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Cell Biology of Neurons, Muscle & Glia

Seema Agarwala Associate Professor in Neurobiology: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal development.

Nigel Atkinson Professor in Neurobiology: How ion channel gene expression is regulated in Drosophila to produce cells with differing electrical properties.

Chandrajit Bajaj Computational Applied Mathematics Chair in Visualization: Computational modeling, simulation, analysis, and visualization of natural and synthetic phenomena.

George Bittner Professor in Neurobiology: Cellular/molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity during nerve regeneration or nerve activity.

Johann Eberhart Assistant Professor: We are interested in the cell behaviors that underly morphogenesis of the vertebrate skull.

Kristen Harris Professor of Neurobiology: Elucidate the structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory.

Jody Jensen Professor: The development of movement skills and changes in movement competence from infancy through older adulthood.

Helmut Koester Assistant Professor of Neurobiology: Neuronal signaling in cortical networks.

Hongjoo (Joanne) Lee Assistant Professor of Psychology: Understanding and treatment of cognitive problems associated with Parkinsonâ€™s disease.

Marie Monfils Assistant Professor of Psychology: Investigate processes associated with fear memories.

Jennifer Morgan Assistant Professor, Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology: Neuronal and synaptic actin remodeling during spinal cord regeneration.

Richard Morrisett Professor in Pharmacy: The role of amino-acid derived neurotransmitter systems and synaptic transmission during the induction and expression of alcohol-related disorders.

Hiroshi Nishiyama Assistant Professor in Neurobiology: Cerebellum as a primary model system and a combination of two-photon in vivo time-lapse imaging, virus-mediated gene delivery and neuronal tracing, an

Jonathan Pierce-Shimomura Assistant Professor of Neurobiology: Genetic mechanisms of behavior and neuronal function in C. elegans.

Martin Poenie Associate Professor in Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology: How microtubules interact with the synapse and in particular how microtubule motor proteins become anchored there.

George Pollak Professor in Neurobiology: Neurophysiology of the auditory system in echolocating bats

Kimberly Raab-Graham Assistant Professor of Neurobiology: Characterization of the local translation of synaptic mRNAs in response to neuronal activity.

Christine Schmidt Laurence E. McMakin, Professor of Biomedical Engeering: Molecular and cellular tissue engineering, with particular focus on developing new clinical applications for nerve regeneration.

Jason Shear Professor in Chemistry & Biochemistry: Design and implementation of optical strategies for investigating the chemistry of neurotransmission at the individual synapse.

Wesley Thompson Professor in Neurobiology: Roles of glial cells (Schwann cells) in forming, maintaining, and repairing synapses.