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Michael Alkire, M.D.
Professor, Anesthesiology
School of Medicine

B.S., University of Oregon
M.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Phone: (714) 456-5501, 8308
Fax: (714) 456-7702
Email: malkire@uci.edu

University of California, Irvine
Rm 104B - Bldg 53 - Rt 81A
Irvine, CA 92868

Research

Dr. Alkire's research work searches to understand the mechanisms by which anesthetics suppress memory, consciousness and pain processing. He has been a pioneer in using anesthetic agents as a research tool to probe the workings of the human mind. He uses neuroimaging technologies such as positron emission tomography (PET), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and high-density electroencephalography (EEG), as well as small animal experimentation, to identify and experimentally manipulate various key sites of anesthetic action in the brain.