Research Interests:
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling of drug action at cellular, tissue, and population level; chemoprevention of HIV transmission; pharmacology of the male genital tract; clinical development of antiviral drugs

Selected Publications:
Cao YJ, and Peng YY (1998) Activation of nicotinic receptor-induced postsynaptic responses to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in bullfrog sympathetic ganglia via a Na₊-dependent mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 95:12689-12694.

Cao YJ, Dreixler, JC, Roizen JD, Michael TR, and Houamed KM (2001) Modulation of recombinant small-conductance Ca^2+-activated K⁺ channels by the muscle relaxant chlorzoxazone and structurally related compounds. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 296:683-689.

Cao YJ, Surowy CS, and Puttfarcken PS (2005) Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated [³H]-dopamine release from hippocampus. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 312:1298-304.

Cao YJ, Mager DE, Simonsick EM, Hilmer SN, Ling SM, Windham BG, Crentsil V, Yasar S, Fried LP, and Abernethy DR (2007) Physical and Cognitive Performance and Burden of Anticholinergics, Sedatives and ACE inhibitors in Older Women. Clin Pharmacol Ther Aug 22 [Epub ahead of print].

Cao YJ, Ndovi TT, Parsons TL, Guidos A, Caffo B, and Hendrix CW (2007) Effect of Semen Sampling Frequency on Seminal Antiretroviral Drug Concentration. Clin Pharmacol Ther Oct 3 [Epub ahead of print].

Cao YJ, and Hendrix CW (2007) Male Genital Tract Pharmacology: Quantitative Methods to Better Understand a Complex Peripheral Compartment. Clin Pharmacol Ther Sep 5 [Epub ahead of print].