Degree Program Offered:  Doctor of Philosophy

Codirectors of Graduate Program: Ian Creese, 316 Aidekman Research Center  (973-353-1080, ext. 3300) and Steven W. Levison, H-582, Medical Science  Building (UMDNJ) (973-972-5208)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Professors:

Elizabeth D. Abercrombie, CMBN; Ph.D., Princeton
Neurochemistry; plasticity in central monoaminergic systems; mechanism of action of psychotherapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse

April A. Benasich, CMBN; Ph.D., New York
Developmental neuropsychology; language development and disorders, including familial genetic contributions to developmental trajectories; perceptual-cognitive abilities (habituation, recognition memory, auditory temporal processing) and language development in infants at risk for developmental delays; public policy focus on early intervention programs

Joshua Berlin, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Michigan
Mechanism of active electronic ion transport

György Buzsaki, CMBN; M.D., Pecs (Hungary); Ph.D., Budapest
Neural mechanisms of neuronal plasticity and memory and the function of the limbic system; temporal lobe epilepsy models; recovery of the damaged limbic system following brain tissue transplantation; significance of oscillation patterns to generalized epilepsy, Parkinsonian tremor, and mood disorders

Mei-Fang Cheng, FAS-N; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
Neurobiology of vocal behavior/acoustic communication in the regulation of reproductive behavior in the ring dove

Ian Creese, CMBN; Ph.D., Cambridge (UK)
Experimental psychology, physiological psychology, neurochemistry, and neuropharmacology; CNS neurotransmitter and drug receptors: their regulatory mechanisms and role in psychiatric and neurologic diseases

John DeLuca, UMDNJ; Ph.D., SUNY (Binghamton)
Cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuropsychology

Peter Dowling, UMDNJ; M.D., Vermont
Neurovirology and neuroimmunology

Wilma Friedman, FAS-N; Ph.D., Rockefeller
Neurotrophic factors in development and disease

Stephen J. Hanson, FAS-N; Ph.D., Arizona State
Cognitive sciences; connectionist models; concepts and categorization

Andrew Harris, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Stanford
Channel-forming proteins

Richard D. Howells, UMDNJ; Ph.D., New York
Molecular mechanism of opioid tolerance and dependence

Nicholas Ingoglia, UMDNJ; Ph.D., New York
Axonal regeneration in the central nervous system

G. Miller Jonakait, NJIT; Ph.D., Cornell Medical School
Developmental neuroscience

Barry R. Komisaruk, FAS-N; Ph.D., Rutgers
Neurophysiological study of pain and neuropharmacological suppression
mechanisms; reproductive behavior in mammals

Robert W. Ledeen, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Oregon
Neuronal differentiation

Barry E. Levin, UMDNJ; M.D., Emory Medical
Neuropharmacology

Steven W. Levison, UMDNJ; Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Hypoxia/ischemia

Joseph McArdle, UMDNJ; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Ion channels as drug targets and their role in disease

Joan I. Morrell, CMBN; Ph.D., Rochester
Neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinology, especially in relation to central nervous mechanisms regulating reproductive behavior in mammals

Benjamin H. Natelson, UMDNJ; M.D., Pennsylvania
Chronic fatigue syndrome

Martha Nowycky, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Yale School of Medicine
Calcium signaling and channels

Andrew R. Pachner, UMDNJ; M.D., Yale
Neuroimmunology and neuroinfectious diseases

Allan Siegel, UMDNJ; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Neurophysiological and neuroanatomical studies of aggressive behavior

Ralph M. Siegel, CMBN; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Neurophysiology, psychophysics, and computational theory of vision in
primates; nonlinear dynamical theory; motion perception

Paula Tallal, CMBN; Ph.D., Cambridge (UK)
Experimental psychology; developmental neuropsychology; language development and disorders; psychoacoustics; speech synthesis and perception; neural bases of perception, memory, cognitive, and motor processes

James M. Tepper, CMBN; Ph.D., Colorado
Anatomy and physiology of basal ganglia and dopaminergic systems

Ellen Townes-Anderson, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Boston
Degeneration and regeneration of adult neurons; synaptic plasticity; synaptogenesis

Teresa Wood, UMDNJ; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Growth factors in development and disease

Laszlo Zaborszky, CMBN; M.D., Ph.D., Semmelweis (Hungary)
Basal forebrain anatomy with special reference to transmitter interactions and pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disorders

Marco A. Zarbin, UMDNJ; Ph.D., M.D., Johns Hopkins
Retinal cell transplantation

Associate Professors:

Anna Barrett, UMDNJ; Ph.D., NYU School of Medicine
Cognitive and behavioral neurology

Edward Bonder, GS-N; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Cell biology

Stella Elkabes, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Weizmann Institute (Israel)
The role of glia in neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders

Jorge Golowasch, FAS-N; Ph.D., Brandeis
Race of ionic currents in neuronal plasticity and homeostasis

Amjad Ilyas, UMDNJ; Ph.D., London (UK)
Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis

Farzam Nadim, FAS-N; Ph.D., Boston
Neurophysiology and computational neuroscience

Denis Paré, CMBN; Ph.D., Québec (Canada)
Neurophysiology of emotions and memory

Karen Quigley, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Ohio State

Michael Recce, NJIT; Ph.D., NJIT
Neurophysiological basis and computational modeling of spatial navigation; robot navigation

Richard Servatius, UMDNJ; Ph.D., UMDNJ
Chronic stress

Jiang-Hong Ye, UMDNJ; M.D., Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences (China)
Physiology/pharmacology of central nervous system; addiction

Assistant Professors:

Kevin Beck, UMDNJ; Ph.D., CUNY
Sex differences; stress; learning; neurochemistry

Annie Beuve, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Pasteur Institute-Paris (France)
Nitric oxide signaling

Benjamin Martin Bly, FAS-N; Ph.D., Stanford
Cognitive neuroscience, mathematical modeling, and the brain basis of language

Diego Cadavid, UMDNJ; M.D., Javeriana School of Medicine (Colombia)

Mauricio Delgado, FAS-N; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Neural mechanisms of reward learning and decision making; social and affective neuroscience

Peter Frederikse, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park)

Kenneth D. Harris, CMBN; Ph.D., Rutgers
Quantitative neuroscience; computer modeling of all assemblies

Haesun Kim, FAS-N; Ph.D., Cincinnati
Cellular and molecular biology of myelinating glial cells

Bart Krekelberg, CMBN; Ph.D., London (UK)
Neurophysiology; functional imaging; psychophysics; computational neuroscience; eye movements and perception; adaptation; motion perception

Pranela Rameshwar, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Rutgers
Stem cell biology

Vanessa Routh, UMDNJ; Ph.D., California
Neuronal glucose sensing in health, obesity, and diabetes

Shelley Weaver, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Alberta (Canada)

Steven Zalcman, UMDNJ; Ph.D., Ottawa (Canada)
Psychoneuroimmunology