Research Assistant Professor of Physiology
In 1992, Dr. Curran received his B.Sc. from the University College Cork, Ireland and in 1995, earned his PhD from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Curran was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison between 1995 - 1998, prior to coming to Dartmouth in 1998. He was awarded a Parker B Francis Foundation Pulmonary Research Fellowship in 2000.
Dr. Curran's interests are in the neural control of cardiorespiratory output. In particular he is interested in reflexes arising from the upper airway and the interactions between blood pressure and respiration. In addition, he is interested in cardiorespiratory control in neonates with emphasis on possible mechanisms of SIDS, specifically regarding central and peripheral chemoreception in the control of upper airway mechanics.
