Faculty and Research Interests

The following is a list of faculty in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Program. Click on a name to see a more comprehensive description of their research. 

Faculty members who may serve as primary advisors or committee members: Adam Funk Neurosciences Synapses, Protein-Protein Interactions, Proteomics, Schizophrenia David R. Giovannucci Neurosciences Calcium signaling, neurotransmitter release Jennifer Hill Physiology/Pharmacology Neuroendocrinology, Hypothalamic mechanisms Marthe J. Howard Neurosciences Neurodevelopment, neural circuit analysis Robert Mccullumsmith Neurosciences Joseph F. Margiotta Neurosciences Neuronal ACh receptors, ion channels Sinead O'Donovan Neurosciences Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Joshua Park Neurosciences Neuropeptide vesicle transport John T. Wall Neurosciences Somatosensory system, neural plasticity Xin Wang Psychiatry Brain imaging, PTSD Faculty members who serve as committee members for Ph.D. students or primary advisors for Master's Students: Nicolas L. Chiaia Neurosciences Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology Richard D. Mooney Anatomy & Neurosciences Visual development, physiology Boyd Koffman Neurology Corticosteroids effects on human muscle