John A.
Kessler, M.D.
Ken and Ruth Davee Professor in Stem Cell Biology
Chairman Department of Neurology |
Biology of embryonic stem cells and neural stem cells.
Applying molecular neurobiology to clinical problems such as the treatment
of spinal cord injury and stroke. |
Mark J. Alberts, M.D.
Professor; Director, Stroke/Cerebrovascular Division |
Identification of genes, genetic susceptibility factors,
and genetic mechanisms that cause stroke. |
Rajeshwar Awatramani,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Determining how neurons are specified in the mouse ventral
midbrain using conditional genetic fate mapping and knockout technologies. |
Susan Benloucif, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology |
Circadian rhythms, sleep, and aging, with the goal of
developing treatments to improve sleep in older adults. |
Dane M.
Chetkovich, MD/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Physiology |
Molecular mechanisms that underlie the targeting of ion
channels to synapses and other specialized areas of the dendrites of
neurons. |
Bruce A. Cohen, MD
Professor of Neurology |
Clinical trials for multiple sclerosis (MS); studies
of cognitive function in early MS, and of changes in brain and retinal
nerve fiber density as markers of disease activity. |
Han-Xiang Deng, MD/Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology |
Studies of pathogenesis of Parkinson’s and other
neurodegenerative diseases using transgenic mice. |
Joy A. Derwenskus, DO
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Clinical trials of new therapeutic approaches for multiple
sclerosis. |
Yuanyi Feng,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Molecular studies of mechanisms controlling the development
of the cerebral cortex. |
Jaime
Garcia-Anoveros, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurology |
Molecular Mechanisms of Hearing, Touch and Pain Sensations. |
Changiz Geula, PhD
Research Professor; CNADC |
Pathogenesis and neuronal vulnerability in neurodegenerative disorders and
a systems approach to the functions of the cerebral cortex |
Darren R.
Gitelman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology |
Functional MRI studies of cognitive and maturational aspects
of human brain-behavior relationships |
Jay A.
Gottfried, MD/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Functional MRI and psychophysics approaches to study
olfaction perception. |
Jaime Grutzendler,
M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Physiology |
In vivo imaging studies of dynamic cell-cell interactions
involved in brain plasticity and degeneration. |
Lixin Kan, MD/Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Factors that determine the fate of neural progenitor/stem
cells focusing on the protein gene family Sox B1. |
Yan Li, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology |
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Patrizia LoPresti , M.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology |
|
Colum MacKinnon,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Neurology |
Electrophysiological studies of motor control and the
effects of deep brain stimulation on the control of movement and posture. |
M.
Marsel Mesulam, M.D.
Ruth and Evelyn Dunbar Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychology
Director, The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center |
System-level neuroanatomy of the human brain; experimental
neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease, focal dementias, and the mapping
of cognitive domain networks. |
Puneet Opal,
MD/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Cell Biology |
Molecular and cellular basis of neurodegeneration. Polyglutamine
expansion diseases. Spinocerebellar Ataxias. |
Stephan U. Schuele, MD, MPH
Asssistant Professor of Neurology |
Invasive and noninvasive functional localization of language
and memory; Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP); brain plasticity
in patients after epilepsy surgery and in musician’s with focal
dystonia. |
Teepu Siddique,
M.D.
Les Turner ALS Foundation/
Herbert C. Wenske Foundation Professor
Director, Neuromuscular/
Neurogenetics Division |
Clinical, genetic and molecular studies of neurodegenerative
disorders with emphasis on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, primary lateral
sclerosis, spastic paraparesis and frontal temporal lobe dementia. |
Tanya Simuni,
MD
Associate Professor
Director, Residency
Program |
Experimental pharmacological trials in Parkinson’s
disease and other movement disorders; rehabilitation
in movement disorders. |
Marc W. Slutzky,
MD/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Brain-machine interfaces, neural prostheses, neural control
of movement. |
Warren
G. Tourtellotte, MD/Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Neurology |
Gene regulation in nervous system development and function; nerve-muscle
induction mechanisms; sympathetic nervous
system development and growth factor
signaling. |
Aleksandar Videnovic,
MD
Assistant Professor (Movement Disorders) |
Clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease and movement
disorders.
Sleep disorders in neurodegenerative diseases. |
Sandra Weintraub,
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
|
Neuropsychology studies of Aging and Dementia. |
Chuang-Kuo Wu, MD/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Clinical trials in dementias. Mechanisms of Neuroprotection
and neuronal death of basal forebrain cholinergic
system. |
Jane Wu,
MD/Ph.D.
Charles Louis Mix Professor of Neurology |
The role of pre-mRNA splicing regulation in neurodegeneration
and the molecular mechanisms modulating cell
migration. |
Cindy Zadikoff ,
MD
Assistant Professor (Movement Disorders) |
Clinical trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
and other movement disorders; Outcomes related
to deep brain stimuation for the treatment of movement disorders. |
Phyllis Zee,
MD/Ph.D.
Professor; Director, Sleep Disorders Division
|
Age-related changes of the circadian system and sleep;
genetics of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. |
