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Below, our faculty are listed 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
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
James Woods Ph.D.	Mechanisms of Tolerance and Dependence and Self-Administration of Drugs; Novel Opiod Mechanisms; Excitatory Amino Acids

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Faculty Member	Research Interests
Huda Akil Ph.D.	Brain Endocrine Systems - Stress, Endorphins and Dopamine
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
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.	The Role of Protein-Lipid Interactions in Ion Channel Targeting and Function
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.
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
X.Z. Shawn Xu Ph.D.	1) Sensory transduction. 2) Neural circuits and genes that control behavior and drug addiction
Elizabeth Young M.D.	Negative Feedback In the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis and Steroid Modulation

Clinical and Translational Neuroscience
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 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
R Turner M.D.,Ph.D.	Progressive Neurodegenerative Disorders
Michael Wang M.D., Ph.D.	Molecular Basis of Neuronal Injury and Protection

Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychiatry
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	TBA
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
Thaddeus 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
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
Robert Denver Ph.D.	Developmental Neuroendocrinology
Catherine Collins	Axonal transport and signaling
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
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
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
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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