Janet Alder, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology; RWJMS; Ph.D., Columbia
Trophic factors and neuropeptides in
neuronal development, psychiatric disorders, and traumatic brain injury
C. elegans
Nicholas Bello, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences,
SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State College of Medicine
Consequences of dietary conditions and bingeing on
noradrenergic pathwaysKasia Bieszczad, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Neurobiological substrates of learning and memory
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
Kuang-Yu Chen, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, SAS; Ph.D., Yale
Hypusine formation and eukaryotic initiation factor 5A;
nutraceuticals-genomic screening and interactions; cell aging and late G1 gene
regulation; osmotic stressDavide Comoletti, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS/CHINJ; Ph.D., D.V.M., Mario Negri Institute (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 and Executive Vice Dean, SAS;
Ph.D., Stanford
Sensory signaling and ontogeny as
related to molecular mechanisms that regulate auditory function
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 trophic factors in neural cell survival and death
Monica
Driscoll, Distinguished 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)
Biological clocks; photic signal
transduction; Drosophila behavior; circadian rhythms; PAS-containing
transcription factors
Julie M. Fagan, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D.,
Arizona
Proteolytic enzymes; protein turnover
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
Neural stem cells; development of neurons and glia; spinal cord injury
Ronald Hart, Professor of Cell Biology and
Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Michigan
MicroRNA modulation of neural stem cell gene expression networks
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 vesicle trafficking underlying synaptic development and function
Arnold G. Hyndman, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS;
Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Neural development; role of transferrin in the development of the chick retina
Kenneth D. Irvine, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, WIM/SAS; Ph.D., Stanford
Cell signaling; pattern formation; growth control; cell movement; developmental glycobiology
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, including Parkinson's disease
Alexander Kusnecov, Associate Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D.,
Newcastle (Australia)
Behavior and CNS reactivity to immune stimuli of ORL-1 knockout mice
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
Lysosomal biology; neurodegenerative diseases; proteomics
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 genetic control of vertebrate
CNS 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)
Trophic regulation of oligodendrocyte development and repair
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
M.Maral Mouradian, William Dow Lovett Professor of Neurology and 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
Respiratory and cerebrovascular control during hypoxia; central chemoreceptor function
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
Motion, stereo, and texture perception; modeling in vision; scientific visualization and image processing
Kenneth Paradiso, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Stony Brook
Pre- and postsynaptic physiology at the calyx of Held
Andre Pietrzykowski, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS;
Ph.D., Medical Center of Postgraduate Education (Warsaw)
Adaptation to environment; role of reward and maladaptation in addiction
John E. Pintar, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Director of Graduate Program in Neuroscience, RWJMS; Ph.D., Oregon
Genetic and microarray analysis of
endogenous opioid systems; insulin-like growth factor systems in development
and cancer; posttranslational processing enzymes
Mark R. Plummer, Professor and Co-Associate Chair of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS;
Ph.D., Stanford
Synaptic plasticity in the developing nervous system
Mladen-Roko Rasin, Associate 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 neuronsTroy A. Roepke, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Integration of hormonal signals on hypothalamic functions and neurotoxicology
Christopher Rongo, Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Synapse formation using C. elegans as a genetic model system
Benjamin Samuels, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying treatment-resistant depression
Dipak Sarkar, Board of Governors Professor of Animal Sciences and Director of Endocrine Program, SEBS; Ph.D., Oxford
Influences of stress and drug abuse on neuroendocrine and neuroimmune systems
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
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
Neurotrophic factors and neuropeptides
in neuronal development, brain injury, and mental disorders
Elizabeth B. Torres, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Brain-body coupling during natural activities with clinical applicationsDavid
Vicario, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Rockefeller
Sensorimotor processes involved in the
acquisition and production of learned behaviors
William G. Wadsworth, Professor of Pathology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Missouri
Guidance of dorsal and ventral cell and
axonal migrations in the nematode, C. elegans, by a laminin-related
extracellular matrix protein, UNC-6
George Wagner, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Chicago
Animal models of Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia
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
Transcription factors in developing sensory systems
Wise Young, Professor, Richard H. Schindell Chair in
Neuroscience, and Director, W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Iowa; M.D., Stanford
Brain and spinal cord injury research
Huaye Zhang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Virginia
Regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis and synaptic plasticity Renping Zhou, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D.,
California (Berkeley)
Molecular biology of axonal guidance and neural map formation
Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty
Juan
P. Advis, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Texas; D.V.M., Austral (Chile)
Hypothalamic regulation of luteinizing hormone reproduction physiology
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
Physiological significance, especially
in sleep and wakefulness, of steroidal or thyroid hormonal control of a GABA
receptor
William M. Saidel, Associate Professor of Biology; FAS-C; Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vertebrate hair cells in the vestibular periphery; visual behavior in an amphibious fish; Pantodon buchholzi
Michael V.K. Sukhdeo, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural
Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Parasitology; ecological food webs
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