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Mentor eligible Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) faculty are tenured or tenure-track members of the University of Rochester Faculty. Each has strong research interests in the neurosciences, and makes important contributions to the Graduate Program in Neuroscience.

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Affiliated Faculty

Eric Anson, Ph.D.
Eric Anson, Ph.D.

Anson Lab

Neuroscience
Otolaryngology
Research Interest:

Self-motion perception and adaptability of vestibular perception


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Loisa Bennetto, Ph.D.
Loisa Bennetto, Ph.D.

Bennetto Lab

Psychology
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Neurocognitive and communication deficits in autism and other developmental disabilities


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Jean Bidlack, Ph.D.
Jean Bidlack, Ph.D.

Bidlack Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Pharmacology of brain and lymphocytic opioid receptors

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Farran Briggs, Ph.D.
Farran Briggs, Ph.D.

Briggs Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Focus on understanding how specific neuronal circuits in the early visual system encode visual information and how attention impacts the encoding of visual information.

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Edward Brown, Ph.D.
Edward Brown, Ph.D.

Brown Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscopy, novel in vivo imaging and measurement techniques, tumor biology, angiogenesis


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Ania Busza, M.D., Ph.D.
Ania Busza, M.D., Ph.D.

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Laurel Carney, Ph.D.
Laurel Carney, Ph.D.

Carney Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Auditory Neuroscience; neurophysiological, behavioral, and computational studies of hearing; signal processing for hearing aids.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D.
Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D.

Cory-Slechta Lab

Public Health Sciences
Environmental Medicine
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Defining the impact of environmental chemicals (e.g., metals and air pollution) on brain development and behavior, with emphasis on attributable risk to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Benjamin Crane, M.D., Ph.D.
Benjamin Crane, M.D., Ph.D.

Crane Lab

Neuroscience
Otolaryngology
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

The interaction of vision, the vestibular system, and human disease on motion perception.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Greg DeAngelis, Ph.D.
Greg DeAngelis, Ph.D.

DeAngelis Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest: Visual neuroscience; multi-sensory integration; neural coding; linking neurons to perception

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.

Dewhurst Lab

Microbiology & Immunology
Research Interest:

Understanding the interaction of HIV with glial cells; Developing an improved live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV); Elucidating the host cell response to infection by viral pathogens (with emphasis on SARS-CoV-2 and Adeno-associated virus, AAV)


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Ian Dickerson, Ph.D.
Ian Dickerson, Ph.D.

Dickerson Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of neuropeptide signal transduction

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Robert Dirksen, Ph.D.
Robert Dirksen, Ph.D.

Dirksen Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium Signaling in Striated Muscle

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
David Dodell-Feder, Ph.D.
David Dodell-Feder, Ph.D.

Dodell-Feder Lab

Neuroscience
Psychology
Research Interest:

How we process social information, make meaningful social connections, and how these processes vary across the full spectrum of health and psychiatric illness with a particular focus on schizophrenia-spectrum disorders using behavioral and neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI) methods.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Ian Fiebelkorn, Ph.D.
Ian Fiebelkorn, Ph.D.

Fiebelkorn Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Flexible allocation of the brain’s limited processing resources in attention, perception, and working memory


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Manoela Fogaça, PhD
Manoela Fogaça, PhD

Fogaça Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Understanding the molecular basis of behaviors relevant to stress and the actions of fast antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs, aiming to identify specific circuits, neuronal subpopulations and synaptic mechanisms involved in these responses.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
John Foxe, Ph.D.
John Foxe, Ph.D.

UR CABIN

Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Research Interest:

Basic neurophysiology of schizophrenia and autism


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Edward Freedman, Ph.D.
Edward Freedman, Ph.D.

Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Human neurophysiology in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, Dyslexia, Autism, Lysosomal Storage disorders, and sports concussions

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Dragony Fu, Ph.D.
Dragony Fu, Ph.D.

Fu Lab

Biology
Research Interest: Nucleic acid modification and repair mechanisms linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, mitochondrial diseases, and cancer.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Julie Fudge, M.D.
Julie Fudge, M.D.

Fudge Lab

Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Research Interest: Anatomy and neurochemistry of brain regions associated with symptoms in major psychiatric illnesses

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Archan Ganguly, Ph.D.
Archan Ganguly, Ph.D.

Ganguly Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Identifing molecular regulators of long-range trafficking of protein cargoes to distinct sub-domains of polarized cells, such as neurons


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Frank Garcea, PhD
Frank Garcea, PhD

Garcea Lab

Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Mechanisms supporting conceptual processing, language, and action function in patients with brain tumor or epilepsy.


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Paul Geha, M.D.
Paul Geha, M.D.

Pain and Perceptions Lab

Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Neurology
Research Interest: Understanding the neural mechanisms that transform nociceptive input to painful perceptions in humans and how these mechanisms change in chronic pain

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Harris Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.
Harris Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.

Gelbard Lab

Neuroscience
Pediatrics
Neurology
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms and potential pharmacological and gene therapeutic interventions for neurologic disease associated with HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system.

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Sina Ghaemmaghami, Ph.D.
Sina Ghaemmaghami, Ph.D.

Ghaemmaghami Lab

Biology
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of prion propagation and pathogenesis

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Steven Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Steven Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.

Goldman Lab

Neurology
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Identify the expression patterns of the major categories of stem and progenitor cells of the adult human brain and to use that information to define the signaling pathways that distinguish one progenitor from another, as well as those that distinguish brain tumor stem and progenitor cells from their normal counterparts.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Manuel Gomez-Ramirez, Ph.D.
Manuel Gomez-Ramirez, Ph.D.

Haptics Lab

Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest:

Understanding the neural mechanisms that mediate sensation and action with our hands.


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Vera Gorbunova, Ph.D.
Vera Gorbunova, Ph.D.

Gorbunova & Seluanov Lab

Biology
Research Interest:

Mechanisms of aging and the role of DNA repair and genomic instability in the aging process.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Suzanne Haber, Ph.D.
Suzanne Haber, Ph.D.

Haber Lab

Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Pharmacology & Physiology
Psychiatry
Research Interest:

Basal ganglia and degenerative diseases


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Lauren Hablitz, Ph.D.
Lauren Hablitz, Ph.D.

Hablitz Lab

Neurology
Research Interest:

Basic biological mechanisms of circadian synchrony and entrainment in health and disease. Understanding how circadian rhythms and sleep can enhance glymphatic, neuronal, and cerebrovascular function.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Ralf Haefner, Ph.D.
Ralf Haefner, Ph.D.

Haefner Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest:

Understanding how the brain forms percepts and how it uses them to make decisions, especially in the visual domain


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Jennetta Hammond, Ph.D.
Jennetta Hammond, Ph.D.

Hammond Lab

Mitochondrial Research and Innovation Group

Neuroscience
Neurology
Research Interest: Uncovering neuro-immune mechanisms driving synapse and neuron turnover as well as microglia dysregulation throughout the lifespan

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Kenneth Henry, Ph.D.
Kenneth Henry, Ph.D.

Henry Lab

Neuroscience
Otolaryngology
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Cochlear Neurodegeneration


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Angela Hewitt, MD, PhD
Angela Hewitt, MD, PhD
Neurology
Neuroscience
Pediatrics
Research Interest:

Investigating if/how the production of rapid, coordinated movements requires control circuitry that can bypass sensory feedback delays by providing an estimate of the consequences resulting from a motor command.


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
J. Christopher Holt, Ph.D.
J. Christopher Holt, Ph.D.
Director

Holt Lab

Neuroscience
Otolaryngology
Research Interest:

Synaptic pharmaco-physiology of vestibular efferent-afferent interactions


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D.
Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D.

Huxlin Lab

Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Flaum Eye Institute
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest:

Neural mechanisms of visual recovery after stroke; optical correlates and molecular substrates of corneal wound healing and nerve regeneration; LIRIC


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Coraline Rinn Iordan, PhD
Coraline Rinn Iordan, PhD

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Michelle Janelsins-Benton, Ph.D.
Michelle Janelsins-Benton, Ph.D.

Cancer Control and Psychoneuroimmunology Lab

Neuroscience
Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Research Interest: Understanding clinical, psychological, and biological mechanisms of cognitive difficulties in cancer patients

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Todd Jusko, Ph.D.
Todd Jusko, Ph.D.

Rochester Environment and Child Health (REACH) Laboratory

Public Health Sciences
Pediatrics
Environmental Medicine
Research Interest: Environmental and Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology: Defining the impact of environmental chemicals on immunity and immune-mediated diseases and as a mechanism for susceptibility to other disease outcomes, such as neurobehavioral disorders.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Paul Kammermeier, Ph.D.
Paul Kammermeier, Ph.D.

Kammermeier Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: G protein coupled receptor signaling and modulation of ion channels in neurons

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Brian Keane, Ph.D.
Brian Keane, Ph.D.

Keane Lab

Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest:

Visual perceptual alterations in psychosis, behavioral psychophysics, eye-tracking, functional neuroimaging, and conceptual foundations of cognitive science


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Amy Kiernan, Ph.D.
Amy Kiernan, Ph.D.

Kiernan Lab

Ophthalmology
Flaum Eye Institute
Biomedical Genetics
Research Interest: Molecular development of the eye and inner ear; anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) and developmental glaucoma; congenital deafness and vestibular dysfunction

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Edmund Lalor, Ph.D.
Edmund Lalor, Ph.D.

Lalor Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

The electrophysiology of human sensation, perception and cognition, especially in naturalistic environments.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Richard Libby, Ph.D.
Richard Libby, Ph.D.

Libby Lab

Biomedical Genetics
Flaum Eye Institute
Ophthalmology
Research Interest: Neurobiology of glaucoma, molecular processes that lead to retinal ganglion cell death.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Anne Luebke, Ph.D.
Anne Luebke, Ph.D.

Luebke Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Role of cochlear outer hair cells in hearing and hearing loss


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
David MacLean, Ph.D.
David MacLean, Ph.D.

MacLean Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest:

Mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor function


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Ania Majewska, Ph.D.
Ania Majewska, Ph.D.

Majewska Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Glia-neuron interactions during synaptic plasticity in health and disease

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Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Ph.D.
Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Ph.D.

Mayer-Pröschel Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Genetics
Research Interest: Identification of different stem and precursor cell pools in CNS that may be critical for cell replacement therapies or are targets of insults that lead to developmental pathologies.

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
James McGrath, Ph.D.
James McGrath, Ph.D.

McGrath Lab

Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

In vitro models of human lung and vascular barriers during inflammation


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Juliette McGregor, PhD
Juliette McGregor, PhD

Advanced Retinal Imaging Alliance

McGregor Lab

Flaum Eye Institute
Ophthalmology
Research Interest:

Optogenetic and photoreceptor replacement therapies to restore vision to the blind with particular emphasis on the challenges caused by the unusual anatomy and physiology of the fovea. Adaptive optics calcium imaging in the living eye to evaluate restored retinal function at the cellular scale in vivo.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Julian Meeks, Ph.D.
Julian Meeks, Ph.D.

Meeks Lab

Pediatrics
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Investigation of the molecules, receptors, and neural circuits that influence social interactions, including the actions of mammalian pheromones


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
William Merigan, Ph.D.
William Merigan, Ph.D.

Merigan Lab

Flaum Eye Institute
Ophthalmology
Research Interest: Biological visual restoration; Organization of visual cortex in humans and non-human primates

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Jude Mitchell, Ph.D.
Jude Mitchell, Ph.D.

Mitchell Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest:

Visual processing, eye movements, and selective attention


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Jong-Hoon Nam, Ph.D.
Jong-Hoon Nam, Ph.D.

Nam Lab

Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Biophysics of inner ear sensory cells, cell mechanics


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., DMSc
Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., DMSc

Nedergaard Lab

Neurosurgery
Biomedical Engineering
Neurology
Research Interest: The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS. Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Shawn Newlands, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Shawn Newlands, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Newlands Lab

Otolaryngology
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Vestibular anatomy and physiology, recovery from vestibular injury, vestibular control of head unrestrained gaze.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Mark Noble, Ph.D.
Mark Noble, Ph.D.

Noble Lab

Biomedical Genetics
Research Interest: Neuro stem cell biology and medicine, developing pharmacological and cell based approaches to peripheral and spinal cord injury.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Samuel Norman-Haignere, Ph.D.
Samuel Norman-Haignere, Ph.D.

Computational Neuroscience of Audition

Neuroscience
Biostatistics & Computational Biology
Research Interest:

The neural computations that enable the perception of natural sounds, such as speech and music


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D.
M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D.

O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Defining neuro-inflammatory processes that contribute to pathology and disease progression in Alzheimer's disease, as well as late CNS effects following radiation exposure

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Thomas O'Connor, Ph.D.
Thomas O'Connor, Ph.D.

Wynne Center for Family Research

Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Research Interest: The mechanisms by which early stress exposures, including prenatal maternal anxiety and caregiving stress, may persistently shape children's behavioral and biological health

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
John Olschowka, Ph.D.
John Olschowka, Ph.D.

O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Mechanisms of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration within the CNS, primarily Glial Cells and Vascular components of the brain.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Krishnan Padmanabhan, Ph.D.
Krishnan Padmanabhan, Ph.D.

Neural Circuits and Computation Laboratory

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Experimental and Computational Approaches to Sensory Perception

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Sara Patterson, PhD
Sara Patterson, PhD

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Martina Poletti, Ph.D.
Martina Poletti, Ph.D.

Poletti Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Visual psychophysics, high-resolution eye tracking and gaze-contingent technology to study spatial updating, foveal vision and control of attention and eye movements at the fine scale


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Douglas Portman, Ph.D.
Douglas Portman, Ph.D.

Portman Lab

Neuroscience
Biomedical Genetics
Biology
Research Interest: Neural circuit development and function; Genetic control of behavior; Sex differences in neurobiology

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Christoph Pröschel, Ph.D.
Christoph Pröschel, Ph.D.

Pröschel Lab

Biomedical Genetics
Research Interest:

Using primarily human pluripotent stem cell models, we examine astrocyte development in normal and pathological conditions, the role of astrocytes in modulating response to injury or stress, the role of altered RNA processing and translation in neural development, and the utility of glial precursor cells and their astrocytic progeny for cell transplantation therapy.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Lizabeth Romanski, Ph.D.
Lizabeth Romanski, Ph.D.

Romanski Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest: Organization and functions of the primate prefrontal cortex

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Michele Rucci, Ph.D.
Michele Rucci, Ph.D.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Souvarish Sarkar, PhD
Souvarish Sarkar, PhD

Sarkar Lab

Environmental Medicine
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Develop a research program concentrating on identifying genetic modifiers of environmental factors in disease etiology using a combination of Drosophila genetics, cell culture, and rodent models


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Jesse Schallek, Ph.D.
Jesse Schallek, Ph.D.

Schallek Lab

Advanced Retinal Imaging Alliance

Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Flaum Eye Institute
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest: Developing technologies to measure blood flow in the living Eye to examine the condition of the retina in health and disease.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Ruchira Singh, Ph.D.
Ruchira Singh, Ph.D.

Singh Lab

Flaum Eye Institute
Biomedical Genetics
Ophthalmology
Research Interest:

Using patient-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to study the molecular mechanism of specific retinal and neurological diseases and applying that knowledge to pharmacologically target certain retinal disorders in patient-derived cells.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Nathan Smith, Ph.D.
Nathan Smith, Ph.D.

Smith Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Exploring the understudied and novel mechanisms by which neuromodulators mediate the interactions between neurons, astrocytes, and microglia in both normal and disease states


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Adam Snyder, Ph.D.
Adam Snyder, Ph.D.

Snyder Lab

Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Research Interest: Activity in groups of neurons is dynamically coordinated to control information processing for goal-directed action

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Marissa Sobolewski-Terry, Ph.D.
Marissa Sobolewski-Terry, Ph.D.

Sobolewski Lab

Environmental Medicine
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Neurotoxicology, Etiology of neurobehavioral disease, Endocrine dysfunction, Synergistic Toxicity.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Gabriella Sterne, PhD
Gabriella Sterne, PhD

Sterne Lab

Biomedical Genetics
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Understanding the neural circuit mechanisms that generate and shape complex feeding behaviors


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D.
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D.

ZVR Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Use virtual reality (VR), multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and machine learning to elucidate the psychological and neural signatures of psychopathologies


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Duje Tadin, Ph.D.
Duje Tadin, Ph.D.

Tadin Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Neuroscience
Flaum Eye Institute
Research Interest: Understanding neural mechanisms of human visual perception using psychophysics, brain stimulation and computational modeling. Current work includes the study of vision in stroke, low-vision, TBI, autism, cognitive aging and schizophrenia.

Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Takahiro Takano, Ph.D.
Takahiro Takano, Ph.D.

Dirksen Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest:

Purinergic signaling in peripheral nociceptive nerve, neurovascular coupling, stroke injury and astrocytic communication


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Michael Telias, Ph.D.
Michael Telias, Ph.D.

Telias Lab

Ophthalmology
Flaum Eye Institute
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Retinal degeneration and maladaptive plasticity in inner retinal circuits.


Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Charles Thornton, M.D.
Charles Thornton, M.D.

Thornton Lab

Neurology
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Myotonic dystrophy, repeat expansion diseases, and therapeutic development for neuromuscular disorders.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Madalina Tivarus, Ph.D.
Madalina Tivarus, Ph.D.
Associate Director

Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Tivarus Lab

UR CABIN

Imaging Sciences
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Clinical applications of advanced neuroimaging techniques such as functional MRI (fMRI), MR Spectroscopy (MRS), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), morphometry, Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast (DSC)


Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D.
Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D.

Wang Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Neural circuit mechanisms underlying cognitive control of sensorimotor functions

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
Patricia White, Ph.D.
Patricia White, Ph.D.

Patricia White Lab

Otolaryngology
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Sensory regeneration of the inner ear, or hair-cell regeneration

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program
David Williams, Ph.D.
David Williams, Ph.D.

Williams Lab

Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Ophthalmology
Biomedical Engineering
Optics
Flaum Eye Institute
Research Interest: The latest optical technology arising from fields such as microscopy and astronomy to address questions about the fundamental limits of human vision as well as the causes of retinal disease.

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Andrew Wojtovich, Ph.D.
Andrew Wojtovich, Ph.D.

Wojtovich Lab

Mitochondrial Research and Innovation Group

Pharmacology & Physiology
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Research Interest: Optogenetics to study the roles of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in mitochondrial physiology and stress signaling.

Mentor for Neuroscience Graduate Program
Houhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Houhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Xia Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Molecular and signaling mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in memory formation and mental health

Mentor for Neuroscience Ph.D. Program & Mentor for Neurobiology & Anatomy Ph.D. Program