Jayaraman Rao, MD

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	Jayaraman Rao, MD Carl Baldridge Chair for Parkinson's Research Clinical Professor, Neurology and Neurosciences Director, Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders Center LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans 1542 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 568- 4080 jrao@lsuhsc.edu Website
Degrees	BS Biology - 1963 Vivekananda College, Madras, University of Madras, Madras, India MD - 1969 Kasturba Medical College, Manipal & Mangalore University of Mysore, India
Research Interests	Neurobiology of basal ganglia Neurobiology of reward and reinforcement systems Neuropeptide and neurotransmitter gene expression Clinical aspects of movement disorders Dopamine and neuropeptide interactions in the hypothalamus
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Carl Baldridge Chair for Parkinson's ResearchClinical Professor, Neurology and NeurosciencesDirector, Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders Center