Our Team
The diverse laboratories that make up the Hope Center represent scientists and physician scientists on the Medical and Danforth campuses of Washington University. In addition to the Principal Investigator of each laboratory, there are graduate students, postdocs, technicians, and others, more than 700 investigators in total, who ensure that research moves forward.
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Beau Ances MD, PhD, MSc
Daniel J. Brennan, MD Professor of Neurology
Therapeutic Strategies for HIV Associated Neurocognitive Impairment Read More
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Ghazal Ashrafi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Metabolic regulation of neurotransmission Read More
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John Atkinson, MD
Samuel B. Grant Professor of Medicine
Further define the etiopathogenesis and clinical course of TREX-1 vasculopathy and develop a treatment/cure for this 100% penetrant autosomal dominant lethal disease with middle age onset. Read More
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Yuna Ayala, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University
Role of RNA processing and TDP-43 function in neurodegeneration Read More
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Martha Bagnall, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Neural circuits involved in postural control Read More
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Randall Bateman, MD
Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathophysiology, biomarkers, predictive diagnostics and treatments Read More
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Philip Bayly, PhD
Lee Hunter Distinguished Professor
Biomechanical factors in traumatic injury to the brain and spinal cord Read More
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Tammie Benzinger, MD PhD
Professor of Radiology
b-amyloid (Ab) pathology and Alzheimer Disease (AD) Read More
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Mikhail Berezin, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Design and application of optical contrast agents and imaging spectroscopy for medical diagnostics and clinical treatments Read More
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Kendall Blumer, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Signal transduction in the cardiovascular, nervous and visual systems
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Ryan Bogdan, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Understanding neural, molecular, and other biological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and related behavior Read More
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Azad Bonni, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Neurobiology
Identifying key mechanisms and principles that govern neuronal connectivity in brain development and disease Read More
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Thomas Brett, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Investigate the molecular mechanisms of inflammatory signaling in diseases hallmarked by chronic inflammation Read More
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Thomas Burris, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor and Vice President of Research at St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacology and chemical biology of nuclear receptors (NRs) Read More
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Yu-Qing Cao, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Voltage-gated calcium channel, synaptic transmission and pathophysiology of migraine headache
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Anil Cashikar, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Oxysterols in Alzheimer’s disease Read More
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Valeria Cavalli, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Molecular, cellular and epigenetic mechanisms regulating axon regeneration Read More
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Marina Cella, MD
Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Understanding immune responses in health and disease Read More
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Hong Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Developing innovative focused ultrasound techniques to understand brain function and improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases Read More
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Shiming Chen, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Understanding and treating CRX-associated retinopathie Read More
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Yao Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Uncovering the spatial location and temporal dynamics of intracellular signals Read More
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Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD
Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of itch sensation
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Milan Chheda, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chromatin regulation and its role in maintaining tumor initiation cells and normal neural stem cells Read More
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Govindaswamy Chinnadurai, PhD
Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Saint Louis University
The transcriptional corepressor CTBP1 in neurodevelopment Read More
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Jaehyung (Gus) Cho, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Mechanisms of platelet and neutrophil activation in thrombosis and inflammation Read More
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John Cirrito, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Relationship between synaptic activity and amyloid-beta metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease Read More
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Sharlee Climer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Development of combinatorial methods for the identification of patterns in genetic data Read More
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Marco Colonna, MD
Robert Rock Belliveau MD Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Innate immune responses in neurodegeneration Read More
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Jonathan Cooper, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Pathogenesis and Experimental Therapies for Lysosomal Storage Disorders Read More
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Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Transcriptional regulatory networks in photoreceptor development, evolution, and disease Read More
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Meaghan Creed, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Neuromodulation of neural circuit function Read More
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Anne Cross, MD
Professor of Neurology
Neuroimmunology related to multiple sclerosis Read More
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Carlos Cruchaga, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Genetic and multi-omic approaches to identify novel variants, genes and pathways implicated on neurodegeneration, with the ultimate goal of understanding the biology of neurodegenerative diseases Read More
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Jianmin Cui, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Molecular basis of bioelectricity and related diseases in nervous and cardiovascular systems; ion channel function and modulation; discovery of drugs that target ion channels Read More
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Ralph Dacey, MD
Henry G & Edith Schwartz Professor of Neurosurgery
Regulatory mechanisms of the cerebrovascular microcirculation Read More
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Albert (Gus) Davis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies Read More
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Marc Diamond, MD
Adjunct Professor of Neurology
Therapeutic Mechanisms in Human Disease: Polyglutamine Disease Pathogensis and Protein Misfolding in Tauopathy Read More
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Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD
Alan A and Edith L Wolff Professor of Developmental Biology
Axonal biology in development and disease Read More
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Patricia Dickson, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Pathogenesis and therapy development for central nervous system disease due to mucopolysaccharidosis Read More
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Krikor Dikranian, MD, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Neurodegeneration in the developing and mature brain Read More
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Abhinav Diwan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Regulation of Lysosome function in Cellular Physiology and Pathology Read More
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Sergej Djuranovic, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Molecular mechanisms of translational control Read More
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Gerald Dorn, MD
Philip & Sima K Needleman Professor of Medicine
Pink-parkin signaling and mitochondrial quality control Read More
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Nico Dosenbach, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Understanding use-driven brain network plasticity in children with brain injury, in order to develop novel neurorehabilitative treatments Read More
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Joseph Dougherty, PhD
Associate Professor of Genetics
Identification of genes and cell types responsible for neurological disorders in humans Read More
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Gavin Dunn, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Develop novel translational efforts in malignant brain tumors Read More
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Alex Evers, MD
Henry E Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology
Molecular mechanisms of anesthetics in the nervous system Read More
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Anne Fagan, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma biomarkers of early stage Alzheimer’s Disease Read More
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Carl Frieden, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Protein folding, structure Read More
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Harrison Gabel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Exploration of functions for neuron-specific regulators of gene expression, leveraging genes and mechanisms implicated in human neurologic disease to point us toward critical pathways in the brain Read More
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Gilbert Gallardo, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Discovering mechanisms of neurodegeneration for potential therapeutic intervention Read More
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Stefanie Geisler, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Mechanisms of axonal degeneration in peripheral neuropathies Read More
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Robert Gereau, PhD
Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology
Molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms of chronic pain Read More
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Brian Gordon, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Using in vivo neuroimaging and biofluid measurements in humans to better understand the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease Read More
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Jeffrey Gordon, MD
Dr Robert J Glaser Distinguished University Professor
Gut microbiota immaturity in undernutrition and its effects on brain development
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Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD
A Ernest & Jane G Stein Professor of Developmental Neurology
Genetic basis of epilepsy Read More
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David Gutmann, MD, PhD
Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology
Using mouse models to understand normal brain and brain tumor development Read More
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Dennis Hallahan, MD
Elizabeth H and James S McDonnell III Distinguished Professor of Medicine
The mechanisms of cell death in normal tissues during cancer therapy Read More
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Gabriel Haller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Genetic underpinnings of multiple neurological/neurosurgical disorders Read More
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Edward Han, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Identifying the role of neurotoxic protein aggregates on neuronal network activity and cell health using in vivo imaging Read More
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Oscar Harari, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Identification of “omics” (proteomic, transcriptomic and genetic) factors associated with neurodegeneration Read More
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Tamara Hershey, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Clinical and cognitive neuroscience Read More
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Erik Herzog, PhD
Viktor Hamburger Professor of Biology
Molecular mechanism of circadian rhythms Read More
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David Holtzman, MD
Andrew B & Gretchen P Jones Professor of Neurology
Cellular/Molecular/Biomarker studies of Alzheimer’s Disease and neonatal brain injury Read More
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Timothy Holy, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Neuroscience
Neural mechanisms of pheromone detection, recognition, and olfactory learning; novel optical methods for recording neuronal activity Read More
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Song Hu, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Optical and photoacoustic imaging Read More
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Shin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD
Professor of Developmental Biology
Understanding the molecular mechanism of aging and longevity in mammals Read More
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Joseph Ippolito, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Sex differences in nutrient uptake and metabolism Read More
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Meredith Jackrel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Engineering and applying protein-remodeling factors to counter neurodegenerative disease Read More
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Mark Jacquin, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Molecular mechanisms of mammalian sensory system development, plasticity and repair Read More
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Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
GFL-Ret mediated mechanisms in the development, repair and regeneration of the nervous and urogenital systems Read More
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Laura Jansen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Basic and translational research on conditions that cause epilepsy, autism, and brain malformations in children Read More
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Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Genetics
Using human genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic approaches to identify mutations underlying human diseases and their molecular mechanisms Read More
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Yo-El Ju, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Sleep and neurological diseases Read More
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Celeste Karch, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Molecular mechanisms underlying tauopathies Read More
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Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Visual systems neuroscience and vision restoration Read More
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Albert Kim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Signaling pathways in brain development and malignant brain tumors Read More
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Jonathan Kipnis, PhD
BJC Investigator, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Complex interactions between the immune system and the central nervous system (CNS) in health and disease Read More
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Robyn Klein, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Cellular and molecular studies of viral and autoimmune encephalitides Read More
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Vitaly Klyachko, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Understanding the synaptic basis for neural plasticity with the goal of understanding how neural circuits analyze information Read More
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Paul Kotzbauer, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders Read More
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Alexxai Kravitz, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Basal ganglia contributions to movement Read More
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Geraldine Kress, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Role of circadian function on memory during aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression Read More
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Kristen Kroll, PhD
Associate Professor of Developmental Biology
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of neural development Read More
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Terrance Kummer, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Mechanisms of neuronal injury in acute brain trauma Read More
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Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD
Norman J. Stupp Professor of Neurology
Understanding Mechanisms of Neurologic Disease Read More
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Eric Lenze, MD
Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor of Psychiatry
Treatment of anxiety disorders and depression in older adults Read More
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Mingjie Li, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Developing viral vectors for applications in neuroscience Read More
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Tristan Qingyun Li, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Microglial biology and neuro-immune interaction underlying brain structure and disease Read More
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David Limbrick, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Neuronal membrane physiology, patch-clamp electrophysiology, CSF proteomics, hydrocephalus, neuroprosthetics, brain tumor biology Read More
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Brendan Lucey, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Understanding the relationship between sleep, the amyloid beta diurnal pattern, and Alzheimer’s disease Read More
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Susan Mackinnon, MD
Sydney M & Robert H Shoenberg Professor of Surgery
Allograft and the effects of GDNF on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Read More
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Moe Mahjoub, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mechanisms of cell-cell signaling in normal development and neurodegenerative disease Read More
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Soe Soe Mar, MD
Professor of Neurology
Pediatric multiple sclerosis and other white matter diseases, and pediatric migraine Read More
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James (Pat) McAllister, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Improving clinical treatments for hydrocephalus Read More
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Helen McNeill, PhD
BJC Investigator, Larry J. Shapiro and Carol-Ann Uetake-Shapiro Professor of Developmental Biology
Understanding how Fat cadherins and the Hippo pathway regulate growth and patterning Read More
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Robert Mecham, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Cell-matrix interactions, extracellular matrix and development, vascular development and disease Read More
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Steven Mennerick, PhD
John P. Feighner Professor of Psychiatry
Physiology of glutamate and GABA neurotransmission in the CNS Read More
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Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD
James S McDonnell Professor of Genetics
Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function in neuropathy and neurodegenerative disease Read More
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Timothy Miller, MD, PhD
David Clayson Professor of Neurology
New, effective, and safe treatments for neurodegenerative diseases Read More
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Jeffrey Millman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Large-scale culture of human stem cells in reactors, producing billions of cells in small clusters Read More
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Liviu Mirica, PhD
William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry, University of Illinois
Development of therapeutic and imaging chemical agents for Alzheimer’s disease; Design of specific inhibitors of histone demethylases Read More
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Rob Mitra, PhD
Alvin Goldfarb Professor of Computational Biology
Technology development for functional genomics and systems biology Read More
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John Morris, MD
Harvey A & Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Establishing phenotypes for inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Read More
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Erik Musiek, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Aging, oxidative stress, and circadian clock genes in neurodegenerative diseases Read More
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Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology in Developmental Biology and Internal Medicine
Molecular mechanisms controlling the regulation and dysregulation of membrane excitability in the cardiovascular and nervous systems Read More
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Andrew Nguyen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University
Strategies for increasing progranulin levels as potential therapies for progranulin-deficient FTD Read More
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Colin Nichols, PhD
Carl Cori Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Biology of ion channels, with emphasis on the molecular basis of potassium channel activity, and the role of potassium channels in physiology and disease Read More
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Aaron Norris, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Neural pathways dysfunction in neurologic conditions Read More
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Karen O’Malley, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Mechanisms underlying the specification, regulation and neurodegeneration of dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems Read More
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David Ornitz, MD, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Developmental Biology
Neuronal development, regeneration, physiology Read More
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Cynthia Ortinau, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Neurological and neurodevelopmental consequences of congenital heart disease (CHD) Read More
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Thomas Papouin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Mechanisms of neuron-glia interactions in health and disease Read More
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Rohit Pappu, PhD
Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering
Mechanisms of aggregation and neurodegeneration in polyglutamine expansion disorders, specifically Huntington’s disease Read More
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Steven Paul, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Understanding how apoE contributes to the clearance and metabolism of Aβ in Alzheimer’s disease Read More
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David Perlmutter, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean
Cellular mechanisms to clear misfolded proteins, and therapies to minimize toxicity by stimulating degradation of misfolded proteins Read More
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Joel Perlmutter, MD
Elliot Stein Professor of Neurology
Pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology of basal ganglia and movement disorders Read More
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Richard Perrin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Novel cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and staging of neurodegenerative diseases
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Alan Pestronk, MD
Professor of Neurology
Diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment of immune, hereditary and degenerative neuromuscular disorders Read More
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Steve Petersen, PhD
James S McDonnell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral and fMRI studies of attention and cognitive development Read More
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Laura Piccio, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Induction and regulation of adaptive autoimmune responses in Multiple Sclerosis Read More
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Marco Pignatelli, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms of affective disorders Read More
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Nicola Pozzi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University
Molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and immunothrombosis Read More
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Brad Racette, MD
Robert Allan Finke Professor of Neurology
Environmental epidemiology of Parkinson disease Read More
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Marcus Raichle, MD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Functional brain imaging with positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance Read More
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Wilson (Zack) Ray, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Development of innovative technology targeting neuroprosthetic interfaces Read More
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Maria Remedi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Understanding the Role of Potassium Channels in Physiology and Disease: Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Brain pathologies Read More
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Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Biology and treatment of pediatric brain tumors Read More
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Mark Rutherford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Neurodegeneration of the auditory nerve that happens with aging and exposure to loud sounds Read More
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Rajan Sah, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
The function of novel ion channels as they relate to growth and metabolism Read More
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Naresha Saligrama, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Neuroimmune interactions in health and neurological disorders Read More
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Daniela Salvemini, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University
A translational bench to bedside approach towards the discovery of novel analgesics Read More
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Mark Sands, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Pathophysiology and novel therapies for lysosomal storage diseases Read More
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Anneliese Schaefer, JD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Hope Center Executive Director Read More
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Erica Scheller, DDS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Impact of neuroendocrine signals on bone loss and marrow adiposity in diseases including periodontitis, arthritis, and diabetes Read More
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Bradley Schlaggar, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Neurology
The development and plasticity of human cognition and language Read More
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Robert Schmidt, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Pathogenetic mechanisms of diabetic and age-related autonomic neuropathy Read More
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Lori Setton, PhD
Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Combines methods of engineering & biology to regulate disc and cartilage health and healing Read More
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James Skeath, PhD
Professor of Genetics
Genetic analysis of neural and muscular development in the Drosophila embryo Read More
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Joy Snider, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Mechanisms of protein degradation and intracellular calcium homeostasis in neurodegenerative disorders Read More
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Alison Snyder-Warwick, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Investigating the interface between nerve and muscle Read More
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Sheng-Kwei (Victor) Song, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Development of non-invasive imaging of central nervous system white matter Read More
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William Spees, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
White-matter diffusion fMRI Read More
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Jennifer Strahle, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Pathophysiology of brain injury and hydrocephalus after neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage Read More
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Amber Stratman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Mechanisms regulating blood vessel formation, stabilization, and blood flow sensing during development and disease Read More
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Paul Taghert, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Circadian neurobiology and developmental neurobiology Read More
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Liu Lin Thio, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Glycine receptors in the central nervous system Read More
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Heather True, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Protein misfolding and aggregation of prion proteins Read More
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Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD
Samuel E Schechter Professor of Medicine
Patient-based therapeutic development for Wolfram syndrome, the link between endoplasmic reticulum and neurodegeneration Read More
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Gregory Van Stavern, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Neuro-inflammation in patients with optic neuritis (ON) affects neuronal activity within visual pathways Read More
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Andrei Vlassenko, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Advanced neuroimaging techniques in aging and neurodegenerative disorders Read More
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Yong Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Developing and applying MRI methods for quantification of pathological changes in neurodegeneration diseases Read More
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Conrad (Chris) Weihl, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Protein degradation pathways and their relation to aging, muscle weakness and neurodegeneration Read More
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Philip Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mechanisms to target for neuronal preservation and repair Read More
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Michael Wong, MD, PhD
Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Professor of Pediatric Neurology
Cellular mechanisms of epileptogenesis and seizure-induced brain injury Read More
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Matthew Wood, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Development of therapeutics and diagnostics for peripheral nerve injuries Read More
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David Wozniak, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Role of NMDA receptors in neuropathologic changes and cognitive decline Read More
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Gregory Wu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Antigen presentation and inflammation in the central nervous system Read More
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Dmitriy Yablonskiy, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Quantitative Neuroimaging: A Bridge between Brain Tissue Cellular Structure and Function Read More
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Qin Yang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Understand neural cell reprogramming/regeneration and generate “safe” neural cells for neurological disorder treatment Read More
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Hiroko Yano, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases; Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in Huntington’s disease Read More
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Jason Yi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Protein turnover in the nervous system: ubiquitin ligase UBE3A Read More
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Andrew Yoo, PhD
Associate Professor of Developmental Biology
MicroRNA-mediated neuronal reprogramming and chromatin remodeling Read More
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Weixiong Zhang, PhD
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
Whole transcriptions modeling and analysis in neurodegenerative diseases Read More
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Chao Zhou, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Non-invasive 3D optical imaging technologies Read More
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Gregory Zipfel, MD
Ralph G. Dacey Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Role of cerebral amyloid angiopathy on cerebral blood flow, cerebral ischemia, cerebral hemorrhage, and dementia; Pathophysiology and novel therapeutic approaches for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage Read More
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Charles Zorumski, MD
Samuel B Guze Professor & Chair of Psychiatry
Modulation of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission Read More