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Rosemarie M. Booze PhD   Professor
The mechanisms by which the central nervous system adapts to injury and disease

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

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
 

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