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  • Primary Faculty
    • Braden Brinkman

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      Assistant ProfessorPhD Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignExpertise

      Theoretical neuroscience, computational neuroscience, neural computation, sensory coding, network dynamics, collective activity, neural evolution

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    • William F. Collins, III

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      Associate ProfessorPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertise

      Motor function, motoneuron plasticity, neurotransmitters, micturition, bladder-sphincter dyssynergia, spinal cord injury

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    • Josh Dubnau

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      Professor (Primary appointment: Department of Anesthesiology)PhD, Columbia UniversityExpertise

      Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), retrotransposons, Drosophila, rodent models, in vivo genetic experiments, cell culture assays

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    • Alfredo Fontanini

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      Professor and ChairMD, PhD, Universita’ degli Studi di Brescia - ItalyExpertise

      Sensory perception, olfaction, taste, behavioral neuroscience, systems and circuits, learning and memory, plasticity, computational neuroscience, metastable dynamics, electrophysiology, imaging

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    • Shaoyu Ge

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      ProfessorPhD, University of Science & Technology of ChinaExpertise

      Adult neurogenesis, neural development, cell-replacement therapy, in vivo imaging, in vitro imaging

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    • Maurice Kernan 

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      Associate ProfessorPhD, University of WisconsinExpertise 

      Drosophila, genetics, molecular biology, electrophysiology, somatosensation, audition, proprioception, mechanosensory signaling, ion channels, primary cilia

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    • Mary Kritzer

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      SUNY Distinguished Service ProfessorPhD, Yale UniversityExpertise 

      Cerebral cortex, neuropsychiatric disorders, neurological diseases, mental illness, sex differences, neural development, gonadal hormone stimulation, cortical information processing, affective brain function, mnemonic brain function

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    • Giancarlo La Camera

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      Associate Professor and Director, Center for Neural Circuit DynamicsPhD, University of BernExpertise 

      Theoretical neuroscience, computational neuroscience, neural basis of cognitive processes, learning and behavior, memory, decision making, spiking networks, metastable dynamics, synaptic plasticity

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    • Arianna Maffei 

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      ProfessorPhD, University of PaviaExpertise

      Synaptic plasticity, circuit motifs, cortical circuits, sensory processing, learning, experience-dependent plasticity

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    • David McKinnon

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      ProfessorPhD, Australian National UniversityExpertise

      Homeostatic regulation, ion channels, evolution of complex systems, molecular and cellular physiology, long-term stress, cognitive function

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    • Joshua L. Plotkin

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      Associate ProfessorPhD, UCLAExpertise

      Habit learning, neurological disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, basal ganglia, striatum, synaptic plasticity, 2-photon laser scanning microscopy, electrophysiology, optogenetics

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    • Markus Riessland

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      Assistant Professor, Empire Innovation Program (Aging Brain)PhD, University of Cologne, GermanyExpertise 

      Genetics, neurodegenerative diseases, cellular senescence, zombie cells, aging, Parkinson’s disease

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    • Shahriar SheikhBahaei

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      Assistant Professor (Empire Innovation Program)PhD, University College London and NIHExpertise

      Glia physiology, breathing, motor control, developmental speech disorders

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    • Maya Shelly

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      Associate ProfessorPhD, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IsraelExpertise 

      Neural development, neuronal morphology, neuronal polarization, axonal formation, dendritic formation, motor disabilities, neuropathology, molecular mechanisms

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    • Roger Sher

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      Assistant ProfessorPhD, UC DavisExpertise 

      Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), neurodegenerative diseases, molecular genetics, cellular and organismal biology, developmental/degenerative biology, neurodegeneration, nuclear transport defects, retrotransposons

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    • Prerana Shrestha

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      Assistant ProfessorPhD, The Rockefeller UniversityExpertise

      dynamics of protein synthesis regulation in memory systems

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    • Howard Sirotkin

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      Associate ProfessorPhD, Albert Einstein College of MedicineExpertise 

      Stem Cells, Neurodevelopment, zebrafish genetics, ASD and Parkinson’s

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    • Jun Takatoh

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      Assistant ProfessorPhD, Kitasato University, JapanExpertise 

      Orofacial behaviors, Sensory-Motor control, Neuroanatomy, Virus-based neural circuit tracing and manipulations

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    • Siwei Wang

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      Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of ChicagoExpertise

      NeuroAI, Machine Learning, sensory coding

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    • Lonnie Wollmuth

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      ProfessorPhD, University of WashingtonExpertise 

      Synaptic transmission, molecular and cellular physiology, retina, glutamate, GABA, ligand-gated ion channels, NMDA receptors, AMPA receptors, autoimmune disorders, ribbon synapses

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    • Qiaojie Xiong

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      Associate ProfessorPhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityExpertise 

      Decision making, reinforcement learning, rodent behaviors, sensorimotor integration, dorsal striatum

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    Instructors

    • Robert Watson
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      University Instructional SpecialistPhD, The University of IowaProfessional Interests

      Student learning of core concepts in physiology and neurobiology in online, hybrid, flipped and traditional classroom environments; improving success and retention for historically-underserved students in active learning environments

    • Anika Martin
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      University LecturerMS,, Stony Brook UniversityProfessional Interests

      Introducing students to fundamental physiology and neurobiology concepts, motivating students and encouraging curiosity

  • Research and Affilated Faculty
    •  Il Memming Park

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      Visiting Associate ProfessorPhD, University of FloridaExpertise

      Computational neuroscience, neural engineering, machine learning, neural dynamics, decision making, statistical modeling, neuro-AI, Bayesian inference

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    • Nurit Ballas

      Nurit Ballas

      Research ProfessorPhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelExpertise

      Neural development, transcription factors, gene expression, chromatin, neurodevelopmental

      disorders, neuron-glia interactions

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  • Emeritus Faculty
    • Paul Adams
      Paul Adams
      Professor EmeritusPhD, University of LondonExpertise

      Synapse biophysics, Hebbian plasticity, theoretical neuroscience, social intelligence

    • Paul Brehm
      Paul Brehm
      Professor Emeritus PhD, University of California, Los AngelesExpertise

      Synaptic transmission and Ion Channels

    • John B. Cabot
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      Professor EmeritusPhD, University of Virginia School of MedicineExpertise

      Medical physiology, structural and neurochemical interface between central nervous system function and the regulation of peripheral cardiovascular function

    • Albert Carlson
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      Professor Emeritus
    • Craig Evinger
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      Professor EmeritusPhD, University of WashingtonExpertise

      Blink reflex, movement disorders, adaptive motor learning

    • Simon Halegoua
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      Professor EmeritusPhD, SUNY Stony BrookExpertise

      Nerve growth factor, neurotrophins, axon growth, neurotransmitter metabolism, gene regulation, differential signaling, Pincher, signaling endosomes

    • Joel M. Levine
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      Professor Emeritus, John S. Toll ProfessorPhD, Washington UniversityExpertise

      Myelinating glia, spinal cord injury, axon growth, epigenetic regulation of cell fate

    • Gail Mandel
      Gail Mandel
      Distinguished Professor Emeritus  PhD, University of California, Los AngelesExpertise 

      Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

    • Gary Matthews
      Gary Matthews
      Professor Emeritus in MemoriamPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertise

      Biophysics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, retinal physiology

    • Lorne Mendell
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      Distinguished Professor Emeritus, John S. Toll ProfessorPhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExpertise

      Neurotrophins, nerve growth factor, Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF), synaptic transmission, nociception, superficial dorsal horn, motoneurons

    • Lorna Role
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      Distinguished Professor, Professor EmeritusPhD, HarvardExpertise

      Cholinergic signaling in circuits underlying emotionally salient memory

    • S. Murray Sherman
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      Professor Emeritus, currently Maurice Goldblatt Professor and Chair of Neurobiology, University of ChicagoPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertise

      Thalamocortical interactions

    • Benjamin Walcott 
      Ben Walcott
      Professor EmeritusPhD, University of OregonExpertise

      Invertebrate neurobiology, neuronal modulation of the immune system and lacrimal glands and the mechanisms of lacrimal gland fluid secretion

    • Stephen Yazulla 
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      Professor EmeritusPhD, University of DelawareExpertise

      Neuroscience of the retina: physiology, anatomy, pharmacology