Faculty Research Videos

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Faculty VideoAccepting StudentsResearch Interests
Susanne E. Ahmari, MD, PhDYesCircuit dynamics underlying pathology and treatment of compulsive behaviors and anxiety disorders 
Issam Al Diri, PhDYesChromatin structure and function during retinal development and disease.
Leah Byrne, PhDYesGene therapy for retinal degeneration 
Claire E. Cheetham, PhDYesDevelopment, plasticity and regeneration of neural circuits 
Charleen T. Chu, MD, PhDYesCell signaling, dendritic morphogenesis and autophagy/mitophagy in neurodegenerative diseases
Christopher Cunningham, PhDYesThe Neural and Sensory Biology of the Auditory System 
Alexandre Y. Dombrovski, MDYesMy lab studies decision-making in people with depression, personality disorders, anxiety, and suicidal behavior 
Yan Dong, PhDYesCellular and circuitry mechanisms underlying pathological neural plasticity 
Sean P. Farris, PhDYesNeurobiology of addiction and co-morbid disorders 
Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhDYesNeural circuits implicated in the development, pathophysiology, and treatment of schizophrenia and other major psychiatric disorders 
Zachary Z. Freyberg, MD, PhDYesMolecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release and their contribution to neuropsychiatric illness
Omar Gharbawie, PhDYesOrganization of motor & sensory cortex in primates 
Michael S. Gold, PhDYesPeripheral mechanisms of pain.
Anthony A. Grace, PhDYesNeurophysiology of basal ganglia system related to psychiatric disorders. 
James P. Herman, PhDYesSubcortical contributions to visual cognitive functions
Bryan M. Hooks, PhDYesOrganization of mouse cortical circuitry underlying control of movement. 
ChengCheng Huang, PhDYesNeuronal network dynamics and neural coding
Yanhua Huang, PhDYesCellular and circuit mechanisms underlying drug addiction and sleep-mediated regulation of reward.
Michele Insanally, PhDYesNeural circuits for perceptual flexibility 
Max Joffe, PhDYesGPCR modulation of prefrontal cortex circuits
Jon W. Johnson, PhDYesThe Johnson lab is involved in multiple collaborative projects incorporating electrophysiology, structural modeling, medicinal chemistry, and cutting-edge optical approaches to study properties and pharmacology of glutamate receptors. 
Radosveta Koldamova, MD, PhDYesTranslational neuroscience based on animal models of Alzheimer's disease
Takashi D.Y. Kozai, PhDYesCellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, and repair (in vivo 2P imaging and Brain-computer interfaces) 
Todd Lamitina, PhDYesC. elegans stress responses and models of neurodegenerative disease 
J. Patrick Mayo, PhDYesVisual information processing and its modulation by eye movements and cognition by populations of neurons in multiple brain structures 
Colleen A. McClung, PhDYesThe molecular basis of psychiatric diseases.
Stephen D. Meriney, PhDYesRegulation and modulation of presynaptic ion channels and transmitter release in healthy and diseased synapses. 
Mike Modo, PhDYesRestorative Neuroscience and Neuroimaging of brain damage 
Rui Peixoto, PhDYesDevelopment of corticostriatal circuits in autism spectrum disorders
Sarah E. Ross, PhDYesNeural circuits of pain and pleasure
Maria (Lania) Eulalia Rubio, MD, PhDYesAMPA receptors in hearing and hearing loss. Ultrastructure and the nature of the tripartite synapse 
Caroline A. Runyan, PhDYesImaging and manipulating cells and circuits to understand population coding across the cortical hierarchy
Srivatsun Sadagopan, PhDYesCortical mechanisms underlying the processing of complex sounds. 
Jami L. Saloman, PhDYesPeripheral neurobiology, cancer neuroscience, pain 
Nicole N. Scheff, PhDYesNeurobiology of head and neck cancer and orofacial pain 
Oliver Schluter, MD, PhDYesCellular and molecular mechanisms of physiological and pathophysiological synaptic plasticity
Helen N. Schwerdt, PhDYesMulti-modal neural signaling mediating learning and plasticity in health and disease 
Rebecca P. Seal, PhDYesDecoding the Spinal Cord's Role in Pain: From Molecules to Therapeutics. 
Marianne L. Seney, PhDYesUnderstanding the molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Or Shemesh, PhDYesWe are building (and using) new technologies to study and reverse brain disease. 
Afonso C. Silva, PhDYesAnatomical and functional imaging of the marmoset brain; cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease; genetic engineering.
Shawn F. Sorrells, PhDYesThe goal of our work is to uncover the developmental trajectories, synaptic integration, and diversity of late-maturing neurons from their genesis to functional integration in both humans and mice. 
Sean D. Stocker, PhDYesAutonomic dysfunction in cardiovascular disease and body fluid homeostasis 
Dandan Sun, MD, PhDYesIon transporters in neurological diseases.
Robert A. Sweet, MDYesMechanisms of psychosis in Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. 
Bradley K. Taylor, PhDYesNeurobiology and Pharmacology of Chronic Pain and Opioid Dependence 
Mary Torregrossa, PhDYesDetermining developmental risk factors for addiction and novel treatments based on learning and memory systems. 
Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhDYesMechanisms underlying normal and pathological hearing 
Alberto L. Vazquez, PhDYesImaging of neuronal, metabolic and vascular function and dysfunction
Ross S. Williamson, PhDYesAuditory systems neuroscience, sensory decision making, theoretical neuroscience & machine learning 
Yan Xu, PhDYesPain, sensory processing, and neural networks