Torres Lab
Techniques

Techniques

The lab integrates transporter pharmacology, cellular assays, imaging, behavioral neuroscience, and disease-model workflows.

DAT

Transporter Uptake Assays

Quantitative uptake and release assays are used to measure dopamine transporter function, pharmacological response, and regulatory shifts after cellular perturbation.

Slice

Brain Slice Pharmacology

Acute and ex vivo preparations help connect molecular transporter regulation with tissue-level dopaminergic signaling.

Imaging

Confocal and Cellular Imaging

Microscopy workflows support analysis of transporter localization, trafficking, and protein interaction patterns.

Behavior

Behavioral Neuroscience

Rodent behavioral assays examine motor function, reward-related behavior, and disease-relevant phenotypes.

Gut-Brain

Microbiome and Gut-Brain Models

Microbiota-focused interventions are paired with neurochemical and behavioral readouts in Parkinsonian models.

Proteins

Biochemistry and Protein Networks

Immunoblotting, co-immunoprecipitation, and interaction assays map regulatory complexes around monoamine transporters.