Michael Yard

Lecturer

Michael Yard is a biology Ph.D. candidate of Indiana University. His primary area of research concerns neuroscience and anatomy.

Yard studies the neuroprotective effect of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) against glutamate toxicity in vitro. Potential clinical applications exist in patients with neural trauma, chemical injury, seizure disorders and other situations where glutamate over-stimulation is known to elicit cell injury and death.

Yard’s most recent publications include:
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (Protirelin) Inhibits Potassium-Stimulated Glutamate and Aspartate Release from Hippocampal Slices in vitro, Nie, et.al., Brain Research (2005)