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Cell Biology of Neurons & Glia | Development & Plasticity | Gene Expression | Neuropathology & Disease | Neuropharmacology & Neurochemistry | Receptors & Ion Channels | Synapse Function & Plasticity | Systems & Integrative Neuroscience

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Cell Biology of Neurons & Glia

	Matthew Anderson Molecular and Circuit Defects Underlying Human Genetic Forms of Autism and Epilepsy
	Paola Arlotta Investigation of the molecular mechanisms governing development and reprogramming of neuronal subtypes in the mammalian cerebral cortex.
	Brian Bacskai Optical imaging in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease
	Sabina Berretta Extracellular matrix/neuron/glia interactions in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
	Xandra Breakefield Genetic etiology, role of exosomes and gene therapy for neurologic diseases
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Elena Chartoff Molecular mechanisms and neural circuits of motivated behavior related to addiction in rodent models
	Isaac Chiu Neuro-immunology of pain, host defense and neurodegeneration
	Adam Cohen Optical electrophysiology and neuronal biophysics
	Sandeep Robert Datta Sensorimotor computations during naturalistic mammalian behavior
	Ulf Dettmer Modeling protein dyshomeostasis in Parkinson's disease and exploring strategies to correct it
	Michael Do Sensing light for perception and physiological control
	Min Dong Molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and botulinum neurotoxins
	Susan Dymecki Specialization in the Serotonin System Shapes Behavior and Regulates Homeostasis
	Elizabeth Engle Genetic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of cranial motor neuron and axon development in health and disease; functional genomics and noncoding etiologies of Mendelian disorders
	Mel Feany Genetics of neurodegenerative disease
	Gord Fishell The genetics, biochemistry and physiology of forebrain inhibition.
	John Flanagan Cell-cell signaling in development and regeneration of axonal connections
	Rachelle Gaudet Structural biology of signaling and transport across cellular membranes
	David Ginty The functional organization of neural circuits underlying the perception of touch
	Lisa Goodrich Development and organization of neural circuits underlying hearing and vision
	Chenghua Gu Mechanisms of neuro-vascular interactions in the central nervous system
	Penny Hallett Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease, and testing neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapies
	Zhigang He Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Axon Guidance and Regeneration
	Maxwell Heiman How neurons and glia pick their partners, using C. elegans as a model
	Bradley Hyman Neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases using human, mouse, and culture systems, and employing advanced microscopy methods
	Ole Isacson Neuron and glia disease mechanisms of age-dependent degeneration and repair
	Pascal Kaeser Architecture and plasticity of neurotransmitter release sites
	Joshua Kaplan Genetic analysis of synaptic transmission
	Vikram Khurana Genome and Proteome-Scale Dissection of Neurodegenerative Proteinopathy in Human Stem Cell Models
	Kwang-Soo Kim Molecular and stem cell research of the dopamine system to study and treat human diseases
	Karl Koehler Modeling sensory organ development and regeneration
	Matt LaVoie The role of proteostasis deficits and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
	Maria Lehtinen Mechanisms of brain development, with a focus on the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid system
	Stephen Liberles Internal and External Sensory Systems
	Jeff Lichtman Studies of synaptic circuitry and their rearrangements
	Jonathan Lipton Circadian rhythms and translational control in neurological diseases of the developing brain
	Kun Ping Lu Molecular mechanisms and treatments of Alzheimer’s disease and cancer
	Jeffrey Macklis Mammalian cerebral cortex– fundamental molecular development, neuronal diversity, development-maintenance of specific circuitry, degenerative diseases, regeneration
	Sean Megason Development of the spinal cord and inner ear using in toto imaging in zebrafish
	Venkatesh Murthy Algorithms and Neural Circuits in Olfaction
	Lauren Orefice Development, function and dysfunction of the somatosensory system
	Poduri, Annapurna Genetic underpinnings and mechanisms of epilepsy, from human genetics to zebrafish models
	Francisco Quintana Regulation of the adaptive and the innate immune response.
	Meenakshi Rao Enteric nervous system regulation of gastrointestinal and metabolic homeostasis
	William Renthal Epigenomics of neuronal plasticity and chronic pain
	Paul Rosenberg glutamate transporters, cell death, sleep/wake regulation
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Bernardo Sabatini Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of learning and development
	Mustafa Sahin Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Epilepsy
	Joshua Sanes Assembly of neural circuits in the mammalian visual system
	Thomas Schwarz Genetics of Neuronal Cell Biology
	Rosalind Segal Molecular mechanisms of Proliferation and Survival in Neural development
	Dennis Selkoe Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's and Parkinsons Diseases
	Khalid Shah Therapeutic and diagnostic stem cells for neurological disorders
	Jie Shen Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's Diseases and development of novel therapies
	Gary Strichartz Molecular Pharmacology of Excitable Membranes
	Rudolph Tanzi Genetic, molecular and biochemical studies of Alzheimer's disease from gene discovery to model systems to novel therapeutics
	Christopher Walsh Development and disorders of the human cerebral cortex
	Whipple, Amanda Genomic imprinting in the brain
	Bruce Yankner Molecular Genetics of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders
	Gary Yellen Neuronal metabolism and excitability; Fluorescent biosensor imaging; K-ATP channels and anti-epilepsy mechanisms
	Tracy Young-Pearse Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration of the mammalian brain
	Yu, Tim Molecular neurogenetic mechanisms of human brain development and disease
	Junying Yuan Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death

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Development & Plasticity

	Mark Andermann Circuit approaches to understanding selective processing of motivationally salient sensory stimuli
	Todd E. Anthony Genetic dissection of neural circuits that control stress-induced behavioral states
	Paola Arlotta Investigation of the molecular mechanisms governing development and reprogramming of neuronal subtypes in the mammalian cerebral cortex.
	Larry Benowitz Axonal development and reorganization
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Constance Cepko Retinal development and degeneration, development of transsynaptic tracing viruses and nanobody reagents
	Sandeep Robert Datta Sensorimotor computations during naturalistic mammalian behavior
	Benjamin de Bivort Characterizing the molecular, neural circuit and ecological underpinnings of behavioral diversity in fruit flies.
	Michael Do Sensing light for perception and physiological control
	Susan Dymecki Specialization in the Serotonin System Shapes Behavior and Regulates Homeostasis
	Elizabeth Engle Genetic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of cranial motor neuron and axon development in health and disease; functional genomics and noncoding etiologies of Mendelian disorders
	Filbin, Mariella Pediatric brain tumors, a developmental and micro-environmental perspective
	Gord Fishell The genetics, biochemistry and physiology of forebrain inhibition.
	John Flanagan Cell-cell signaling in development and regeneration of axonal connections
	Nadine Gaab Developmental cognitive neuroscience and pediatric neuroimaging with a special focus on language-based learning disabilities
	David Ginty The functional organization of neural circuits underlying the perception of touch
	Lisa Goodrich Development and organization of neural circuits underlying hearing and vision
	Michael E. Greenberg Signaling networks that regulate synapse development
	Chenghua Gu Mechanisms of neuro-vascular interactions in the central nervous system
	Corey Harwell Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cortical Circuit Assembly
	Zhigang He Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Axon Guidance and Regeneration
	Maxwell Heiman How neurons and glia pick their partners, using C. elegans as a model
	Takao Hensch Critical Period Mechanisms of Experience-Dependent Brain Development
	Jun Huh Bacteria, immune cells and neurodevelopment
	Pascal Kaeser Architecture and plasticity of neurotransmitter release sites
	Karl Koehler Modeling sensory organ development and regeneration
	Talia Konkle Cognitive and neural architecture of high-level vision
	Maria Lehtinen Mechanisms of brain development, with a focus on the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid system
	Jeff Lichtman Studies of synaptic circuitry and their rearrangements
	Mary Loeken Molecular regulation of neural tube development and neural tube defects in diabetic pregnancy
	Qiufu Ma The coding of pain versus itch
	Jeffrey Macklis Mammalian cerebral cortex– fundamental molecular development, neuronal diversity, development-maintenance of specific circuitry, degenerative diseases, regeneration
	Sean Megason Development of the spinal cord and inner ear using in toto imaging in zebrafish
	Victor Navarro Neuroendocrine control of reproductive function and metabolism
	Charles Nelson Developmental cognitive neuroscience, with particular interests in experience-dependent development
	Lauren Orefice Development, function and dysfunction of the somatosensory system
	Poduri, Annapurna Genetic underpinnings and mechanisms of epilepsy, from human genetics to zebrafish models
	Daniel Polley Neuromodulation and plasticity in the auditory system
	Meenakshi Rao Enteric nervous system regulation of gastrointestinal and metabolic homeostasis
	William Renthal Epigenomics of neuronal plasticity and chronic pain
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Amar Sahay Hippocampal circuit and plasticity mechanisms underlying memory processing and regulation of mood
	Joshua Sanes Assembly of neural circuits in the mammalian visual system
	Rosalind Segal Molecular mechanisms of Proliferation and Survival in Neural development
	Jie Shen Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's Diseases and development of novel therapies
	Beth Stevens Neuron-Glia Interactions During Development and Disease; Synapse Development and Plasticity; Neuro-Immune Interactions
	Hisashi Umemori Synapse formation and refinement in the mammalian brain
	Christopher Walsh Development and disorders of the human cerebral cortex
	Tracy Young-Pearse Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration of the mammalian brain
	Yu, Tim Molecular neurogenetic mechanisms of human brain development and disease

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Gene Expression

	Mark Albers Systems/Molecular Approaches to Elucidate Mechanisms that Cause Neurodegenerative Disease; Develop/Validate Novel Therapeutic Approaches
	Mark Andermann Circuit approaches to understanding selective processing of motivationally salient sensory stimuli
	Matthew Anderson Molecular and Circuit Defects Underlying Human Genetic Forms of Autism and Epilepsy
	Larry Benowitz Axonal development and reorganization
	Sabina Berretta Extracellular matrix/neuron/glia interactions in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
	Brastianos, Priscilla Characterization of the genetic evolution and identification of novel therapeutics for primary and metastatic brain tumors
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Constance Cepko Retinal development and degeneration, development of transsynaptic tracing viruses and nanobody reagents
	Elena Chartoff Molecular mechanisms and neural circuits of motivated behavior related to addiction in rodent models
	Michael Crickmore Neurobiology of motivational states
	Sandeep Robert Datta Sensorimotor computations during naturalistic mammalian behavior
	Benjamin de Bivort Characterizing the molecular, neural circuit and ecological underpinnings of behavioral diversity in fruit flies.
	Susan Dymecki Specialization in the Serotonin System Shapes Behavior and Regulates Homeostasis
	Elizabeth Engle Genetic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of cranial motor neuron and axon development in health and disease; functional genomics and noncoding etiologies of Mendelian disorders
	Filbin, Mariella Pediatric brain tumors, a developmental and micro-environmental perspective
	Gord Fishell The genetics, biochemistry and physiology of forebrain inhibition.
	John Flanagan Cell-cell signaling in development and regeneration of axonal connections
	Lisa Goodrich Development and organization of neural circuits underlying hearing and vision
	Michael E. Greenberg Signaling networks that regulate synapse development
	Anna Greka Ion channels and calcium signaling in health and disease
	Maxwell Heiman How neurons and glia pick their partners, using C. elegans as a model
	Bradley Hyman Neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases using human, mouse, and culture systems, and employing advanced microscopy methods
	Kwang-Soo Kim Molecular and stem cell research of the dopamine system to study and treat human diseases
	Karl Koehler Modeling sensory organ development and regeneration
	Gabriel Kreiman Visual object recognition: computational models and neurophysiological mechanisms
	Matt LaVoie The role of proteostasis deficits and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
	Maria Lehtinen Mechanisms of brain development, with a focus on the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid system
	Michael Levy Immunopathogenesis and animal modeling of autoimmune neurological diseases of the central nervous system
	Mary Loeken Molecular regulation of neural tube development and neural tube defects in diabetic pregnancy
	Bradford Lowell Neural regulation of hunger, other homeostatic motivational drives, autonomic nervous system, and the neuroendocrine system
	Qiufu Ma The coding of pain versus itch
	Jeffrey Macklis Mammalian cerebral cortex– fundamental molecular development, neuronal diversity, development-maintenance of specific circuitry, degenerative diseases, regeneration
	Evan Macosko Genomic analyses of brain cell function and dysfunction
	Joseph Majzoub Hypothalamic role in mammalian endocrine and behavioral responses to stress
	Silke Nuber PD-like mice with unique features, including male preponderance, tremor and L-DOPA-responsive gait deficits
	Lauren Orefice Development, function and dysfunction of the somatosensory system
	Poduri, Annapurna Genetic underpinnings and mechanisms of epilepsy, from human genetics to zebrafish models
	Francisco Quintana Regulation of the adaptive and the innate immune response.
	Meenakshi Rao Enteric nervous system regulation of gastrointestinal and metabolic homeostasis
	William Renthal Epigenomics of neuronal plasticity and chronic pain
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Joshua Sanes Assembly of neural circuits in the mammalian visual system
	Clifford Saper Neural circuitry for hypothalamic functions, including wake-sleep, thermoregulation, drinking, feeding, and stress responses
	Clemens Scherzer Translational Genomics of Parkinson’s Disease: Cause, Cures, Diagnostics
	Khalid Shah Therapeutic and diagnostic stem cells for neurological disorders
	Jie Shen Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's Diseases and development of novel therapies
	Rudolph Tanzi Genetic, molecular and biochemical studies of Alzheimer's disease from gene discovery to model systems to novel therapeutics
	Christopher Walsh Development and disorders of the human cerebral cortex
	Charles Weitz Molecular Biology of Mammalian Circadian Clocks
	Whipple, Amanda Genomic imprinting in the brain
	Clifford Woolf Adaptive and maladaptive plasticity in sensory and motor systems
	Bruce Yankner Molecular Genetics of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders
	Tracy Young-Pearse Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration of the mammalian brain
	Yu, Tim Molecular neurogenetic mechanisms of human brain development and disease

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Neuropathology & Disease

	Mark Albers Systems/Molecular Approaches to Elucidate Mechanisms that Cause Neurodegenerative Disease; Develop/Validate Novel Therapeutic Approaches
	Mark Andermann Circuit approaches to understanding selective processing of motivationally salient sensory stimuli
	Matthew Anderson Molecular and Circuit Defects Underlying Human Genetic Forms of Autism and Epilepsy
	Todd E. Anthony Genetic dissection of neural circuits that control stress-induced behavioral states
	Paola Arlotta Investigation of the molecular mechanisms governing development and reprogramming of neuronal subtypes in the mammalian cerebral cortex.
	Brian Bacskai Optical imaging in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease
	Justin Baker Deep phenotyping in mental illness
	Sabina Berretta Extracellular matrix/neuron/glia interactions in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
	Vadim Bolshakov Cellular and network-level mechanisms of innate and learned fear
	Brastianos, Priscilla Characterization of the genetic evolution and identification of novel therapeutics for primary and metastatic brain tumors
	Xandra Breakefield Genetic etiology, role of exosomes and gene therapy for neurologic diseases
	Joshua Buckholtz brain Circuit Mechanisms for Decision-Making in Health and Disease
	Randy Buckner Human neuroscience explorations of large-scale brain circuit function and dysfunction
	Camprodon, Joan Neuropsychiatry/Neuromodulation: Translational human circuit neuroscience across the psychiatry/neurology continuum
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Constance Cepko Retinal development and degeneration, development of transsynaptic tracing viruses and nanobody reagents
	Elena Chartoff Molecular mechanisms and neural circuits of motivated behavior related to addiction in rodent models
	Isaac Chiu Neuro-immunology of pain, host defense and neurodegeneration
	Sandeep Robert Datta Sensorimotor computations during naturalistic mammalian behavior
	Ulf Dettmer Modeling protein dyshomeostasis in Parkinson's disease and exploring strategies to correct it
	Elizabeth Engle Genetic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of cranial motor neuron and axon development in health and disease; functional genomics and noncoding etiologies of Mendelian disorders
	Mel Feany Genetics of neurodegenerative disease
	Filbin, Mariella Pediatric brain tumors, a developmental and micro-environmental perspective
	John Flanagan Cell-cell signaling in development and regeneration of axonal connections
	Nadine Gaab Developmental cognitive neuroscience and pediatric neuroimaging with a special focus on language-based learning disabilities
	Gwenaelle Geleoc Functional development of sensory hair cells of the mammalian inner ear and gene therapy of Usher Syndrome
	Satrajit Ghosh Neuroimaging, speech communication, and machine learning for mental health and medicine
	Anna Greka Ion channels and calcium signaling in health and disease
	Chenghua Gu Mechanisms of neuro-vascular interactions in the central nervous system
	Penny Hallett Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease, and testing neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapies
	Jeffrey Holt Sensory Transduction in Hair Cells of the Mammalian Inner Ear
	Jun Huh Bacteria, immune cells and neurodevelopment
	Bradley Hyman Neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases using human, mouse, and culture systems, and employing advanced microscopy methods
	Artur Indzhykulian Hair cell mechanotransduction, stereocilia bundle morphology and ultrastructure, AAV gene therapy for Usher Syndrome
	Ole Isacson Neuron and glia disease mechanisms of age-dependent degeneration and repair
	Pascal Kaeser Architecture and plasticity of neurotransmitter release sites
	Rakesh Karmacharya Neurobiology of disease: Chemical biology approaches in huan iPSC-derived neurons
	Vikram Khurana Genome and Proteome-Scale Dissection of Neurodegenerative Proteinopathy in Human Stem Cell Models
	Karl Koehler Modeling sensory organ development and regeneration
	Matt LaVoie The role of proteostasis deficits and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
	Maria Lehtinen Mechanisms of brain development, with a focus on the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid system
	Michael Levy Immunopathogenesis and animal modeling of autoimmune neurological diseases of the central nervous system
	Jeff Lichtman Studies of synaptic circuitry and their rearrangements
	Jonathan Lipton Circadian rhythms and translational control in neurological diseases of the developing brain
	Mary Loeken Molecular regulation of neural tube development and neural tube defects in diabetic pregnancy
	Kun Ping Lu Molecular mechanisms and treatments of Alzheimer’s disease and cancer
	Jeffrey Macklis Mammalian cerebral cortex– fundamental molecular development, neuronal diversity, development-maintenance of specific circuitry, degenerative diseases, regeneration
	Evan Macosko Genomic analyses of brain cell function and dysfunction
	Silke Nuber PD-like mice with unique features, including male preponderance, tremor and L-DOPA-responsive gait deficits
	Lauren Orefice Development, function and dysfunction of the somatosensory system
	Diego Pizzagalli Clinical neuroscience and neurobiology of depression
	Poduri, Annapurna Genetic underpinnings and mechanisms of epilepsy, from human genetics to zebrafish models
	Francisco Quintana Regulation of the adaptive and the innate immune response.
	Meenakshi Rao Enteric nervous system regulation of gastrointestinal and metabolic homeostasis
	William Renthal Epigenomics of neuronal plasticity and chronic pain
	Paul Rosenberg glutamate transporters, cell death, sleep/wake regulation
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Mustafa Sahin Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Epilepsy
	Joshua Sanes Assembly of neural circuits in the mammalian visual system
	Clifford Saper Neural circuitry for hypothalamic functions, including wake-sleep, thermoregulation, drinking, feeding, and stress responses
	Thomas Scammell Neural circuitry of sleep and sleep disorders
	Clemens Scherzer Translational Genomics of Parkinson’s Disease: Cause, Cures, Diagnostics
	Dennis Selkoe Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's and Parkinsons Diseases
	Khalid Shah Therapeutic and diagnostic stem cells for neurological disorders
	Jie Shen Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's Diseases and development of novel therapies
	Kristina Simonyan Neurobiology of Speech Motor Control
	Stelios Smirnakis Principles of Neural Circuit Function and Malfunction in Disease States such as Epilepsy, Autism and Stroke
	Rudolph Tanzi Genetic, molecular and biochemical studies of Alzheimer's disease from gene discovery to model systems to novel therapeutics
	Randy Trumbower Mechanisms of spinal plasticity and motor control in humans.
	Brian Wainger How abnormal physiology contributes to motor and sensory diseases.
	Christopher Walsh Development and disorders of the human cerebral cortex
	Whipple, Amanda Genomic imprinting in the brain
	Ziv Williams Human and primate social decision making, executive functioning and memory
	Gary Yellen Neuronal metabolism and excitability; Fluorescent biosensor imaging; K-ATP channels and anti-epilepsy mechanisms
	Tracy Young-Pearse Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration of the mammalian brain
	Yu, Tim Molecular neurogenetic mechanisms of human brain development and disease
	Junying Yuan Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death

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Neuropharmacology & Neurochemistry

	Mark Albers Systems/Molecular Approaches to Elucidate Mechanisms that Cause Neurodegenerative Disease; Develop/Validate Novel Therapeutic Approaches
	Joshua Buckholtz brain Circuit Mechanisms for Decision-Making in Health and Disease
	Barak Caine Behavioral Pharmacology of Stimulant Drugs and Brain Dopamine Systems
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Elena Chartoff Molecular mechanisms and neural circuits of motivated behavior related to addiction in rodent models
	Kathryn Commons Understanding the contribution of central serotonin neurotransmission to behavior and psychopathology.
	Ulf Dettmer Modeling protein dyshomeostasis in Parkinson's disease and exploring strategies to correct it
	Bradley Hyman Neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases using human, mouse, and culture systems, and employing advanced microscopy methods
	Pascal Kaeser Architecture and plasticity of neurotransmitter release sites
	Rakesh Karmacharya Neurobiology of disease: Chemical biology approaches in huan iPSC-derived neurons
	Bernat Kocsis Forebrain oscillations in rodent models of psychiatric diseases
	Matt LaVoie The role of proteostasis deficits and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
	Stephen Liberles Internal and External Sensory Systems
	Silke Nuber PD-like mice with unique features, including male preponderance, tremor and L-DOPA-responsive gait deficits
	Lauren Orefice Development, function and dysfunction of the somatosensory system
	Diego Pizzagalli Clinical neuroscience and neurobiology of depression
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Mustafa Sahin Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Epilepsy
	Rudolph Tanzi Genetic, molecular and biochemical studies of Alzheimer's disease from gene discovery to model systems to novel therapeutics
	Randy Trumbower Mechanisms of spinal plasticity and motor control in humans.
	Naoshige Uchida Neurobiology of decision-making

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Receptors & Ion Channels

	Matthew Anderson Molecular and Circuit Defects Underlying Human Genetic Forms of Autism and Epilepsy
	John Assad Cognitive processing in mammalian brain
	Bruce Bean Neuronal excitability and ion channel pharmacology
	Nicholas Bellono Sensory biology and cell physiology
	Vadim Bolshakov Cellular and network-level mechanisms of innate and learned fear
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Elena Chartoff Molecular mechanisms and neural circuits of motivated behavior related to addiction in rodent models
	Chinfei Chen Synaptic Plasticity in the CNS
	Adam Cohen Optical electrophysiology and neuronal biophysics
	Sandeep Robert Datta Sensorimotor computations during naturalistic mammalian behavior
	Michael Do Sensing light for perception and physiological control
	Rachelle Gaudet Structural biology of signaling and transport across cellular membranes
	Gwenaelle Geleoc Functional development of sensory hair cells of the mammalian inner ear and gene therapy of Usher Syndrome
	David Ginty The functional organization of neural circuits underlying the perception of touch
	Anna Greka Ion channels and calcium signaling in health and disease
	Jeffrey Holt Sensory Transduction in Hair Cells of the Mammalian Inner Ear
	Artur Indzhykulian Hair cell mechanotransduction, stereocilia bundle morphology and ultrastructure, AAV gene therapy for Usher Syndrome
	Pascal Kaeser Architecture and plasticity of neurotransmitter release sites
	Maria Lehtinen Mechanisms of brain development, with a focus on the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid system
	Stephen Liberles Internal and External Sensory Systems
	Joseph Majzoub Hypothalamic role in mammalian endocrine and behavioral responses to stress
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Bernardo Sabatini Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of learning and development
	Thomas Schwarz Genetics of Neuronal Cell Biology
	Gary Strichartz Molecular Pharmacology of Excitable Membranes
	Brian Wainger How abnormal physiology contributes to motor and sensory diseases.
	Gary Yellen Neuronal metabolism and excitability; Fluorescent biosensor imaging; K-ATP channels and anti-epilepsy mechanisms

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Synapse Function & Plasticity

	Mark Andermann Circuit approaches to understanding selective processing of motivationally salient sensory stimuli
	Matthew Anderson Molecular and Circuit Defects Underlying Human Genetic Forms of Autism and Epilepsy
	Paola Arlotta Investigation of the molecular mechanisms governing development and reprogramming of neuronal subtypes in the mammalian cerebral cortex.
	Sabina Berretta Extracellular matrix/neuron/glia interactions in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
	Vadim Bolshakov Cellular and network-level mechanisms of innate and learned fear
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Chinfei Chen Synaptic Plasticity in the CNS
	Sandeep Robert Datta Sensorimotor computations during naturalistic mammalian behavior
	Benjamin de Bivort Characterizing the molecular, neural circuit and ecological underpinnings of behavioral diversity in fruit flies.
	Michael Do Sensing light for perception and physiological control
	Min Dong Molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and botulinum neurotoxins
	Gord Fishell The genetics, biochemistry and physiology of forebrain inhibition.
	David Ginty The functional organization of neural circuits underlying the perception of touch
	Corey Harwell Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cortical Circuit Assembly
	Takao Hensch Critical Period Mechanisms of Experience-Dependent Brain Development
	Bradley Hyman Neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases using human, mouse, and culture systems, and employing advanced microscopy methods
	Ole Isacson Neuron and glia disease mechanisms of age-dependent degeneration and repair
	Joshua Kaplan Genetic analysis of synaptic transmission
	Edward Kravitz Behavioral genetic studies of aggression in Drosophila
	Wei-Chung Allen Lee Structure and function of neuronal networks underlying sensorimotor integration
	Jeff Lichtman Studies of synaptic circuitry and their rearrangements
	Bradford Lowell Neural regulation of hunger, other homeostatic motivational drives, autonomic nervous system, and the neuroendocrine system
	Venkatesh Murthy Algorithms and Neural Circuits in Olfaction
	Silke Nuber PD-like mice with unique features, including male preponderance, tremor and L-DOPA-responsive gait deficits
	Lauren Orefice Development, function and dysfunction of the somatosensory system
	Pehlevan, Cengiz Theoretical neuroscience
	Wade Regehr Synaptic plasticity and cerebellar function
	William Renthal Epigenomics of neuronal plasticity and chronic pain
	Kerry Ressler Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Neural Circuitry of Fear in Animals and Human Fear-Related Disorders
	Dragana Rogulja The genetic and neural basis of sleep in Drosophila
	Alexander Rotenberg Cortical excitation:inhibition balance in health and disease
	Amar Sahay Hippocampal circuit and plasticity mechanisms underlying memory processing and regulation of mood
	Jie Shen Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's Diseases and development of novel therapies
	Beth Stevens Neuron-Glia Interactions During Development and Disease; Synapse Development and Plasticity; Neuro-Immune Interactions
	Rudolph Tanzi Genetic, molecular and biochemical studies of Alzheimer's disease from gene discovery to model systems to novel therapeutics
	Randy Trumbower Mechanisms of spinal plasticity and motor control in humans.
	Hisashi Umemori Synapse formation and refinement in the mammalian brain
	Christopher Walsh Development and disorders of the human cerebral cortex
	Tracy Young-Pearse Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration of the mammalian brain

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Systems & Integrative Neuroscience

	Mark Albers Systems/Molecular Approaches to Elucidate Mechanisms that Cause Neurodegenerative Disease; Develop/Validate Novel Therapeutic Approaches
	Mark Andermann Circuit approaches to understanding selective processing of motivationally salient sensory stimuli
	Matthew Anderson Molecular and Circuit Defects Underlying Human Genetic Forms of Autism and Epilepsy
	Todd E. Anthony Genetic dissection of neural circuits that control stress-induced behavioral states
	John Assad Cognitive processing in mammalian brain
	Brian Bacskai Optical imaging in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease
	Justin Baker Deep phenotyping in mental illness
	Nicholas Bellono Sensory biology and cell physiology
	Richard Born Neural Circuitry of Primate Visual Cortex
	Emery N. Brown Neural Signal Processing and Mechanisms of General Anesthesia
	Joshua Buckholtz brain Circuit Mechanisms for Decision-Making in Health and Disease
	Randy Buckner Human neuroscience explorations of large-scale brain circuit function and dysfunction
	Camprodon, Joan Neuropsychiatry/Neuromodulation: Translational human circuit neuroscience across the psychiatry/neurology continuum
	William Carlezon How experience affects the brain and behavior
	Elena Chartoff Molecular mechanisms and neural circuits of motivated behavior related to addiction in rodent models
	Kathryn Commons Understanding the contribution of central serotonin neurotransmission to behavior and psychopathology.
	Michael Crickmore Neurobiology of motivational states
	Charles Czeisler Physiology of the human circadian timing system and its relationship to the sleep-wake cycle
	Benjamin de Bivort Characterizing the molecular, neural circuit and ecological underpinnings of behavioral diversity in fruit flies.
	Michael Do Sensing light for perception and physiological control
	Jan Drugowitsch Statistical computations and neuronal mechanisms underlying complex decisions and behavior under uncertainty
	Susan Dymecki Specialization in the Serotonin System Shapes Behavior and Regulates Homeostasis
	Florian Engert To build a multi-scale model that describes how a living brain interacts with its environment
	Elizabeth Engle Genetic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of cranial motor neuron and axon development in health and disease; functional genomics and noncoding etiologies of Mendelian disorders
	Samuel Gershman Computational cognitive neuroscience of learning and memory.
	Satrajit Ghosh Neuroimaging, speech communication, and machine learning for mental health and medicine
	David Ginty The functional organization of neural circuits underlying the perception of touch
	Christopher Harvey Neural circuits underlying cognitive behaviors in mice
	Bradley Hyman Neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases using human, mouse, and culture systems, and employing advanced microscopy methods
	Ole Isacson Neuron and glia disease mechanisms of age-dependent degeneration and repair
	Bernat Kocsis Forebrain oscillations in rodent models of psychiatric diseases
	Talia Konkle Cognitive and neural architecture of high-level vision
	Edward Kravitz Behavioral genetic studies of aggression in Drosophila
	Gabriel Kreiman Visual object recognition: computational models and neurophysiological mechanisms
	Wei-Chung Allen Lee Structure and function of neuronal networks underlying sensorimotor integration
	Maria Lehtinen Mechanisms of brain development, with a focus on the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid system
	Stephen Liberles Internal and External Sensory Systems
	Margaret Livingstone Visual perception, object recognition, higher cognitive functions, vision and art
	Bradford Lowell Neural regulation of hunger, other homeostatic motivational drives, autonomic nervous system, and the neuroendocrine system
	Kun Ping Lu Molecular mechanisms and treatments of Alzheimer’s disease and cancer
	Joseph Majzoub Hypothalamic role in mammalian endocrine and behavioral responses to stress
	Venkatesh Murthy Algorithms and Neural Circuits in Olfaction
	Victor Navarro Neuroendocrine control of reproductive function and metabolism
	Bence Ölveczky Neural circuit mechanisms underlying the acquisition and control of complex motor sequences
	Pehlevan, Cengiz Theoretical neuroscience
	Diego Pizzagalli Clinical neuroscience and neurobiology of depression
	Daniel Polley Neuromodulation and plasticity in the auditory system
	Kerry Ressler Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Neural Circuitry of Fear in Animals and Human Fear-Related Disorders
	Dragana Rogulja The genetic and neural basis of sleep in Drosophila
	Amar Sahay Hippocampal circuit and plasticity mechanisms underlying memory processing and regulation of mood
	Aravinthan Samuel Sensory and Behavioral Neuroscience
	Clifford Saper Neural circuitry for hypothalamic functions, including wake-sleep, thermoregulation, drinking, feeding, and stress responses
	Thomas Scammell Neural circuitry of sleep and sleep disorders
	Clemens Scherzer Translational Genomics of Parkinson’s Disease: Cause, Cures, Diagnostics
	Kristina Simonyan Neurobiology of Speech Motor Control
	Stelios Smirnakis Principles of Neural Circuit Function and Malfunction in Disease States such as Epilepsy, Autism and Stroke
	Randy Trumbower Mechanisms of spinal plasticity and motor control in humans.
	Naoshige Uchida Neurobiology of decision-making
	Webb, Christian Pathophysiology and etiology of depression in adolescents, and neurobiological mechanisms of depressive symptom improvement
	Ziv Williams Human and primate social decision making, executive functioning and memory
	Rachel Wilson Neural computations and biophysical mechanisms underlying sensory processing and sensorimotor integration
	Clifford Woolf Adaptive and maladaptive plasticity in sensory and motor systems
	Tracy Young-Pearse Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration of the mammalian brain

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Current PiN Faculty

Total Number of Faculty: 135

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Men: 102 (76%)

Women: 33 (24%)

 

Locations:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: 8

Boston Children's Hospital: 26

Brigham & Women's Hospital: 7

Dana Farber Cancer Institute: 2

Harvard Institutes of Medicine: 2

Harvard Medical School: 39

Harvard University: 19

Joslin Diabetes Center: 1

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: 4

Massachusetts General Hospital: 14

MIT: 1

McLean Hospital: 11

Schepens Eye Research Institute: 1

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