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Our faculty are listed below by their principal research interest:
Behavioral, Affective, and Integrative Neuroscience |
Faculty Member |
Research Interests |
| Wayne Aldridge, Ph.D. |
Neural Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Behavior |
| Brandon J. Aragona, Ph.D |
Neural regulation of social attachment and
drug abuse |
| Helen Baghdoyan, Ph.D. |
Specifying the Brain Regions, Receptors, and Signal Transduction Pathways Regulating Arousal States Such as Sleep and Anesthesia |
| Jill Becker, Ph.D. |
Sex Differences in Motivated Behaviors - Rapid effects of estradiol in the brain |
| Joshua Berke, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of Learning and Decision-Making; Neurophysiology of Basal Ganglia Circuits |
| Kent Berridge, Ph.D. |
Affective Neuroscience: Reward wanting, liking, learning and addiction |
| Jimo Borjigin, Ph.D. |
Molecular Mechanisms of Circadian Rhythms |
| Daniel Ferris, Ph.D. |
Human locomotion, spinal cord injury rehabilitation |
| Theresa Lee, Ph.D. |
Study the Photic and Non-Photic Signals That Entrain Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms and the Role of Gonadal Hormones In the Development and Adult Manifestation of Those Rhythms |
| Ralph Lydic, Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms That Cause Respiratory Depression During the Loss of Waking Consciousness associated With Sleep and Anesthesia |
| Stephen Maren, Ph.D. |
Neurobiological Basis of Emotional Learning and Memory |
| Geoffery Murphy, Ph.D. |
Molecular and Cellular Substrates of Learning and Memory. |
| Mark Opp, Ph.D. |
Stressor-Induced Alterations In Arousal State |
| Pamela E. Paulson, Ph.D |
Supraspinal mechanisms of pain and cognitive impairments associated with diabetes and aging |
| Gina Poe, Ph.D. |
Role of Sleep in Learning and Memory |
| Terry Robinson, Ph.D. |
Neuropsychopharamacology; The Psychology and the Neurobiology of Addiction. |
| Martin Sarter, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of attention; regulation and function of forebrain cholinergic systems |
| Sari M. van Anders, Ph.D. |
Social neuroendocrinology, gender/sex, sexuality, pair bonding/partnering |
| James Woods, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of Tolerance and Dependence and Self-Administration of Drugs; Novel Opiod Mechanisms; Excitatory Amino Acids |
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
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Faculty Member |
Research Interests |
| Huda Akil, Ph.D. |
Brain Endocrine Systems - Stress, Endorphins and Dopamine |
| Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D. |
Identify and characterize loci involved in axonal and demyelinating peripheral neuropathies |
| Asim Beg, Ph.D. |
Neural Circuit Assembly and Synaptic Function |
| Margit Burmeister, Ph.D. |
Human and Mouse Behavioral Genetics and Neurogenetics |
| Sally Camper, Ph.D. |
Development and Function of the Neuroendrocrine System |
| Stephen Fisher, Ph.D. |
Osmoregulation in neural cells |
| Margaret Gnegy, Ph.D. |
Involvement of protein phosphorylation in the mechanism of action of acute and repeated amphetamine and nicotine |
| Ronald Holz, M.D.,Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of Exocytosis |
| Richard Hume, Ph.D. |
Pre- and Postsynaptic Interactions During For the Formation and Maintenance of Synaptic Connections |
| Lori Isom, Ph.D. |
Regulation of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Density and Localization In myelinated Axons |
| Robert Kennedy, Ph.D. |
Neurotransmitter release and uptake: mechanisms and role in behavior |
| Hemant Khanna, Ph.D. |
Deciphering the mechanism of protein trafficking in photoreceptors in order to understand the biochemical basis of transport-related retinal dystrophy. |
| Karley Little, M.D. |
Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Monoamine Synaptic Transporters, Particularly In Relationship To Altered Mood and Reward |
| Anatoli Lopatin, Ph.D. |
Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels |
| Jeffrey Martens, Ph.D. |
Sensory Neuroscience and Olfaction |
| Miriam Meisler, Ph.D. |
Genetics of Sodium and Calcium Channels Expressed In the Nervous System |
| Daniel Mikol, Ph.D. |
Myelination |
| Martin Myers, M.D., Ph.D. |
Molecular Mechanisms of Leptin Action |
| Ruthann Nichols, Ph.D. |
Effects of the Absence Or Misexpression of Neuropeptides |
| Paresh Patel, Ph.D. |
Neurotransmitters Regulating Mood Disorders |
| Gabrielle Rudenko, Ph.D. |
Structural studies of molecules involved in 1) the formation and maintenance of synapses, and 2) response to stress, drugs of abuse and anti-psychotics/depressants |
| Leslie Satin, Ph.D. |
Ion channel modulation in health, disease and injury states; regulation of ion channels by cell fuel metabolism and calcium ions. Interactions between cellular fuel metabolism and ion channels |
| Audrey Seasholtz, Ph.D. |
Molecular Mediators of the Mammalian Stress Response |
| Edward Stuenkel, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter and Neurohormone Secretion |
| Michael Sutton, Ph.D. |
Synapse development and plasticity |
| Robert Thompson, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of Antidepressant Action and Nutritional Regulation of Reproductive Functions (Regulation of Gene Expression; Molecular Biology, Neuroendocrinology and Anatomy). |
| Tetsufumi Ueda, Ph.D. |
Biochemistry and Function of Synaptic Vesicles |
| Michael Uhler, Ph.D. |
Protein phosphorylation in the signal transduction mechanisms that mediate neuronal plasticity |
| Stan Watson, M.D.,Ph.D. |
Opiate Peptides; Serotonin, Dopamine and Opiate Receptors; Depression |
| Haoxing Xu, Ph.D. |
We are interested in understanding the physiological and pathological
functions of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) ion channels and Ca2+
signaling. |
| X.Z. Shawn Xu, Ph.D. |
1) Sensory transduction. 2) Neural circuits and genes that control behavior and drug addiction
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| Bing Ye Ph.D. |
Subcellular compartmentalization of neurons in Drosophila and mammals |
| Elizabeth Young, M.D. |
Negative Feedback In the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis and Steroid Modulation |
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience
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Faculty Member |
Research Interests |
| Roger Albin, M.D. |
Basal Ganglia Structure, Function and Pathology |
| Anuska Andjelkovic-Zochowska, M.D., Ph.D. |
Molecular basis of inflammatory events at the blood brain barrier; the role of vascular endothelium in the pathogenesis of central nervous system inflammation |
| John Barks, M.D. |
Mechanisms of Injury In the Developing Brain, Enhancing Recovery from Injury, Hypothermic Neuroprotection |
| David Fink, M.D. |
Biology of sensory polyneuropathy and chronic pain |
| John Fink, M.D. |
Genetics of Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders; Developmental Regulation of Neuronal Cytoskeleton |
| Sid Gilman, M.D. |
Neurochemical basis of neurodegenerative disorders |
| Andrew Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D. |
Trinucleotide repeats disorders; Niemann-Pick C |
| Thomas Morrow, Ph.D. |
Neural Pathways and Mechanisms Involved in Pain and Somatic Sensation |
| Jack Parent, M.D. |
Neural Stem Cells, Plasticity and Regeneration After Brain Injury; Epileptogenesis |
| Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D. |
Mechanisms and therapeutics of neurodegenerative diseases |
| Donald Puro, M.D.,Ph.D. |
Retinovascular physiology & pathobiology; mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy |
| Rudy Richardson, ScM, ScD |
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration In Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| Benjamin Segal, M.D. |
Cytokine and chemokine networks/leukocyte interactions in MS and its animal model; neuroinflammation |
| Faye Silverstein, M.D. |
Neurochemical Mechanisms That Contribute To the Pathogenesis of Perinatal Brain Injury |
| Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D. |
Molecular Basis of Neuronal Injury and Protection |
Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychiatry
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Faculty Member |
Research Interests |
| Kirk Frey, M.D.,Ph.D. |
Synaptic Neurochemical Markers and Neuroimaging |
| John Greden, M.D. |
Neuroscience aspects of depression |
| John Jonides, Ph.D. |
Cognitive Neuroscience of Working Memory and Executive Processes |
| Israel Liberzon, M.D. |
Neurobiology of Stress, Trauma and Functional Neuroanatomy of Emotional Responses |
| Cindy Lustig, Ph.D. |
fMRI and behavioral research in memory, attention, and aging |
| George Mashour, M.D., Ph.D. |
Cognitive neuroscience of general anesthesia and sleep |
| Christopher Monk, Ph.D. |
Affective neuroscience approaches to developmental psychopathology |
| Parag Patil, M.D., Ph.D. |
Relationships between cognitive functions and the activity of individual or groups of neurons |
| Kinh Luan Phan, M.D. |
Identifying the neural mechanisms that contribute to complex cognitive, social, and emotional behaviors and the (dys)regulation of anxious states |
| Thad Polk, Ph.D. |
Fmri and Computational Studies of Cognitive Architecture |
| Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, Ph.D. |
Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention and Working Memory |
| Rachael Seidler, Ph.D. |
Neuroimaging of Motor Control & Learning, Aging, Parkinson's Disease |
| Stephan Taylor, M.D. |
Functional anatomy of emotion, cognition and psychiatric disorders |
| David Williams, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms, assessment, and treatment of chronic pain and fatiguing illnesses |
| Jon-Kar Zubieta, M.D.,Ph.D. |
Functional Brain Imaging In Mood Disorders and Substance Abuse |
Developmental Neurobiology and Regeneration
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Faculty Member |
Research Interests |
| Mohammed Akaaboune, Ph.D. |
Synaptic Development and Plasticity |
| Kate Barald, Ph.D. |
Developmental biology of the nervous system, stem cells, Neurofibromatosis, Inner Ear sensory tissue development and regeneration |
| Scott Barolo, Ph.D. |
Transcriptional control by signaling pathways in the developing nervous system |
| Catherine Collins, Ph.D. |
Axonal transport and signaling |
| Robert Denver, Ph.D. |
Developmental Neuroendocrinology |
| Cunming Duan, Ph.D. |
Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factors In CNS Development |
| Eva Feldman, M.D.,Ph.D. |
The Role of Growth Factors In Neuronal Growth and Differentiation |
| Roman Giger, Ph.D. |
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Mammalian Nervous
System Development and Regeneration |
| Daniel Goldman, Ph.D. |
CNS Regeneration and Activity-Dependent Control of Muscle Gene Expression |
| Peter Hitchcock, Ph.D. |
Persistent and Injury-Induced Neurogenesis in the Retina |
| Michael Hortsch, Ph.D. |
Cell Adhesion Molecules In the Development, Differentiation and Function |
| Catherine Krull, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms that regulate axon guidance and cell migrations during neural development |
| John Kuwada, Ph.D. |
Molecular Genetics of CNS Development and Function |
| Donna Martin, M.D.,Ph.D. |
Molecular genetics of transcription factor mediated neuronal development; gene targeting; studies of human and mouse developmental disorders. |
| Sean Morrison, Ph.D. |
Role of stem cells in the development of the nervous system and the hematopoietic system, with a focus on stem cell self-renewal |
| Brian Pierchala, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of action of neurotrophic factors in the development and
maintenance of the nervous system |
| Pamela Raymond, Ph.D. |
Differentiation and Developmental Patterning of Zebrafish Retina; Retinal Stem Cells and Retinal Regeneration |
| Anand Swaroop, Ph.D. |
Retinal development; retinal degenerative diseases; Microtubule-based transport |
| David Turner, Ph.D. |
Regulation of Vertebrate Neurogenesis and Neuronal Differentiation |
| Hisashi Umemori, M.D. |
Neural Circuit and Synapse Formation |
| Delia Vazquez, M.D. |
Early Life Stress and Development of the Hpa Axis, Growth and Serotonin Brain Systems |
| Yuan Zhu, Ph.D. |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying initiation and progression of brain tumors and peripheral nerve sheath tumors. |
Sensory and Computational Neuroscience
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Faculty Member |
Research Interests |
| Richard Altschuler, Ph.D. |
Plasticity In the Auditory Brain Stem; Tissue Engineering |
| Victoria Booth, Ph.D. |
Biophysical models of neurons and neuronal networks |
| Robert Bradley, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of Sensory Processing In the Gustatory System |
| Jonathan Demb, Ph.D. |
Synaptic mechanisms for visual information processing and neuronal adaptation |
| Keith Duncan, Ph.D. |
Physiology of Inner Ear Sensory Hair Cells |
| Michael King, Ph.D. |
Eye movements, Balance and Vestibular Function |
| Daryl Kipke, Ph.D. |
Brain-Machine Interfaces, Cortical Probe Development |
| Josef Miller, Ph.D. |
Changes that occur with deafness and auditory deprivation; cochlear prosthesis |
| Charlotte Mistretta, Ph.D. |
Early development of peripheral and central taste systems |
| Bryan Pfingst, Ph.D. |
Perception and Processing of Auditory Information; Auditory Prostheses (Cochlear Implants) |
| Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D. |
Regeneration In the Inner Ear |
| Jochen Schacht, Ph.D. |
Processing of Auditory Stimuli; Mechanisms of Acquired Hearing Loss |
| Susan Shore, Ph.D. |
Auditory Physiology |
| Michal Zochowski, Ph.D. |
Experimental and theoretical Studies On Dynamical aspects of Brain Function |
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