Faculty

Cell and Molecular Neuroscience

Robert Barlow, Ph.D. Professor Neural basis of visual behavior; computational models of neural coding; circadian and metabolic modulation of human visual sensitivity.	Michael Miller, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Factors that regulate the proliferation, migration, and survival/death of neurons in the developing brain; models of fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Gregory Canute, M.D. Associate Professor Genetics and Gene Therapy of Brain Tumors	Sandra Mooney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cell death and survival in the developing brain; Mechanisms of ethanol toxicity; models of fetal alcohol syndrome and autism.
David Carter, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Interim Chair Enhancing Central Nervous System (brain & spinal cord) plasticity & repair; Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy	Eric Olson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cerebral cortex development.
Huaiyu Hu, Ph.D. Associate Professor Molecular studies of brain malformations.	Jeremy Shefner, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chair Animals models of the physiology and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Peripheral nerve physiology.
Burk Jubelt, M.D. Professor CNS acute and chronic polio- and entero-virus infections.	Eduardo Solessio, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Barry Knox, Ph.D. Professor Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins	Mary Lou Vallano, Ph.D. Professor Neuronal survival and development.
Paul Massa, Ph.D. Professor Regulation of cytokine-induced gene expression in oligodendrodcytes. Regulation of innate immune responses in glial cells. Unique control of NF-kappaB activation in neurons.	Richard Veenstra, Ph.D. Professor Regulation of connexin-specific-gap-junctions; gap junction channel biophysics.
Russell Matthews, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Role of glycoproteins in oncogenesis and brain development	Brent Vogt, Ph.D. Professor Structure, functions, and pathologies of cingulate cortex.
Michael Meguid, M.D. Professor Neurophysiological regulation of food intake.	Richard JH Wojcikiewicz, Ph.D. Professor Intracellular signaling via InsP3 receptors and the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway.
Frank Middleton, Ph.D. Associate Professor Molecular basis of cortical-basal ganglia and cortical-cerebellar circuit formation and dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric disease.