ASAN Lab Collaborators
Learn more about the collaborators of the Elissar Andari ASAN Lab.
University of Toledo
Neurosciences
Dr. Burkett's research describes the neurobiology and neurochemistry of empathy in rodent models in order to advance biomedical research into psychiatric and neurological disorders characterized by empathy deficits, such as autism and schizophrenia.
Dr. O'Donovan's research focuses on gaining a greater understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia and major depression.
Dr. Smith is the Chair of the Department of Neurosciences whose research focuses on asking and answering the largest possible questions in translational neuroscience.
medical Microbiology & immunology
Dr. Chattopadhyay's research studies how the interferon system protects against virus infection.
Dr. Taylor's research focuses on the arthropod-transmitted members of the Flaviviridae family.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Kennedy studies how interrelated organ systems such as heart, kidney and liver regulate cellular damage (particularly inflammation and fibrosis) and repair during the course of chronic ailments such as heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease.
psychiatry
Dr. Wang's research focuses on the neuro-plasticity concept to study the mechanisms of psychiatric and neurological disorders such as PTSD and pain.
Neurology
Dr. Ali is a professor of Neurology, Clair Martig Endowed Chair of Neurology, and Director of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology at The Toledo Hospital. His research interests include chronic effects of antiepileptic therapy, status epilepticus, medical student neurological education, and epilepsy in women.
Dr. Mahfooz is a Pediatric Neurologist and professor of Neurology. His interests include epilepsy medical management, epilepsy surgery, neonatal EEG, vagal nerve stimulator, invasive EEG (Subdural grids, Stereo-EEG).
Dr. Sheikh is a Neurologist and professor of Neurology. His interests include sleep medicine, intra operative monitoring, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology.
Biology
Dr. Avidor-Reiss is a professor of biology whose research aims to understand how the zygote got its first two centrioles.
Urology
Dr. Sindhwani is a urologist whose interests include male infertility and sexual health, minimally invasive treatments for enlarged prostate, incontinence, kidney transplantation, and nutrition and urologic diseases.
bioengineering
Dr. Cameron is the Chair of the Bioengineering Department. His research focuses on the application of biomedical optics to medical diagnostics and sensing.
Dr. Pappada is a assistant professor and director of research in the Department of Anesthesiology and Bioengineering. His interests include biosignal processing, artificial neural networks, and machine learning.
Emory University
Dr. Young is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, director of Center for Translational Social Neuroscience, and chief in the Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatric Disorders. Dr. Young's lab studies multidisciplinary approaches to understand the genetic, cellular and neurobiological mechanisms regulating complex social behavior, including social cognition and social bonding
Autism Centers
Emory Autism Center
Dr. Cubells is an associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Human Genetics. He is also Director of Medical and Adult Services at the Emory Autism Center. His research interests include understanding the molecular genetics underlying variation in human serum dopamine beta-hydroxylase, a bio-marker derived from norepinephrine-containing neurons.
Finnegan Autism Center
Catina Harding
autism society of northwest ohio
Interprofessional Collaborations
occupational therapy
Beth Ann Hatkevich, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA