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  Graduate School-New Brunswick 2017 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)

Website: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/education/gsbs/programs/neuroscience/index.html

Members of the Graduate Faculty

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

Gary Aston-Jones, Murray and Charlotte Strongwater Endowed Chair in Neuroscience and Brain Health and Director, Rutgers Brain Health Institute, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Cognition and addiction

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

Kasia 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 stress

Davide 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 neurons

Troy 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 applications

David 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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