Behavorial Neuroscience Faculty   

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                    

Douglas  A.  Bayliss,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Neuromodulation in Central Neurons
James  A.  Coan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Research Interests:
Neuroscience of Emotional Expression and Individual Emotion-Regulation Capabilities
Lisa  Goehler,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Research Interests:
Psychoneuroimmunology; immunosensation; organizational features of autonomic sensory systems
Jay  Hirsh,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology
Research Interests:
Molecular genetics; development and function of neurotransmitter-synthesizing neurons in Drosophila
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
Jonathan  Kipnis,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Research Interests:
Neuro-Immune Interactions
Wendy  J.  Lynch,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
Behavioral Pharmacology, Sex Differences, Animal Models of Addiction
Michael  Menaker,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology
Research Interests:
Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Circadian Rhythms
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
B.  Jill  Venton,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Research Interests:
Analytical Neurochemistry; Electrochemical Detection of Adenosine; Mechanisms of Drugs of Abuse using Capillary Electrophoresis
Herman  Wijnen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology
Research Interests:
Molecular basis of circadian behavior in animals
Cedric  L.  Williams,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Psychology
Research Interests:
Relationship between emotionally arousing events and their capacity to modulate brain systems that encode new experiences into memory