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Automonic Regulation, Viscerosensation and Neuroendocrinology
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Genesis, Survival and Differentiation of Neurons
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Neurotransmitter Receptors, Ion Channels and Membrane Transporters
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Taylor Abel, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery
abeltj@upmc.edu
Susanne E. Ahmari, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
ahmarise@upmc.edu
Elias Aizenman, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
redox@pitt.edu
Howard J. Aizenstein, MD, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry, Bioengineering
aizensteinhj@upmc.edu
Issam Al Diri, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
ALDIRII@pitt.edu
Kathryn M. Albers, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
kaa2@pitt.edu
Carmen Andreescu, MD
Professor, Psychiatry
andrcx@UPMC.EDU
Alison Barth, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Neuroscience
albarth@andrew.cmu.edu
Aaron Batista, PhD
Professor, Bioengineering
Marlene Behrmann, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology
mbehrmann@pitt.edu
Sarah B. Berman, MD PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
bermans@upmc.edu
Corina O. Bondi, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
corina@pitt.edu
Edward A. Burton, MD, DPhil, FRCP
Associate Professor of Neurology
eab25@pitt.edu
Leah Byrne, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
lbyrne@pitt.edu
Judy L. Cameron, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry
jcameron@pitt.edu
Simon Chamberland, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
sic133@pitt.edu
Kun-Che Chang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
kcchang@pitt.edu
Claire E. Cheetham, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
cheetham@pitt.edu
Jun Chen, PhD
Professor, Neurology
chenj2@upmc.edu
Xing Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
x.chen@pitt.edu
Charleen T. Chu, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology
ctc4@pitt.edu
Marc Coutanche, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology
marc.coutanche@pitt.edu
Christopher Cunningham, PhD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
cunningc@pitt.edu
Brian M. Davis, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
bmd1@pitt.edu
C. Edward Dixon, PhD
Professor, Neurological Surgery
dixonec@upmc.edu
Alexandre Y. Dombrovski, MD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
dombax@upmc.edu
Yan Dong, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience
yandong@pitt.edu
Christopher Donnelly, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology
chrisdonnelly@pitt.edu
G. Bard Ermentrout, PhD
Professor, Mathematics
bard@pitt.edu
Sean P. Farris, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
farrissp@pitt.edu
Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
ferrarellif@upmc.edu
Julie A. Fiez, PhD
Professor, Psychology
fiez@pitt.edu
Kenneth N. Fish, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
fishkn@upmc.edu
Zachary Z. Freyberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
freyberg@pitt.edu
Neeraj J. Gandhi, PhD
Professor, Bioengineering
neg8@pitt.edu
Omar Gharbawie, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
omar@pitt.edu
Peter J. Gianaros, PhD
Professor, Psychology
Aryn H. Gittis, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
agittis@cmu.edu
Michael S. Gold, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
msg22@pitt.edu
Anthony A. Grace, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience
graceaa@pitt.edu
J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
jgreena@pitt.edu
Teresa G. Hastings, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology
hastingst@upmc.edu
James P. Herman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
hermanj@pitt.edu
Gregg E. Homanics, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
HomanicsGE@upmc.edu
Y. Kate Hong, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
katehong@andrew.cmu.edu
Bryan M. Hooks, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
hooksm@pitt.edu
Baoli Hu, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
baolihu@pitt.edu
Xiaoming Hu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
hux2@upmc.edu
ChengCheng Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
huangc@pitt.edu
Yanhua Huang, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
yhhuang@pitt.edu
Michele Insanally, PhD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
mni@pitt.edu
Smita Iyer, PhD
Tija C. Jacob, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
tcj11@pitt.edu
Max Joffe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
joffem@pitt.edu
Jon W. Johnson, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience
jjohnson@pitt.edu
Karl Kandler, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
kkarl@pitt.edu
Robert E. Kass, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Neuroscience
kass@stat.cmu.edu
Anthony E. Kline, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
klineae@upmc.edu
H. Richard Koerber, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
rkoerber@pitt.edu
Julia Kofler, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology
koflerjk@upmc.edu
Radosveta Koldamova, MD, PhD
Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
radak@pitt.edu
Takashi D.Y. Kozai, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
tdk18@pitt.edu
Cecile D. Ladouceur, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
ladouceurcd@upmc.edu
Todd Lamitina, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology
stl52@pitt.edu
David A. Lewis, MD
Chair and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
lewisda@upmc.edu
Laura E. Lillien, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology
lillien@pitt.edu
Beatriz Luna, PhD
Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
lunab@upmc.edu
Matthew L. MacDonald, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
macdonaldml@upmc.edu
Hansruedi Mathys, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
mathysh@pitt.edu
J. Patrick Mayo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
mayojp@pitt.edu
Colleen A. McClung, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry
mcclungca@upmc.edu
Melissa M. McGovern, PhD
Assistant Professor
Diego Mendoza-Halliday, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
diegomendoza@pitt.edu
Stephen D. Meriney, PhD
Professor and Chair of Neuroscience; Center for Neuroscience Co-Director
meriney@pitt.edu
Mike Modo, PhD
Professor, Radiology and Bioengineering
mmm154@pitt.edu
Paul W. Munro, PhD
Associate Professor, Information Science
pmunro@mail.sis.pitt.edu
Abby Olsen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
abby.olsen@pitt.edu
Quasar S. Padiath, PhD
qpadiath@pitt.edu
Michael J. Palladino, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
mjp44@pitt.edu
Udai Pandey, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics
udai@pitt.edu
Andrey A. Parkhitko, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
aparkhitko@pitt.edu
Aravindakshan Parthasarathy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Communication Science and Disorders
Marta Pecina, MD PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
pecinam@upmc.edu
Rui Peixoto, PhD
peixotort@upmc.edu
Mary L. Phillips, MD, MD(Cantab)
Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science
phillipsml@upmc.edu
Ian F. Pollack, MD
Distinguished Professor, Neurosurgery
ian.pollack@chp.edu
Sarah E. Ross, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
saross@pitt.edu
Ethan A. Rossi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
rossiea@pitt.edu
Jonathan E. Rubin, PhD
Professor, Mathematics
jonrubin@pitt.edu
Maria (Lania) Eulalia Rubio, MD,PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
mer@pitt.edu
Caroline A. Runyan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
runyan@pitt.edu
Srivatsun Sadagopan, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology
vatsun@pitt.edu
José-Alain Sahel, MD
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
sahelja@upmc.edu
Jami L. Saloman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Neurobiology
jls354@pitt.edu
David Schaeffer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
DSCHAEFF@pitt.edu
Nicole N. Scheff, PhD
Assistant Professor
NNS18@pitt.edu
Oliver Schluter, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neuroscience
schluter@pitt.edu
Andrew B. Schwartz, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Neurobiology
abs21@pitt.edu
Helen N. Schwerdt, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
hes100@pitt.edu
Rebecca P. Seal, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
rpseal@pitt.edu
Marianne L. Seney, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
seneyml@upmc.edu
Susan R. Sesack, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience and Psychiatry
sesack@pitt.edu
Or Shemesh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
oshemesh@pitt.edu
Shushruth Shushruth, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
shushruth@pitt.edu
Afonso C. Silva, PhD
Endowed Chair Professor of Translational Neuroimaging, Neurobiology
afonso@pitt.edu
Matthew A. Smith, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Neuroscience
mattsmith@cmu.edu
Alexander Sorkin, PhD
Professor and Chairman, Cell Biology and Physiology
sorkin@pitt.edu
Shawn F. Sorrells, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
shawn.sorrells@pitt.edu
William R. Stauffer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
wrs@pitt.edu
Sean D. Stocker, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
stockers@pitt.ed
Peter L. Strick, PhD
Thomas Detre Professor & Chair of Neurobiology
strickp@pitt.edu
Sierra Stringfield, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
SJS205@pitt.edu
Joseph Stujenske, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Dandan Sun, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
sund@upmc.edu
Robert A. Sweet, MD
UPMC Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience
sweetra@upmc.edu
Bradley K. Taylor, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
BKT@pitt.edu
Tobias Teichert, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
eichert@pitt.edu
Amantha Thathiah, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology
amantha@pitt.edu
Mary Torregrossa, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
torregrossam@upmc.edu
Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
geisyto@pitt.edu
Robert S. Turner, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
rturner@pitt.edu
Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD
Professor, Otolaryngology
thanos@pitt.edu
Alberto L. Vazquez, PhD
Research Associate Professor
alv15@pitt.edu
Timothy Verstynen, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology
timothyv@andrew.cmu.edu
Amy K. Wagner, MD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
wagnerak@upmc.edu
Ross S. Williamson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
rsw@pitt.edu
Zachary P. Wills, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
zpwills@pitt.edu
George F. Wittenberg, MD, PhD
Visiting Professor, Neurology
GEOWITT@pitt.edu
Yijen (Jen) L. Wu, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
yijenwu@pitt.edu
Zongqi Xia, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology
zxia1@pitt.edu
Weifeng Xu, PhD
weifeng.xu@pitt.edu
Yan Xu, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
xu2@pitt.edu
Kejie Yin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology
yink2@upmc.edu
Kymberly Young, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
youngk@pitt.edu
Eric Yttri, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
eyttri@andrew.cmu.edu
