Dr. Harris D. Schwark
University of North Texas
Biological Sciences
(940) 565-4722
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Education

PhD, University of Illinois, 1985.
Major: Biology
MS, University of Illinois, 1981.
Major: Psychology
BS, University of Wisconsin, 1978.
Major: Psychology

Professional Positions

Uncategorized
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (1994 – Present).
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (1988 – 1994).
Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Institute, Wako-shi, Japan. (1992 – 1992).
Assistant Researcher, University of California at Irvine. (1987 – 1989).
Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany. (1986 – 1986).

Professional Memberships

American Physiological Society. (1996 – Present).

Society for Neuroscience. (1978 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
BIOL 4110, Endocrinology, 16 courses.
BIOL 4300, Histology, 27 courses.
BIOL 4900, Special Problems, 11 courses.
BIOL 4910, Special Problems, 1 course.
BIOL 5003, Contemporary Topics in Neuroscience, 11 courses.
BIOL 5005, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, 4 courses.
BIOL 5110, Endocrinology., 18 courses.
BIOL 5900, Special Problems, 9 courses.
BIOL 5910, Special Problems, 3 courses.
BIOL 5950, Master's Thesis, 5 courses.
BIOL 6900, Special Problems, 1 course.
BIOL 6910, Special Problems, 1 course.
BIOL 6940, Individual Research, 18 courses.
BIOL 6950, Doctoral Dissertation, 22 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Major Professor,"Effects of Brain Injury on Primary Cilia of Glial Cells and Pericytes," Biological Sciences. (2016).

Major Professor,"Effects of Peripheral Nerve Injury on the Cells of the Dorsal Root Ganglion: A Role for Primary Cilia," Biological Sciences. (2012).

Major Professor,"Tests of a New Model of Paclitaxel-inducedd Neuropathy and the Effects of Paclitaxel on the Dorsal Root Ganglia," Biological Sciences. (2011).

Major Professor,"Mechanisms of Rapid Receptive Field Reorganization in Rat Spinal Cord," Biological Sciences. (2002 – 2002).

Major Professor,"Autoradiographic Localization of Carbachol-induced Second Messenger Response in the Rat Spinal Cord Following Inflammation," Biological Sciences. (2002 – 2002).

Major Professor,"Immunohistochemical Characterization of Neuronal Cilia in the Rat," Biological Sciences. (2002 – 2002).

Major Professor,"The Role of GABA in Modulating Receptive Field Size in Dorsal Column Nuclei," Biological Sciences. (1997 – 1997).

Major Professor,"Quantitative Analysis of the GABAergic System in Cat Primary Somatosensory Cortex and Its Relation to Receptive Field Properties," Biological Sciences. (1995 – 1995).

Major Professor,"Mechanisms of Rapid Receptive Field Reorganization," Biological Sciences. (1995 – 1995).

Major Professor,"Functional Properties and Organization of Primary Somatosensory Cortex," Biological Sciences. (1993 – 1993).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Schwark, H. D. (2004). Adaptive properties of local circuits revealed by peripheral denervation. In: Somatosensory System: From Single Neuron to Brain Imaging (Rowe M, Iwamura Y, eds).
Journal Article
Schwark, H. D. (2005). Primary Cilia are Indispensable, Ubiquitous Chemosensory and Mechanosensory Organelles. .
Schwark, H. D. (2004). Neuronal primary cilia: a review. .
Schwark, H. D. (2004).  Peripheral inflammation increases phosphoinositide activity in the rat dorsal horn. .
Schwark, H. D. (2001). Inflammatory pain reduces correlated activity in the dorsal column nuclei. .

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Schwark, H. D. (Author), International Symposium on Somesthesis and the Neurobiology of the Somatosensory Cortex, Inhibitory circuitry in relation to the functional organization of somatosensory cortex, Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden. (1994 – 1994).

Schwark, H. D. (Author), Neuroscience Frontier Research Program, Intrinsic Functional Organization of Somatosensory Cortex, Riken Institute, Wako-Shi, Japan, Japan. (1992 – 1992).

Lecture

Schwark, H. D. (Author), Lectures on the Somatosensory System, Somatosensory Plasticity, Institute for Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Teheran, Iran, Iran. (2007 – 2007).

Schwark, H. D. (Author), Conference on Thalamocortical Assembly, Adaptive mechanisms in sensory systems., Davis, California, United States of America. (2004 – 2004).

Schwark, H. D. (Author), 33rd International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Inhibition in relation to response specificity in the somatosensory system, International Physiological Society, Russia, Russia. (1997 – 1997).

Schwark, H. D. (Author), Structure, Function and Development of Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex, Inhibition in relation to response specificity in the somatosensory system, Shizuoka, Japan, Japan. (1996 – 1996).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract
Schwark, H. D. (Principal), "Effects of Taxol on primary afferent physiology," Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, Private, $40000 Funded. (2004 – 2005).
Grant - Research
Schwark, H. D. (Co-Principal), "Primary Cilia in the Birth, Function, and Survival of Neurons," Sponsored by Texas Advanced Research Program, State, Funded. (2008 – 2010).
Schwark, H. D. (Co-Principal), "Primary Cilia in Neurons: Signal Transduction and Function," Sponsored by UNT-UNTHSC, State, Funded. (2008 – 2008).
Schwark, H. D. (Principal), "Mechanisms of Rapid Receptive Field Reorganization," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, $100000 Funded. (2001 – 2005).
Schwark, H. D. (Principal), "Mechanisms of Cutaneous Receptive Field Reorganization," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $143000 Funded. (1993 – 1996).
Schwark, H. D. (Principal), "Intrinsic Functional Organization of Cat SI Cortex," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, $350000 Funded. (1988 – 1994).
Schwark, H. D. (Principal), "Intrinsic Functional Organization of Cat SI Cortex," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, Funded. (1984 – 1988).

Service

University Service

Member, Academic Integrity Consultant. (2007 – 2015).

Member, College of Arts and Science Computing Committee. (2007 – 2015).

Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. (1990 – 2015).

Member, Personal Affairs Committee. (2012 – 2012).

Chairperson, Physiology and Neuroscience Division. (2011 – 2012).

Chairperson, Physiology and Neuroscience Division. (2008 – 2008).

Chairperson, Personal Affairs Committee. (2007 – 2008).

Member, Personal Affairs Committee. (2006 – 2007).

Member, Faculty Senate. (1996 – 1999).

Member, Faculty Senate. (1989 – 1992).