| NEUROSCIENCE
Rosemarie M. Booze PhD Professor
The mechanisms by which the central
nervous system adapts to injury and disease
Ashok Chauhan PhD Associate Professor
Molecular virology: Understanding viral replication and
neuropathogenesis of RNA viruses including retroviruses such
as HIV
Janet L Fisher PhD Associate Professor
Functional properties of GABA receptors
James Fadel PhD Assistant Professor
Anatomical and pharmacological studies of the organization
of the forebrain dopamine and acetylcholine pathways
Greg Hand PhD
Associate Professor Exercise Science
Mechanisms by which the
central nervous system interprets and responds to stressful
stimulation.
Complementary and alternative
stress reduction therapies for HIV+ people
Steven B Harrod, PhD Assistant Professor
Nicotine-induced sex differences. Effect of intravenous
nicotine or cocaine administration on sex- dependent changes
in dopamine transporters and dopamine D1, D2, and D3
receptors in the mesolimbic and nigrostriatal pathways.
Sandra J. Kelly PhD Professor
Effects of alcohol exposure on the developing nervous system
and behavior
Alexander J. McDonald PhD Professor
The anatomy and neurochemistry of amygdalar neurons and
their innervation by monoaminergic neurons of the brainstem
and the cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain
Charles F. Mactutus PhD Professor
Drug abuse neurotoxicity,
addictive processes (as revealed through studies of
psychostimulant sensitization and sex differences therein)
and NeuroAIDS
David
Mott PhD Assistant Professor
Understanding how synaptic transmission between excitatory
and inhibitory nerve cells in the brain is modified as a
result of experience
Lawrence P Reagan PhD Assistant Professor
Molecular and cellular changes that are produced by stress
in the hippocampus in order to achieve a greater
understanding of how these alterations may contribute to the
development of cognitive impairments in a variety of
clinical situations, including recurrent depressive illness
and Alzheimer’s Disease
Jeffrey Schatz PhD Associate Professor
Attention development and the brain (developmental cognitive
neuroscience)
Deanna Smith PhD Assistant Professor
The regulation of cytoplasmic dynein by Lis1
and Nudel in development and disease
Sarah Sweitzer PhD Assistant Professor
The impact of disease state on pain during
childhood
Ugra Singh PhD
Associate Professor
Mechanism of Alcohol Induced Neurotoxicity
Richard
Vogt PhD Professor
Molecular, Developmental and Evolutionary Neurobiology. The
Chemosensory Interface between Animal and Environment
Kenneth B. Walsh PhD Associate Professor
Regulation of cardiac ion channels
Marlene A. Wilson PhD Professor
Neuropeptides, anxiety and the amygdala. The role of
specific brain regions in mediating the actions of
anxiety-reducing agents such as the Valium-like
benzodiazepines and ethanol
Jun Zhu PhD Assistant Professor
The role of central dopaminergic
pathways in brain function, with a specific focus on
behavior related nicotine addiction
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