{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Department of Pharmacology","provider_url":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pharmacology","title":"Gek-Ming Sia, Ph.D. - Department of Pharmacology","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ohj5Bh5EtO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pharmacology\/cross-appointed-faculty\/gek-ming-sia-ph-d\/\">Gek-Ming Sia, Ph.D.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pharmacology\/cross-appointed-faculty\/gek-ming-sia-ph-d\/embed\/#?secret=Ohj5Bh5EtO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Gek-Ming Sia, Ph.D.&#8221; &#8212; Department of Pharmacology\" data-secret=\"Ohj5Bh5EtO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pharmacology\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University &#8211; Baltimore Office: 210-567-4235 Email: siag@uthscsa.edu Research Interests \u2022 Neurodevelopment \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 synapse formation \u2022 synaptogenesis Research Activities Research in my lab focuses on the molecular mechanisms of synapse formation and elimination. Neuronal synapses are anatomical structures through which neurons communicate, and formation of the [&hellip;]"}