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College of Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy

Faculty Profile

Richard BondRichard A. Bond

Professor of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Office: 
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Health 2, Room 5015
4349 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Houston, TX 77204-5037

Contact: rabond@uh.edu - Office: 713-743-1210 - Fax: 713-743-1884

Research:

Our laboratory is interested in discovering or identifying better drugs for asthma, specifically:

  • Receptor theory for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
  • Developing better beta-2 adrenoceptor ligands for asthma therapy
  • Quantifying ligand bias for beta-2 adrenoceptor ligands
  • Examining possible better therapeutics for heart failure
  • B.A. Science, St. Thomas of Villanova, Miami, Fla.
  • B.S. Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas
  • Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas

Publications

Google Scholar Profile
  • *Milano, C.A., Allen, L.F., Dolber, P., Rockman, H., Chien, K.R., Johnson, T.D., Bond R.A., Lefkowitz, R.J.: Enhanced myocardial function in transgenic mice with cardiac overexpression of the human β2 -adrenergic receptor. Science, 264: 582-586, 1994. PMID: 8160017
  • *Milano, C.A., Dolber, P.C., Bond R.A., Venable, M., Allen, L.F. and Lefkowitz, R.J.: Myocardial expression of a constitutively active alpha1B-adrenergic receptors in transgenic mice induces cardiac hypertrophy. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA), 91: 10109-10113, 1994. PMID: 7937846
  • *Bond R.A., Johnson, T.D., Milano, C.A., Leff, P., Rockman, H.A., McMinn, T., Apparsunduram, S., Hyek, M.F., Kenakin, T.P., Allen, L.F. and Lefkowitz, R.J.: Physiologic effects of inverse agonists in transgenic mice with myocardial overexpression of the beta2-adrenoceptor. Nature, 374:272-276, 1995. PMID: 7885448
  • *Koch, W.J., Rockman, H.R., Samama, P., Bond R.A., Milano, C.A. and Lefkowitz, R.J.: Cardiac function in mice overexpressing the β-adrenergic receptor kinase or a ARK inhibitor. Science, 268: 1350-1353, 1995. PMID: 7761854
  • *Jaber, M., Koch, W.J., Rockman, H.A., Smith, B., Bond R.A., Sulik, K., Ross Jr., J., Lefkowitz, R.J., Caron M.G. and Giros, B.: Essential role of β-adrenergic receptor kinase 1 in cardiac development and function. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA), 93: 12974-12979, 1996. PMID: 8917529
  • *Samama, P., Bond R.A., Rockman, H.A., Milano, C.A. and Lefkowitz, R.J.: Ligand-induced overexpression of a constitutively active β2-adrenoceptor: pharmacological creation of a phenotype in transgenic mice. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA), 94: 137-141, 1997. PMID: 8990174
  • *Milligan, G. and Bond R.A.: Inverse agonism and the regulation of receptor number. Trends Pharmacol. Sci., 18: 468-474, 1997. PMID: 9458695
  • *Clarke, W.P. and Bond R.A.: The elusive nature of intrinsic efficacy. Trends Pharmacol. Sci., 19: 270-276, 1998. PMID: 9703760
  • Callaerts-Vegh, Zs., Evans, K.J., Shipley, G.L., Davies, P.J.A., Cuba, D.L., Gurji, H.A., Giles, H. and Bond R.A.: Effects of different beta-adrenoceptor ligands in mice with permanent occlusion of a coronary artery. Br. J Pharmacol. 138: 1505-16, 2003. PMID: 12721106
  • *Flesch, M., Hoper, A., Evans, K.J., Bond R.A., Peshock, R., Diwan, A., Brinsa, T.A.,n Wei, C-C., Sivasubramanian, N., Spinale, F.G. and Mann, D.: Activation and functional significance of the renin angiotensin system in mice with cardiac restricted overexpression of tumor necrosis factor. Circulation. 108: 598-604, 2003. PMID: 12874189
  • *Callaerts-Végh Zs, Evans KLJ, Dudekula N, Cuba D, Knoll BJ, Callaerts P, Giles H, Shardonofsky FR, Bond RA.: Effects of acute and chronic administration of β-adrenoceptor ligands on airway function in a murine model of asthma. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 101: 4948-4953, 2004. PMID: 15069206
  • *Nguyen, L., Omoluabi, Parra, S., Frieska, J.M, Clement, C., Ammar-Aouchiche, Z., Ho, S.B., Ehre, C., Kessimer, M., Knoll, K.J., Tuvin, M., Dickey, B.F. and Bond R.A.: Chronic exposure to beta-blockers attenuates inflammation and mucin content in a murine asthma model. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 38: 256-262, 2008. PMID: 18096872
  • *Nguyen, L., Lin, R., Omoluabi, O., Hanania, N., Tuvim, M., Knoll, B., Dickey, B.F., Bond R.A.: β2-adrenoceptor signaling is required for the development of the asthma phenotype in a murine model. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 101: 4948 – 4953, 2009. PMID: 19171883
  • Forkuo, G.S., Hosu, K., Thanawala, V.J., Al-Sawalha, N., Valdez, D., Radhika, J., Walker, J.K.L., Penn, R.B., and Bond R.A.: Administration of PDE4 inhibitors in mice lacking epinephrine attenuates restoration of the asthma phenotype produced by β2-adrenoceptor agonists. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 55:234-42, 2016. PMID:26909542
  • Long P. Nguyen, Nour Al-Sawalha, Sergio Parra Indira Pokkunuri, Ozozoma Omoluabi, Adedoyin A. Okulate, Elizabeth Windham Li, Jose M. Gonzalez-Granado, Craig J. Daly, John C. McGrath, Michael J. Tuvim, Brian J. Knoll, Burton F. Dickey and Richard A. Bond: β2-Adrenoceptor Signaling in Airway Epithelial Cells Promotes Eosinophilic Inflammation, Mucous Metaplasia, and Airway Hyperresponsiveness. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 114: E9163-E9171, 2017. PMID: 29073113

Awards & Honors

  • 2019 – Included on a list of the top 2% most cited scientists. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000384
    https://www.egr.uh.edu/news/202011/papers-cullen-college-engineering-professors-make-grade-analysis-finds
  • 2019 – Faculty Excellence in Service Award for the College of Pharmacy, University of Houston.
  • 2018 – University of Houston Provost Teaching Excellence Award for Group Teaching in Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology Graduate Course.
  • 2018 - McMaster University Honours Biology & Pharmacology Program "11th Annual Biology & Pharmacology Lectureship" (first repeat invitation; see list of previous invitees at: https://biopharm.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/about/lectureships/)
  • 2017 – Appointed Honorary Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society (the Society’s highest honor)
  • 2016 – Appointed Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society (FBPhS)
  • 2015 – University of Houston Provost’s 'Certificate of Excellence' awarded for 'Extraordinary Achievements' by the Provost
  • 2003 – 2009 – Fellow of the American Asthma Foundation
  • 2000 - Faculty Excellence Award from University of Houston, College of Pharmacy
  • 1999 - Established Investigator’s Award from the American Heart Association
  • 1997 - Named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine
  • 1996 - Faculty Excellence Award from Univ. of Houston, College of Pharmacy
  • 1995 - Teaching Award from Council of Campus Leaders, University of Houston