Mechanism of Inhaled Anesthetics
Why is the receptor responsible for inhaled anesthesia elusive?
Robert Brosnan, DVM, PhD, DACVAA
Professor, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
A research-driven look at a new hypothesis addressing the century-old mystery of how inhaled anesthetics act across all life.
Join us as we explore one of biology's long-standing scientific mysteries: the elusive mechanism of action of inhaled anesthetics. Unique among pharmaceuticals, these agents affect organisms across the entire tree of life, complicating the search for a unifying molecular theory. In this research-intensive presentation, Dr. Robert Brosnan, Professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, will discuss his emerging hypothesis that has the potential to reshape our understanding of how volatile anesthetics interact with ion channels and receptor systems, shedding light on a puzzle that has challenged researchers for more than a century.
