Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wilkes University
United States of America
Dr. McCune currently serves as an instructor in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry in the Pharmacotherapeutics course sequence as well as a specialized course, the Neuropharmacology of Drugs of Abuse. In the laboratory, Dr. McCune in engaged in studies designed to characterize subtype specific differences in signal transduction and function of the alpha1-adrenergic receptors. Dr. McCune also regularly acts as faculty escort for pharmacy students engaged in the study of medicinal plants of the Peruvian Amazon and is the coach of the Wilkes University Fencing Club.
ERK activation on smooth muscle cells from aortic, coronary, and pulmonary arterial tissues