Dr. Davis is a Professor of Neurobiology and Medicine whose research focuses on the role of growth factor interaction with sensory fibers that may be responsible for regulating neurogenic inflammation in pancreatic disease. He also investigates the role of the peripheral nervous system in pancreatic cancer pain and metastasis.
- BA, Biology, University of Illinois - Urbana, 1978
- PhD, Neuroscience, State University of New York - Stony Brook, 1983
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurophysiology, State University of New York - Stony Brook, 1985
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurodevelopment, Northwestern University - Evanston, 1986
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Spinal Cord Regeneration, University of Illinois - Chicago, 1989
Education & Training
Yamaichi, Y., Bruckner, R., Ringgaard, S., Moll, A., Cameron, D.E., Briegel, A., Jensen, G.J., Davis, B.M., Waldor, M.K. A multidomain hub anchors the chromosome segregation and chemotactic machinery to the bacterial pole. Genes and Development. 2012; 26(20): 2348-60.
Powell, K.J., Sharma, P., Richens, J.L., Davis, B.M., Moses, J.E., O'Shea, P. Interactions of marine-derived y-pyrone natural products with phospholipid membranes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2012; 14(42): 14489-91.
Galvao, J., Davis, B.M., Cordeiro, M.F. In vivo imaging of retinal ganglion cell apoptosis. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 2013; 13(1): 123-7.
- Member, Society for Neurosciences, 1979 - Present
- Member, American Gastroenterology Association, 2001 - Present
- Member, International Association for the Study of Pain, 2005 - Present
