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Ion Channels, Neurotransmitter Receptors & Molecular Signaling

Richard Aldrich Professor and Chair of Neurobiology: Understanding the mechanisms of ion channel function and the role of ion channels in electrical signaling and physiology.

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.

Juan Dominguez Assistant Professor of Psychology: Elucidate the underlying neural and endocrine mechanisms regulating motivated behaviors, specifically, using the study of sexual behavior as a prototy

Nace Golding Associate Professor in Neurobiology: Biophysics of information processing in dendrites.

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

Adron Harris M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair In Molecular Biology: The molecular actions of alcohol and related drugs on brain signaling systems and the molecular basis of genetic differences in alcohol susceptibility

Daniel Johnston Director; Ctr for Learning and Memory, Institute for Neuroscience: Synaptic Integration and Plasticity in Hippocampus; â€¨Mechanisms of Learning and Memory and Epileptogenesis.

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

S. John Mihic M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Fellow In Molecular Biology: Molecular sites of action of drugs of abuse on ligand gated ion channels.

Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor in Neurobiology: Neurophysiology of the brain reward circuit and drug addiction.

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.

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

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