Neuroscience Graduate Program Faculty
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Douglas
A.
Bayliss,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Mechanisms of Neuromodulation in Central Neurons |
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Edward
H.
Bertram,
III,
M.D. [more information]
Clinical Professor of Neurology Studies of various aspects of epilepsy using anatomy and in vivo and in vitro physiology. |
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George
S.
Bloom,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Cell Biology of Alzheimer's Disease; Cellular Morphogenesis and Motility |
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Peter
C.
Brunjes,
Ph.D. [more information]
Commonwealth Professor of Psychology 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. |
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James
A.
Coan,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology Neuroscience of Emotional Expression and Individual Emotion-Regulation Capabilities |
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Barry
G.
Condron,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology Regulation and Function Serotonergic Neurons During Development |
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Jeffrey
T.
Corwin,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Neuroscience Regeneration and Developmental Biology of the Hearing and Balance Organs in the Vertebrate Ear. |
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Carl
E.
Creutz,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology Calcium-dependent, Membrane-binding Proteins and Mechanisms of Exocytosis |
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Christopher
Deppmann,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology Developmental Biology |
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Noelle
D.
Dwyer,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology Development of the cerebral cortex |
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Alev
Erisir,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology Developmental plasticity; Glutamate and acetylcholine receptors in visual cortex development |
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Wolfgang
O.
Friesen,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Neuroethology of animal locomotion |
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Felicia
Gaskin,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Research of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune disease, cytoskeletal proteins, microtubule assembly |
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Gwenaelle
Géléoc,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience Voltage dependent and mechanosensitive channels |
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Lisa
Goehler,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Nursing Psychoneuroimmunology; immunosensation; organizational features of autonomic sensory systems |
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Howard
P.
Goodkin,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neurology Status epilepticus |
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Robert
M.
Grainger,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Molecular embryology--gene regulation in cells committed to specific developmental lineages |
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Patrick
A.
Grant,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Transcription; Chromatin Modifications |
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Barry
M.
Gumbiner,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Chair of Cell Biology Cell Adhesion and Morphogenesis; Wnt Signaling; Cadherins and Catenins; Development and Cancer |
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Patrice
G.
Guyenet,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology Neural Control of Blood Pressure and Respiration |
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John
T.
Hackett,
[more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Synaptic Transmission |
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Madaline
B.
Harrison,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Neurology Neuropharmacology |
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Melissa
A.
Henriksen,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, Cancer Stem Cells; Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression, STAT Signaling Pathway. |
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David
Hill,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Psychology Development and plasticity of sensory systems |
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Jay
Hirsh,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Molecular genetics; development and function of neurotransmitter-synthesizing neurons in Drosophila |
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Jeffrey
R.
Holt,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience Sensory signaling in hair cells of the auditory and vestibular systems. |
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Alan
F. "Rick"
Horwitz,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology Synapse Formation and Cell Migration in Normal and Pathobiology-Adhesion, Signaling, Imaging and Proteomics |
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Isa
M.
Hussaini,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology The Roles of PKC-eta and LRP in Glioblastoma Invasive Growth |
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John
A.
Jane,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery |
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Vesna
Jevtovic-Todorovic,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology Mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs interact with neurotransmitter systems in the central nervous system to produce pharmacological and toxicological effects. |
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Bankole
A.
Johnson,
D.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., M. Phil., FRCPsych. [more information]
Alumni Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences Integration of the Study of Brain Functions and the Behavioral Aspects of Addiction Medicine |
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Jaideep
Kapur,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurology Pathophysiology of Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy; Plasticity of GABAergic Synaptic Transmission |
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Masashi
Kawasaki,
Ph.D [more information]
Professor of Biology Neuroethology of electric fish |
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Raymond
E.
Keller,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Cellular and molecular mechanisms of morphogenesis |
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Jonathan
Kipnis,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Neuro-Immune Interactions |
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Boris
P.
Kovatchev,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences 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. |
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Sarah
Kucenas,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology Genetic Analysis of Spinal Motor Nerve Development in Vertebrates |
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Kevin
S.
Lee,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Chair of Neuroscience Neuronal Vulnerability: A Study of Cellular Mechanism |
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William
B.
Levy,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Neurosurgery The neural bases of cognition; Computational theories of brain function |
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Chien
Li,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance and stress, regulation of pancreatic islet hormone secretion and glucose homeostasis. |
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Ming
D.
Li,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences Human Genetics and Genomics, Genetics Epidemiology and Bioinformatics, Molecular Neuroscience of Drug Addiction |
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Jeh-Ping (Serena)
Liu,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience Spinal Cord Development and Motor Neuron Differentiation |
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Xiaowei
Lu,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology Developmental regulation of planar cell polarity in the mammalian nervous system |
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Kevin
R.
Lynch,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology of Lysophospholipid Mediators |
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Wendy
J.
Lynch,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences Behavioral Pharmacology, Sex Differences, Animal Models of Addiction |
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Ian
G.
Macara,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Mammary Gland Morphogenesis, Stem Cells, and Breast Cancer; Mechanisms of Cell Polarity; Polarity Proteins as Tumor Suppressors; Protein Methylation. |
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Mani
S.
Mahadevan,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Pathology Molecular Mechanisms of Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy |
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James
W.
Mandell,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology Mechanisms of Brain Astroglial Activation in Neural Injury |
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Carol
A.
Manning,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neurology dementia neurodegenerative disease & cognition |
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Deforest
Mellon,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Sensory System Organization and Development |
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Michael
Menaker,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biology Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Circadian Rhythms |
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Suzanne
M.
Moenter,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Understanding How the Central Nervous System Controls Fertility through Study of Gonodotropin-releasing Hormone Neurons |
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William
Davis
Parker,
Jr.,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Neurology The role of electron transport chain defects in the pathogenesis of human neurologic and psychiatric disorders. |
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Sarah (Sally)
J.
Parsons,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Molecular mechanisms of Src family tyrosine kinases in mitogenesis, tumorigenesis, and neuronal activity. |
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Manoj
Patel,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Anesthesiology Modulation of sodium channel gating by beta subunits and novel sodium channel blockers; Synaptic transmission in dorsal horn neurons |
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Edward
Perez-Reyes,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology of Voltage-gated Calcium Channels |
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K.
Kevin
Pfister,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Cell Biology Structure, Function, and Regulation of Cytoplasmic Dynein: Its Role in Intracellular Microtubule-based Transport, Membrane Bounded Organelle Trafficking, Axonal Transport and Mitosis |
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Dennis
R.
Proffitt,
[more information]
Commonwealth Professor of Psychology Human Perception & Cognition |
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Ignacio
Provencio,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology The Role of Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells in the Photic Regulation of Mammalian Circadian Rhythms |
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Benjamin
W.
Purow,
M.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neurology Examination of the molecule called microRNA-7, which may have therapeutic potential for gliomas. |
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Prabhakara
P.
Reddi,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology Transcriptional Regulation of Mammalian Spermatogenesis |
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Emilie
F.
Rissman,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Steroid receptor and epigenetic interactions affecting behavior. |
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Margaret
A.
Shupnik,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Hypothalamic peptide and steroid regulation of pituitary gene transcription; Estrogen action in neuroendocrine and reproductive tissues; Estrogen action in breast cancer |
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Nina
J.
Solenski,
M.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neurology Mechanisms of cerebral ischemia |
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Christine
I.
Thisse,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology Patterning of the zebrafish embryo |
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Nassima
Ait-Daoud
Tiouririne,
M.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences Addiction Medicine, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology |
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Slobodan
M.
Todorovic,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology Pharmacology and function of T-type (low-voltage-activated, LVA) calcium channels in sensory transmission. |
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Patricia
A.
Trimmer,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Neurology Role of mitochondrial impairment in chronic neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases |
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Jeremy
B.
Tuttle,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Neuroscience Neurodegenerative and Aging Dysfunction at the Cellular Level |
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B.
Jill
Venton,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Analytical Neurochemistry; Electrochemical Detection of Adenosine; Mechanisms of Drugs of Abuse using Capillary Electrophoresis |
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Herman
Wijnen,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology Molecular basis of circadian behavior in animals |
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Cedric
L.
Williams,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Psychology Relationship between emotionally arousing events and their capacity to modulate brain systems that encode new experiences into memory |
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Brian
J.
Wiltgen,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology Mechanisms of long-term memory storage in the hippocampus and neocortex; Neural basis of motivation and goal-directed learning. |
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Bettina
Winckler,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience Role of adhesion receptors in regulating axon outgrowth in health and disease, axonal trafficking of adhesion receptors, role of endocytosis and endosomal trafficking in axon outgrowth. |
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Mary
K.
Worden,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience Hormonal Modulation of Neuromuscular Function |
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Paul
A.
Yates,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Development and regulation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and blood vessels as they relate to retinal diseases. |
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Scott
O.
Zeitlin,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience Mechanisms of Huntington's Disease Pathogenesis |
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J.
Julius
Zhu,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity and Mental Retardation |
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Zhiyi
Zuo,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology Neuroscience and Anesthetic Neuroprotection |
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