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Sehwon Koh
Dr. Koh’s major research interests are in understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms of how the glia, the non-neuronal cell type in the central nervous system, regulates neuronal activity.
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Toni Kazic
Dr. Kazic is working on methods to infer the structure of complex networks using the disease lesion mimic mutants of maize as a model system. Her work has also included the development of an architecture for community query, deposit, review and curation of information on biochemical reactions, and the analysis of extant reaction networks.
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Bradley Ferguson
Dr. Ferguson is currently studying the association between immune, endocrine, and psychophysiological markers of stress and gastrointestinal disorders in those with autism spectrum disorder. He is also leading the psychophysiological biomarker assessment for predictors of response to medications, and also the relationship to aberrant behaviors.
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Bing Zhang
Genetic dissection of synaptic plasticity, neural circuitry, and behavior in fruit flies
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Matthew J. Will
Behavioral, pharmacological, and molecular analysis of the interaction between stress and the reinforcement process within the context of animal models of addiction
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Rebecca Whiting
Ex vivo gene therapy for treatment of CLN2 Batten disease using a canine model. We are pursuing combined treatment of the brain and retina to achieve amelioration of all neurologic symptoms in this disease
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Gary A. Weisman
Research relates to effects of ischemia and Alzheimer’s disease on nucleotide receptors and their signal transduction pathways in the brain to develop therapeutic strategies for these diseases
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Mahesh Thakkar
Our focus is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the control of sleep-wake cycle
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David Schulz
Neural network function, cellular and subcellular regulation of neuronal excitability, and the balance between plasticity and stability in neurons and neural networks
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Johannes Schul
Neuroethology of acoustic communication in insects and frogs – comparative analysis of the neuronal basis of call recognition and phonotaxis
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Todd Schachtman
Differentiating the processes of acquisition, retention, and retrieval of information as causes of test performance deficits (e.g., interference) in animals and examining the effects of metabotropic glutamate receptors on learning
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Lixing Reneker
Signal transduction pathways in lens development; Factors controlling corneal endothelial cell formation and differentiation
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Michael J. Petris
There is evidence that redox active metals such as copper contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. We are interested in characterizing how changes in metal ion homeostasis contribute to Alzheimer’s disease with an emphasis on inflammation.
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Ilker Ozden
Understanding (1) the interactive roles of the cortex, basal ganglia and cerebellum in motor control and learning, and (2) how disrupted neural signaling across these brain regions leads to motor deficits, such as those in Parkinson’s disease
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Nicole L. Nichols
Understanding how plasticity in the motor control systems for respiration and swallowing can be enhanced in models of motor neuron death, including ALS, to preserve/restore breathing and swallowing
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Satish S. Nair
Dynamical foundations of neuroscience, computational neuroscience and systems biology; identification and uncertainty modeling using robust, adaptive and intelligent techniques
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