Neuroscience Faculty - Alphabetical List


Faculty Name Research Summary
Anderson, MatthewCellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Epilepsy, Autism, and Postnatal Circuit Development
Assad, John Visual Processing in Primates
Bacskai, BrianOptical imaging in Alzheimer’s disease
Bean, BruceNeurotransmitter Control of Ion Channels
Benes, FrancineNeural Circuitry in Schizophrenia
Benowitz, LarryAxonal development and reorganization
Bolshakov, VadimMechanisms of Central Synaptic Transmission
Bonni, AzadIntracellular Signaling Mechanisms in Brain Development and Disease
Born, RichardNeural Circuitry of Primate Visual Cortex
Breakefield, XandraNeurogenetics of Human Disease
Brown, EmeryNeural Signal Processing and Mechanisms of General Anesthesia
Buckner, RandyCognitive Neuroscience and Human Brain Genomics
Caine, S. BarakBehavioral Pharmacology of Stimulant Drugs and Brain Dopamine Systems
Carlezon, WilliamGene Expression in the Brain and Motivated Behavior
Cepko, ConstanceMolecular genetics of neural development and gene therapy to prevent blindness
Chen, ChinfeiSynaptic Plasticity in the CNS
Chen, Dong FengNeural differentiation, regeneration and stem cell regulation in the brain and eye
Chen, Zheng-YiDevelopment, Function, and Disease State of the Inner Ear
Clapham, DavidNew Biology through Physics: Molecular Discoveries with Light
Cohen, JonathanLigand-Gated Ion Channels: Structure and Function
Corey, DavidIon Channels in Neural Cell Membranes
Corfas, GabrielMolecular Basis of Neuron Glia Interactions
Czeisler, CharlesNeurobiology of the Human Circadian Pacemaker
Datta, SandeepFunctional Characterization of Neural Circuits
Do, Michael Regulation of Physiology and Behavior by Light
Dowling, John Functional organization of the retina
Dulac, CatherineMolecular and Development Neurobiology
Dymecki, SusanMammalian Embryonic Patterning
Eatock, Ruth AnneHair Cells and Afferent Neurons of the Inner Ear
Engert, FlorianSynaptic Plasticity
Engle, ElizabethGenetic disorders of axon growth and guidance
Eskandar, EmadRole of the Basal Ganglia in Learning and Motivation
Fagiolini, MichelaExperience-Dependent Neuronal Circuit Maturation and Plasticity
Feany, MelGenetics of neurodegenerative disease
Flanagan, JohnCell-Cell Signaling in Neural Development
Gaudet, Rachelle Structural Biology of Signaling and Transport Across Biological Membranes
Goodrich, LisaMolecular genetic dissection of auditory circuit assembly and inner ear morphogenesis
Greenberg, MichaelBiochemical Mechanisms Controlling Cell Growth and Differentiation
Gu, ChenghuaThe molecular mechanisms of how neural and vascular networks are coordinately developed
He , ZhigangCellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Axon Guidance and Regeneration
Heiman, Maxwell Genetics of neuronal morphogenesis and connectivity in C. elegans
Hensch, TakaoCritical Period Mechanisms of Experience-Dependent Brain Development
Hyman, BradleyAlzheimer’s Disease Research
Isacson, OleNeuroprotection and Neuronal Repair in Neurodegenerative Disease
Jensen, FrancesAge-Dependent Mechanisms of Perinatal Brain Injury
Ji, Ru-RongNeural-glial Interaction for the Development and Maintenance of Chronic Pain
Kaplan, JoshuaGenetic analysis of synaptic transmission
Kelleher, RaymondCognition and Cognitive Disorders; the Role of Translational Regulation
Kim, Kwang-SooMolecular Mechanisms of Catecholaminergic-specific Gene Regulation
Kohane, IsaacIntegrative genomics of cancer and development
Kravitz, EdwardBehavioral genetic studies of aggression in Drosophila
Kreiman, GabrielVisual object recognition: computational models and neurophysiological mechanisms
Kunes, SamNervous System Construction and Function
Kunkel, LouisNeurogenetics of Disease
Lampson, LoisImmunobiology of the Nervous System and its Tumors
Landisman, CaroleMammalian Gap Junctions, Inhibitory Neuronal Networks, and Corticothalamic Processing
Lehtinen, Maria Neural Stem Cells and Disease
Liberles, StephenMolecular Biology of Instinctive Animal Behavior
Lichtman, Jeff Study of synaptic competition by visualizing synaptic rearrangements directly in living animals using modern optical imaging techniques
Livingstone, MargaretVisual perception, object recognition, higher cognitive functions, vision and art
Lo, EngMechanisms of Cell Death in Stroke and Trauma
Loeken, MaryMolecular Regulation of Neural Tube Development
Lowell, BradfordNeurocircuits Thought to Regulate Metabolism and Behavior
Ma, QiufuDevelopmental Studies of the Murine Trigeminal Sensory System
Macklis, JeffreyNeo-Cortical Development and Cellular Transplantation
Majzoub, JosephHypothalamic gene function and regulation
Makino, ClintPhysiological Studies of Phototransduction and Light Adaptation
Maratos-Flier, EleftheriaHypothalamus and Melanin Concentrating Hormone in the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis
Masland, RichardFunctional Organization of the Retina
Maunsell, JohnAttention and Representation of Sensory Information in Cerebral Cortex
Meister, MarkusFunction of neural circuits
Murthy, VenkateshMechanisms of Synaptic Transmission & Plasticity
Nelson, CharlesCognitive Neuroscience, Primarily Memory and Face Processing
Ölveczky, BenceNeurobiology of Motor Control
Paul, DavidIntercellular Communication
Pizzagalli, Diego Neuroscience of human emotions and emotional disorders
Polley, Daniel Development and Plasticity of Auditory Cortex
Pomeroy, ScottGrowth Factor Regulation of Neural Development and Oncogenesis
Rabkin, SamuelHSV Vectors for Cancer Therapy
Raviola, ElioFunctional Wiring of the Rabbit Retina, Control of Postnatal Development
Regehr, WadeSynaptic Transmission and Dendritic Processing
Reid, R. ClayNeurophysiology of Visual Cortex and LGN
Robertson, Edwin Human Memory Processing and Brain State
Rosenberg, Paulglutamate transporters, cell death, sleep/wake regulation
Sabatini, BernardoMechanisms of Synapse Regulation
Sahin, MustafaCellular Mechanism(s) of Axon Guidance
Samuel, AravinthanSensory and Behavioral Neuroscience
Sanes, JoshuaSynapse Formation
Saper, CliffordChemical Neuroanatomy of Autonomic Systems
Schier, AlexanderDevelopmental Genetics and Neurobiology
Schwarz, ThomasGenetics of Neuronal Cell Biology
Segal, RosalindNeurotrophic factors in development: Functions and mechanisms of action
Selkoe, DennisMolecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's and Parkinsons Diseases
Shen, JieMolecular Basis of Alzheimer’s Disease & Parkinson’s Disease
Stevens, BethNeuron-Glia Interactions During Development & Disease; Synapse Development & Plasticity; Neuro-Immune Interactions
Stiles, CharlesGrowth Factors and Signal Transduction
Strichartz, GaryMolecular Pharmacology of Excitable Membranes
Tanzi, RudolphGenetic and Molecular studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Uchida, NaoshigeNeuronal Mechanisms and Animal Behavior
Van Vactor, DavidNeuronal Pathfinding and Synaptogenesis
Walsh, Christopher A.Molecular Genetics of Cerebral Cortical Development
Weitz, Charles Molecular Biology of Mammalian Circadian Clocks
Wilson, RachelNeural Coding of Chemosensory Stimuli
Wolfe, MichaelBiochemistry and biology of neurodegenerative diseases
Woolf, CliffordChanges in Sensory Neurons that Contribute to Pain
Yankner, BruceThe Neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders
Yellen, GaryNeuronal metabolism and excitability; Molecular physiology of ion channels
Yuan, JunyingMechanisms of Programmed Cell Death
Zhang, YunMolecular Genetics of Neuroscience