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  Graduate School–New Brunswick 2014–2016 Programs, Faculty, and Courses Neuroscience 710  

Neuroscience 710

Degree Program Offered: Doctor of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Program: Professor John E. Pintar, RWJMS, Room 363, Busch Campus (732-235-5388)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Janet Alder, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology; RWJMS; Ph.D., Columbia
Role of trophic factors in neuronal development and psychiatric disorders

Maureen M. Barr, Professor of Genetics, SAS/WIM; Ph.D., Columbia 
Sensory biology, innate behaviors, and neuroplasticity in C. elegans 

Qian Cai, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; M.D., Ph.D., NIH/Shanghai Second Medical
Autophagy-lysosomal regulation in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration

Timothy M. Casey, Professor of Entomology, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Respiration; bioenergetics; thermoregulation

Davide Comoletti, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS/CHINJ; Ph.D., Mario Negri Institute (Milan), D.V.M., Milan
Autism; structural biology; molecular and cellular neuroscience

Gabriella D'Arcangelo, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Molecular mechanisms of neuronal proliferation, differentiation, and migration

Robin L. Davis, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Stanford
Regeneration and electrophysiology of peripheral auditory neurons

Emanuel M. DiCicco-Bloom, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Pediatrics (Neurology), RWJMS; M.D., Cornell Medical College
Cellular and molecular regulation of neurogenesis; animal models of autism; effects of environmental factors on brain development

Cheryl F. Dreyfus, Chair and Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Cornell
Role of environmental factors on brain neuron ontogeny

Monica Driscoll, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SAS; Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular genetics of neurodegeneration and aging; mechanotransduction

Isaac Edery, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SAS/CABM; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Molecular mechanisms underlying biological clocks

Julie M. Fagan, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Arizona
Muscle growth; mechanisms of protein breakdown in mammalian cells in health and in disease

Bonnie Firestein, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Regulation of dendritic morphology; targeting of neuronal proteins and the neuronal cytoskeleton; iPSC technology to model schizophrenia and autism; microelectrode array analysis of neural circuitry

Martin Grumet, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Stem cells and transplantation into the nervous system

Ronald Hart, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Michigan
MicroRNA modulation of neural stem cell gene expression networks

Karl Herrup, Professor and Chair of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Stanford
Cell cycle regulation in the neuron and its relationship to neurodegeneration

Sarah Hitchcock-DeGregori, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Actin cytoskeleton and regulation of actin dynamics using cellular, biochemical, and biophysical methods

Shu-Chan Hsu, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., British Columbia
Molecular mechanisms of synoptic development and function

Arnold G. Hyndman, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Development of CNS neurons

Kenneth D. Irvine, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, WIM/SAS; Ph.D., Stanford
Cell signaling and growth control during Drosophila development

William G. Johnson, Professor of Neurology, RWJMS; M.D., Columbia
Identifying genes and pathways for human nervous system disorders, (e.g., neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases)

Eunsung Junn, Assistant Professor of Neurology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases

Alexander Kusnecov, Associate Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Newcastle (Australia)
Neurobiological and behavioral effects of cytokines from the brain and immune system

Kelvin Y. Kwan, Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Faculty Development Chair in the Life Sciences and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular basis of auditory hair cell and neuron generation

John K. Li, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, SE; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Ischemia and oxygenation; neural control of circulation; stress and biofeedback; biomedical modeling and devices

Peter Lobel, Professor of Pharmacology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Columbia
Molecular mechanisms responsible for targeting lysosome in mammalian cells

David J. Margolis, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Washington
Imaging neurons, circuit function, and plasticity in mouse neocortex in vivo

Michael Matise, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Molecular mechanisms of vertebrate nervous system development

John P. McGann, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Yale
Neuroscience of smell; optical imaging; cellular/systems/behavioral/sensory neuroscience

Randall D. McKinnon, Associate Professor of Surgery, RWJMS; Ph.D., McMaster (Canada)
Growth factors and glia

James H. Millonig, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS/CABM; Ph.D., Princeton 
Use of human and mouse genetics to understand the biological basis of human disorders such as autism and neural tube defects

Mary Maral Mouradian, William Dow Lovett Professor of Neurology, Director, Center for Neurodegenerative and Neuroimmunologic Diseases, RWJMS; M.D., American (Beirut)
Molecular pathogenesis and novel therapeutic interventions in Parkinson's disease

Judith A. Neubauer, Professor of Medicine, RWJMS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Neurobiology of respiratory control; neuronal responses to hypoxia and CO2

Timothy Otto, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Neurobiology of memory; synaptic plasticity; rodent olfactory learning

Richard W. Padgett, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, WIM/SAS; Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
TGFß signaling in development and cancer; trafficking of receptors; microRNAs in growth control; Drosophila and C. elegans

Zhiping Pang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS/CHINJ; Ph.D., Texas (Southwestern)
Mechanisms of synaptic regulation: from stem cell to the brain

Thomas V. Papathomas, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, SE; Ph.D., Columbia
Mechanisms and models for stereo, motion, and texture perception 

Kenneth Paradiso, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Stony Brook
Physiology and pathology of nerve terminals and synaptic transmission

Andre Pietrzykowski, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Medical Center of Postgraduate Education (Warsaw)
Molecular neuroendocrinology of environmental adaptation and addiction

John E. Pintar, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Oregon
Role of insulin growth factor family during embryogenesis; development biology of the pituitary gland

Mark R. Plummer, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Stanford
Synaptic plasticity in the developing nervous system

Jamshid Rabii, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., California (San Francisco)
Neuroendocrine regulation of prolactin, LH, and other pituitary hormones

Mladen-Roko Rasin, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; M.D., Ph.D., Zagreb (Croatia)

Role of posttranscriptional processing events in the normal and lesioned development of neocortical neural stem cells and projection neurons


Troy A. Roepke, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Effects of hormones and environmental stresses on hypothalamic functions

Christopher Rongo, Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Formation and plasticity of synapses in the central nervous system

Dipak Sarkar, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Oxford
Molecular mechanisms of neuroendocrine cell growth and differentiation

Melitta Schachner, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry (Munich, Germany)
Formation of appropriate connections among nerve cells

Martin Schwander, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Basel (Switzerland)
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of auditory perception and hearing loss

Federico Sesti, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Genova (Italy)
Role of K+ channels in basic neuronal function and disease

Tetsuo Shimamura, Professor of Pathology, RWJMS; M.D., Ph.D., Yokohama (Japan)
Renal structure and function

Tracey Shors, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Southern California 
Neurogenesis and sex differences in learning and memory

Gleb Shumyatsky, Associate Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D., Moscow
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying memory of fear

Steven M. Silverstein, Professor of Psychiatry, RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Cognitive neuroscience of visual processing and memory in schizophrenia; cognitive remediation of schizophrenia

Arabinda K. Sinha, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, RWJMS; Ph.D., California (San Francisco)
Metabolic alterations between sleep and wakefulness

Patricia Sonsalla, Professor of Neurology, RWJMS/EOHSI; Ph.D., Utah
Neurodegeneration; Parkinson's disease; neuropharmacology of dopamine neurons 

Smita Thakker-Varia, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Kansas
Growth factors and neuropeptides in brain injury and mental disorders

Elizabeth B. Torres, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Cognitive psychology; motor memory

Chih-Cheng Tsai, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases; nuclear receptor signaling;
Notch signaling

David Vicario, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Rockefeller
Auditory and motor physiology; vocal learning; songbirds; neuroethology

William G. Wadsworth, Professor of Pathology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Missouri
Extracellular matrix and axonal guidance in C. elegans

George Wagner, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Chicago
Neurochemical mechanisms underlying behavior

Mark O. West, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Electrophysiological analysis of basal ganglia and limbic circuits in the rat during cocaine self-administration and habit formation

Long-Jun Wu, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China
Microglia-neuron communication in normal and diseased brains

Mengqing Xiang, Professor of Pediatrics, RWJMS; Ph.D., Texas
Molecular mechanisms of sensorineural and CNS development

Wise Young, Professor of Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and Neurobiology, SAS; Ph.D., Iowa; M.D., Stanford
Spinal cord nerve regeneration

Huaye Zhang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Virginia
Molecular mechanisms of dendritic spine morphogenesis and synaptic plasticity

Renping Zhou, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Development of the brain: function of growth factors and their receptors

Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty

Juan P. Advis, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Texas; D.V.M., Austral (Chile)
Neuroendocrinology of reproduction

David Crockett, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology; RWJMS; Ph.D., CUNY
Spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury; neural plasticity

Joseph V. Martin, Professor and Chair of Biology; FAS-C; Ph.D., Southern California
Mechanisms of action of hypnotic drugs

William M. Saidel, Associate Professor of Biology; FAS-C; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vision in fishes and the evolution of vision

Michael V.K. Sukhdeo, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Behavioral ecology of parasitic helminths in the host environment

 
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