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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEUROMODULATION OF MITRAL CELLS BY SEROTONIN AND GLP-1 NEURONS IN THE OLFACTORY BULB AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF GENE DELETION OF KV1.3 By ZHENBO HUANG A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Biological Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2017 Zhenbo Huang defended this dissertation on November 16, 2017. The members of the supervisory committee were: Debra Ann Fadool Professor Directing Dissertation Timothy M. Logan University Representative David M. Gilbert Committee Member Lisa C. Lyons Committee Member Zuoxin Wang Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii This work is dedicated to my parents, Shengding Huang and Heyin Tang, for their unconditional support throughout my life. Without them, I could not have achieved this. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would love to thank my mentor, Dr. Debra Ann Fadool, for her attention and guidance to various aspects of my Ph.D. training. With her hands-on teaching, I acquired solid patch-clamp technique. Her rigorous writing style has helped me to become a better writer.