the rat using the double labeling fluorescent dyes technique. West Indian Med J. 51(4): 216-9

Lau, J.W.S, Senok, S.S. and Stadlin, A (2000). Methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress in cultured mouse astrocytes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 914, 146-156

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1997). Functional evidence for calcium-induced calcium release in isolated rat vibrissal Merkel cell mechanoreceptors. Journal of Physiology (London) 500, 29-37

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1996). Chloroquine specifically impairs Merkel cell mechanoreceptor function in isolated rat sinus hairs. Neuroscience Letters 214, 167-170

Baumann, KI, Chan, E, Halata, Z, Senok SS and Yung, WH (1996). An isolated rat vibrissal preparation with stable responses of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors. Neuroscience Letters 213, 1-4

Senok, SS, Baumann, KI and Halata, Z (1996). Selective phototoxic destruction of quinacrine loaded Merkel cells is neither selective nor complete. Experimental Brain Research 110, 325-334

Adeniyi, KO, Ogunkeye, OO, Senok, SS, and Udoh, FV (1994). The effects of thyroidectomy and thyroxine on the reactivity of rat uterine muscle to electrical stimulation in vitro. Pathophysiology 1, 151-154

Adeniyi, KO, Ogunkeye, OO, Senok, SS, and Udoh, FV (1994). Influence of the thyroid state on the intrinsic contractile properties of the bladder muscle. Acta Physiologica Hungarica 82, 69-74

Adeniyi, KO, Ogunkeye, OO, Senok, SS, and Udoh, FV (1992). The effect of thyroidectomy and thyroxin administration on the reactivity of rat diaphragm muscle to electrical stimulation in vitro. Acta Physiologica Hungarica 79, 389-93

Solomon S. Senok and Usha Nayar (2006). Central mechanisms of pain: From Gate Control to Neuronal Maze In: Pain Updated: Mechanisms and Effects, Ed. Mathur, R. Anamaya Publishers, New Delhi. Pp 4 – 10 (BOOK CHAPTER)

Conference Presentation

Cahusac, P. M., Senok, S. (2011). Selective Decline in Slowly Adapting Type I Mechanoreceptors During Development in Rat Sinus Hair Follicles In Vitro. Proceedings of the Physiological Society (UK), Vol. 23, PC304. Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society, Oxford.

Senok, S. S., Cahusac, P. M. B. (2007). Potassium Channels Modulate the Mechanical Sensitivity of Cutaneous Type I Slowly Adapting Mechanoreceptors. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (Online), San Diego, CA, November 2007.

Solomon S. Senok, Klaus I. Baumann and WingHo Yung. The different effects of amiloride on the responses of vibrissal types I and II slowly adapting mechanoreceptors (2005) Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (Online) Washington, DC:, November, 2005

Peter M.B. Cahusac & Solomon S. Senok (2005) Blockade of metabotropic glutamate receptors enhances responses of rat slowly adapting type I cutaneous mechanoreceptors in vitro. J. Physiol 567P C41

Peter M.B. Cahusac & Solomon S. Senok (2004). The effects of ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists on cutaneous slowly adapting type I responses. J Physiol 555P C155

S.S. Senok (2004). MK-801 block of cutaneous mechanoreceptor responses: Evidence for glutamate neurotransmission? Oral communication at the 3rd Congress of the African Association of Physiological Sciences, Morocco, 2004

Senok, S S, Genever, P G and Cahusac P M B (2003). Is MK-801 a specific NMDA receptor antagonist? Oral communication at the 3rd Congress of the Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS), Nice, France, June 28 - July 2, 2003

S S Senok, K I Baumann and P M B Cahusac (2001) MK-801 Depression of vibrissal slowly-adapting mechanoreceptor responses. J. Physiol. 536P S196

S S Senok, P M B Cahusac and K I Baumann (2001) Spontaneous firing in vibrissal type II slowly adapting mechanoreceptors depends on potassium channel activity. Oral communication presented at the Society for Neuroscience Conference November 10 - 15 2001 in San Diego, California

Baumann, KI, Chan, E, Halata, Z, Senok, SS and Yung, WH (1998). Stable responses of vibrissal mechanoreceptors isolated from rat sinus hairs. FASEB Journal 12(3): A291

Baumann, KI, Chan, E, Senok, SS, Yung, WH, and Halata, Z (1998). An isolated rat sinus hair preparation with stable responses of vibrissal mechanoreceptors. European Journal of Physiology 435(6): P29-2

Senok, SS and Stadlin, A (1998). Changes in mitochondrial membrane potentials in MPTP-treated astrocytes. Presented at the 5th Conference of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Common Molecular Mechanisms, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, February, 1998

Senok, SS and Stadlin, A (1997). The selective changes in mitochondrial membrane potentials in 1-methyl-4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated astrocytes. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 23:274

Senok, SS, Yung, WH and Baumann, KI (1997). Intracellular calcium dynamics in hyposmostically stimulated Merkel cells of rat vibrissae. Proceedings of the 33rd Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, St. Petersburg. P079.04

Senok, SS, Yung, WH and Baumann, KI (1997). Calcium measurements in hyposmotically stimulated Merkel cells of isolated rat vibrissae. Neuroscience Letters Supplement 47, S25

Baumann, KI, Senok and Yung, WH (1996). CICR in Merkel cell mechanoreceptors from isolated rat vibrissae. Abstract A 069 (Presented at the First Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), Pattaya, Thailand, October 19 -23, 1996)

Senok, SS, Chan, DWH, Lam, HSY and Lee, YC (1996). NPY induces cytosolic calcium elevation in hamster glucagon-producing islet cell line. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Endocrinology, San Francisco, 1996. P1-891

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1996). Structure and function of quinacrine loaded Merkel cells in isolated rat sinus hairs. FASEB Journal 10(3), A161

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1996). Functional evidence for calcium-induced calcium release in isolated rat vibrissal Merkel cell mechanoreceptors. Journal of Physiology 491P, 112-113

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1996). Pharmacological characterisation of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in isolated rat vibrissae. Neuroscience Letters Supplement 46, S3

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1995). The role of intracellular calcium release in rat sinus hair slowly adapting mechanoreceptors. Proceedings of the 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Abstract D2.17

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1995). Chloroquine specifically impairs Merkel cell receptors in isolated rat sinus hairs. Journal of Physiology 483P, 154-155P

Senok, SS, Halata, Z and Baumann, KI (1995). Functional and structural studies on the survival time of an isolated rat sinus hair. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 22, A46

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1994). Response characteristics of two types of slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the isolated rat sinus hair. Neuroscience Letters supplement 45, S47

Senok, SS and Baumann, KI (1993). The role of potassium currents in the mechanoelectric transduction process of Merkel cell receptors. Neuroscience Letters Supplement 44, S18.4

Baumann, KI and Senok, SS (1993). UV-irradiation of quinacrine stained rat Merkel cells in vitro impairs the function of slowly adapting type I receptors. Proceedings of the 32nd Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Glasgow, Abstract 278.19P

Adeniyi, K, Ogunkeye, O, Senok, S and Udoh, F (1993). The reactivity of rat aortic ring to electrical stimulation in vitro: effects of thyroidectomy and thyroxin administration. Proceedings of the 32nd Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Glasgow, Abstract 247.17P

Memberships, Awards and Honors

Young Scientists Award, 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Kyoto, Japan.

Awarded an Exchange Scholarship by the Government of the People's Republic of China to Study Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Tianjin, China (1991/92).

Member, The Physiological Society (UK), Since 2010

Member, African Association of Physiological Sciences (Council Member), Since 2004

Member Society for Neuroscience (USA), Since 2000

Member, American Physiological Society, Since 2000

Member, Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Since 2000