Neuroscience Graduate Program Faculty

                                                                                                                                        

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Douglas  A.  Bayliss,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Neuromodulation in Central Neurons
James  P.  Bennett,  Jr.,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Edward  H.  Bertram,  III,  M.D.    [more information]
Clinical Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
Studies of various aspects of epilepsy using anatomy and in vivo and in vitro physiology.
George  S.  Bloom,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Cellular Morphogenesis and Motility; Cell Biology of Alzheimer's Disease
Peter  C.  Brunjes,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Commonwealth Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Use the olfactory system to examine general problems in the brain maturation, including the role of afferent activity on tissue development and the interplay between evolution and development.
James  A.  Coan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Neuroscience of Emotional Expression and Individual Emotion-Regulation Capabilities
Barry  G.  Condron,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Regulation and Function Serotonergic Neurons During Development
Jeffrey  T.  Corwin,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Regeneration and Developmental Biology of the Hearing and Balance Organs in the Vertebrate Ear.
Carl  E.  Creutz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Calcium-dependent, Membrane-binding Proteins and Mechanisms of Exocytosis
Noelle  D.  Dwyer,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Development of the cerebral cortex
Alev  Erisir,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Developmental plasticity; Glutamate and acetylcholine receptors in visual cortex development
Wolfgang  O.  Friesen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Neuroethology of animal locomotion
Felicia  Gaskin,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Research of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune disease, cytoskeletal proteins, microtubule assembly
Gwenaelle  Géléoc,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Voltage dependent and mechanosensitive channels
Lisa  Goehler,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Psychoneuroimmunology; immunosensation; organizational features of autonomic sensory systems
Howard  P.  Goodkin,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
Robert  M.  Grainger,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Molecular embryology--gene regulation in cells committed to specific developmental lineages
Patrick  A.  Grant,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests:
Transcription; Chromatin Modifications
Carla  B.  Green,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Regulation of Circadian Clocks
Patrice  G.  Guyenet,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Neural Control of Blood Pressure and Respiration
John  T.  Hackett,      [more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Synaptic Transmission
Madaline  B.  Harrison,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
Neuropharmacology
Melissa  A.  Henriksen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, Cancer Stem Cells; Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression, STAT Signaling Pathway.
David  Hill,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Development and plasticity of sensory systems
Jay  Hirsh,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Molecular genetics; development and function of neurotransmitter-synthesizing neurons in Drosophila
Jeffrey  R.  Holt,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Sensory signaling in hair cells of the auditory and vestibular systems.
Alan  F. "Rick"  Horwitz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Synapse Formation and Cell Migration in Normal and Pathobiology-Adhesion, Signaling, Imaging and Proteomics
Isa  M.  Hussaini,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
The Roles of PKC-eta and LRP in Glioblastoma Invasive Growth
John  A.  Jane,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery

Research Interests:
Vesna  Jevtovic-Todorovic,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs interact with neurotransmitter systems in the central nervous system to produce pharmacological and toxicological effects.
Bankole  A.  Johnson,  Ph.D., D.S.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Integration of the Study of Brain Functions and the Behavioral Aspects of Addition Medicine
Jaideep  Kapur,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
Pathophysiology of Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy; Plasticity of GABAergic Synaptic Transmission
Masashi  Kawasaki,  Ph.D    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Neuroethology of electric fish
Raymond  E.  Keller,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of morphogenesis
Jonathan  Kipnis,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Neuro-Immune Interactions
Boris  P.  Kovatchev,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Biomathematics and Statistics, Specifically Dynamic Modeling of Biologic and Behavioral Processes. Resent Work Includes: Endocrine and Diabetes Studies, ADHD, Heart Rate Variability, Translational Research, and Algorithm Development.
Kevin  S.  Lee,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Neuronal Vulnerability: A Study of Cellular Mechanism
William  B.  Levy,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Neurosurgery

Research Interests:
The neural bases of cognition; Computational theories of brain function
Chien  Li,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance and stress, regulation of pancreatic islet hormone secretion and glucose homeostasis.
Joel  M.  Linden,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Vice Chairman of Research of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Interests:
Adenosine Signaling in Inflammation and Diabetes
Jeh-Ping (Serena)  Liu,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Spinal Cord Development and Motor Neuron Differentiation
Xiaowei  Lu,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Developmental regulation of planar cell polarity in the mammalian nervous system
Kevin  R.  Lynch,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Molecular Pharmacology of Lysophospholipid Mediators
Wendy  J.  Lynch,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Behavioral Pharmacology, Sex Differences, Animal Models of Addiction
Ian  G.  Macara,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Cell Polarity Establishment and Nuclear Transport
Mani  S.  Mahadevan,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanisms of Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
James  W.  Mandell,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Brain Astroglial Activation in Neural Injury
Carol  A.  Manning,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
dementia neurodegenerative disease & cognition
Deforest  Mellon,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Sensory System Organization and Development
Michael  Menaker,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Circadian Rhythms
Suzanne  M.  Moenter,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Understanding How the Central Nervous System Controls Fertility through Study of Gonodotropin-realeasing Hormone Neurons
Roy  C.  Ogle,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests:
Stem Cells, Growth Factor Receptors and Tissue Engineering
William  Davis  Parker,  Jr.,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
The role of electron transport chain defects in the pathogenesis of human neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
Sarah (Sally)  J.  Parsons,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of Src family tyrosine kinases in mitogenesis, tumorigenesis, and neuronal activity.
Manoj  Patel,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Anesthesiology

Research Interests:
Modulation of sodium channel gating by beta subunits and novel sodium channel blockers; Synaptic transmission in dorsal horn neurons
Edward  Perez-Reyes,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Molecular Pharmacology of Voltage-gated Calcium Channels
K.  Kevin  Pfister,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Structure, Function, and Regulation of Cytoplasmic Dynein: Its Role in Intracellular Microtubule-based Transport, Membrane Bounded Organelle Trafficking, Axonal Transport and Mitosis
Dennis  R.  Proffitt,      [more information]
Commonwealth Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Human Perception & Cognition
Ignacio  Provencio,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
The Role of Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells in the Photic Regulation of Mammalian Circadian Rhythms
Emilie  F.  Rissman,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests:
Mammalian Behavior Genetics
Heidi  Scrable,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Novel Strategies to Model Human Diseases in the Laboratory Mouse
Margaret  A.  Shupnik,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Hypothalamic peptide and steroid regulation of pituitary gene transcription; Estrogen action in neuroendocrine and reproductive tissues; Estrogen action in breast cancer
Nina  J.  Solenski,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neurology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of cerebral ischemia
Nassima  Ait-Daoud  Tiouririne,  M.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Addiction Medicine, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology
Slobodan  M.  Todorovic,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Research Interests:
Pharmacology and function of T-type (low-voltage-activated, LVA) calcium channels in sensory transmission.
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