| Name |
Keywords |
Research Interests |
| Anton, Eva |
radial glia, development, cortex, migration, cell adhesion |
The functional connectivity between neurons engendered by the laminar organization of the cerebral cortex is critical for normal cognitive function. Our aim is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal migration and layer formation in the mammalian cerebral cortex. |
| Bhat, Manzoor |
Axon, Node of Ranvier, glia, drosophila, mice, neurexin |
Genetic Dissection of Axon-Glial Interactions in Drosophila and Mice |
| Brenman, Jay |
neurodevelopment, dendrites, axons, molecular genetics, GFP |
Molecular genetics to identify genes required for dendrite formation and neurodevelopment using Drosophila. |
| Cheney, Richard |
myosins, growth cones, motility |
Molecular biology and physiology of novel brain myosins and their involvement in neuronal function. |
| Crews, Stephen |
neurodevelopment, neurogenomics, neural and glial cell diversity, gene regulation |
Molecular genetic analysis of central nervous system development with special emphasis on Drosophila as a model system. |
| Deshmukh, Mohanish |
apoptosis, cell death, neurodegeneration, development, survival, nerve growth factor, transgenic mice |
Molecular mechanism of apoptosis in neurons. |
| Farel, Paul |
regeneration, development, spinal cord, motoneuron, cell death |
Developmental neurobiology of spinal motor function. |
| Gilmore , John |
dopamine, schizophrenia, imaging, FMRI, human, virus, development, |
Developmental regulation of dopamine receptor function in humans. Role of maternal viral infections in brain development. |
|
Johns, Joey |
drug abuse, oxytocin, maternal behavior and aggression, infant development and behavior, neuroendocrinology |
Our research examines the effects of drugs of abuse on maternal behavior and infant behavior and development. We employ methods ranging from behavioral pharmacological to molecular biological and collaborate with scientists from many different departments. |
| LaMantia, Anthony |
early forebrain development, pattern formation, induction |
My laboratory studies the role of inductive signaling in the early regional development of the mammalian forebrain. |
| Lauder, Jean |
serotonin, neurotransmitters, neuronal and glial cultures, whole embryo culture, rats, mice, in situ hybridization, receptors, immunocytochemistry, antiidiotypic antisera, morphometry |
Serotonin and neuronal/glial differentiation in the rat CNS. |
| Maness, Patricia |
cell adhesion, development, oncogenes |
Oncogenes and their expression in the developing nervous system |
| Otey, Carol |
cytoskeleton, growth cone motility, astrocyte activation, glial scar, presynaptic plasticity, vesicle trafficking |
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization and its role in axonal outgrowth during development and after injury; changes in astrocyte morphology and motility in response to injury of the CNS. |
| Pevny, Larysa |
stem cells, development, cell fate, genetics, Neural induction, neurogenesis, SOX proteins |
Studies of neural stem cells and cell differentiation during early embrygenesis. Focus on the SOX family of transcription factors and their role in specifying neurons. |
| Philpot, Benjamin |
synaptic plasticity, visual system, ocular dominance, LTP, LTD, NMDA receptors, cortex |
We are studying how visual experience modifies the properties of synaptic plasticity (LTP and LTD) so that the visual world can be properly analyzed. We use brain slice preparations from transgenic mice. These studies will characterize how experience regulates the elementary properties of plasticity and excitatory synaptic transmission. |
| Piven, Joseph |
autism, genetics, neuropsychology, behavior, development |
Dr. Joseph Piven s research focus is on the pathogenesis of autism including neural mechanisms, genetic basis and neuropsychological and behavioral phenotype. |
| Polleux, Franck |
development, ephrins, cortex, signaling pathways |
Identification of the cues and signaling pathways underlying the development of connections in the mammalian cerebral cortex |
| Snider, William |
neurotrophins, growth factors, sensory neurons, axon growth, nociceptors, transgenic mice, spinal cord development |
Growth factor regulation of axonal morphology, Growth factor regulation of nociceptor development |
| Sulik, Kathleen |
craniofacial, fetal alcohol, autism |
Structural and molecular analyses of craniofacial abnormalities associated with fetal alcohol syndrome. |
| Van Dyke, Terry |
genetics, cancer, glial, glioblastoma, transcription |
Regulatory mechanisms of cell-specific gene transcription and cell growth control |
| Zylka, Mark |
GPCRs, Neural circuitry, electrophysiology, behavior, molecular neurobiology |
Molecules and Mechanisms for Pain |
