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- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/21/2023 9:50:26 AM
- Research Description
- Dr. Abisambra’s research program focuses on fundamental biological processes critical for brain function that are affected by the protein tau, which adopts a toxic conformation in more than 20 neurodegenerative disorders collectively termed tauopathies. Central to his research program are Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 12:00:53 PM
- Research Description
- the Alviña lab focuses on studying how environmental factors such as stress, diet and exercise affect neuronal processing and cognitive behavior. The lab uses a combination of animal models, in vitro electrophysiology and behavioral analyses to investigate how synaptic function is affected in brain regions involved in learning and memory.
- Department:
- Otolaryngology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 12:10:33 PM
- Research Description
- Hearing loss and facial paralysis: prevention and treatment
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2021 12:23:32 PM
- Research Description
- Molecular mechanisms of age related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease Neural circuits of decision making
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/23/2020
- Research Description
- Develop technology and application of magnetic resource imaging and spectroscopy.
- Department:
- Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/11/2023 3:50:01 PM
- Research Description
- Molecular pathogenesis of the herpesviruses; role of long non-coding RNAs and miRNAs on latency and reactivation; development of novel therapeutics to disrupt HSV latency and block recurrent disease.
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/8/2019
- Research Description
- A variety of neuromuscular diseases result in impaired cough (dystussia) and/or impaired swallow function (dysphagia). Cough and swallows are controlled by complex brainstem networks which, until recently, have been studied in isolation. However, in neuro
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/6/2022 2:11:43 PM
- Research Description
- My lab uses transgenic & knockout mouse models, and cell models, to determine molecular mechanisms by which mutations in specific genes cause familial neurodegenerative diseases - primarily Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Department:
- Anesthesiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 2:25:11 PM
- Research Description
- Understanding the molecular-physiological-through-behavioral neurobiology of motor, sensory and cognitive plasticity following pharmacotherapy and neurorehabilitation using preclinical (rodent) models of neurotrauma (spinal cord, traumatic brain injuries, stroke) and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Department:
- Pediatrics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:01:21 PM
- Research Description
- Optimizing gene therapy vectors (AAV) for the treatment of inherited retinal disease.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2021 12:56:31 PM
- Research Description
- Drug addiction is a chronic disorder that is characterized by compulsive drug taking and relapse after periods of abstinence. The research in our laboratory focuses on the development of non-addictive treatments for nicotine, alcohol, and opioid addiction
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2023 2:23:48 PM
- Research Description
- The principal aim of my research is to investigate how medial temporal lobe and frontal cortical structures involved in memory and high-level sensory perception are altered by advanced age and how nutrition can circumvent possible network impairments.
Matthew Robert Burns, Ph.D.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2023 1:49:19 PM
- Research Description
- Matt Burns is a tenure-track assistant professor in the department of neurology and is currently an NIHfunded principal investigator of his own laboratory that focuses on the cognitive and affective symptoms of synucleinopathies and aging using rat models of Parkinson’s disease dementia, Dementia with Lewy Body, and aging.
Thomas P. Burris, Ph.D.
- Department:
- Pharmacodynamics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/20/2022
- Research Description
- Dr. Thomas P. Burris is the Director of the University of Florida Genetics Institute and Professor in Pharmacodynamics in the College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining the UFGI, he was the Alumni Endowed Professor of Pharmacology at the Center for Clinical Pharmacology at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He also was the Vice President for Research at St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining the Center for Clinical Pharmacology, Dr. Burris was the William Beaumont, M.D. Professor of Physiology and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology at Saint Louis University of School of Medicine. He has also held Professor positions at The Scripps Research Institute and at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the LSU system. He has published over 180 manuscripts including many in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, Nature Structure & Molecular Biology, Cancer Cell, Cell Metabolism, Journal of Clinical Investigation and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2022
- Research Description
- We study patient populations who have, for the most part, exhausted other treatment options. Hence, we are in a position to directly affect the lives of patients if the therapy can be successfully applied. For example, DBS of the thalamus (a brain structure that is part of the basal ganglia) can quickly bring about tremor arrest for Parkinson’s or Essential Tremor patients, some of whom cannot otherwise perform basic tasks such as eating or drinking.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:34:08 PM
- Research Description
- Research involves studies on neuroinflammatory mechanisms of blood-brain barrier disruption in ischemic stroke
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/30/2023 8:31:54 AM
- Research Description
- Understanding the mechanistic basis for how endocrine dysregulation (age-related (menopause)/life-style (obesity/diabetes) and sex differences in these events impact CNS function and plasticity, and mediate increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- Department:
- Oral Surgery
- Concentrations:
- Neuroscience
- Physiology & Pharmacology
- Cancer Biology
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:58:49 PM
- Research Description
- Molecular processes that lead to the establishment of chronic pain. Development of therapeutic interventions for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:56:33 PM
- Research Description
- The focus of my studies is to characterize how innate immune signaling modifies disease pathology and neurodegeneration in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and ALS.
- Department:
- Pediatrics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:22:53 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Vijay Chandran’s research and clinical interests concern the causes and treatment of neural repair and neurodegenerative diseases. His research focuses on how the nervous system works and how it responds and repairs itself due to the damage caused by injury or disease. Our two main goals are to: (1) Discover strategies for enhancing neuronal regrowth and staling neuronal loss after injury. (2) Understand the nervous system response and recovery during damage caused by disease. A unique feature of our lab is that we are focusing on integrating various omics techniques with basic neurobiology and systems analyses to develop a more systematic understanding of nerve injury and neurodegenerative conditions. Our long term research interest involves identification of the molecular mechanism responsible for neural repair and neuronal degeneration.
James Clugston, M.S., M.D.
- Department:
- Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:34:50 PM
- Research Description
- He currently serves on the publication committee of the NCAA-DoD Concussion Awareness Research and Education (CARE) Consortium, the Publication and Dissemination Committee of the NFL-NCAA Instrumented Mouthpiece Study as well as the NCAA Concussion Safety Advisory Group.
- Department:
- Medicine
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 3:03:34 PM
- Research Description
- Chronic pain represents the most prevalent and expensive public health condition in the United States, affecting 100 million people in the country with annual costs to society estimated at $635 billion. This exceeds the combined costs of cancer, AIDS, and heart disease. As a clinical translational neuroscientist, my research interests are related to understanding pain perception and modulation in humans across the lifespan. Using multiple interdisciplinary and translational approaches including psychophysics, neuroimaging, and epigenetics, my research examines nervous system factors contributing to the observed inter-individual differences in pain phenotypes and its functional consequences including cognitive and mobility outcomes.
- Department:
- Physiology & Functional Genomics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/26/2021
- Research Description
- The overarching focus of my research is to understand mechanisms of induced plasticity and to couple neuroplasticity with CNS repair. My primary focus is on spinal cord injury and the spinal networks controlling breathing. I have extensive expertise in in vivo whole nerve recording, plethysmography, electromyography, spinal cord stimulation, immunohistochemistry, in vivo RNA interference, and stem cell/olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation, which I want to apply to the investigation of such therapeutic strategies as neuromodulation, neurotransplantation, and neurotrophin-based repair and rehabilitation.
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/28/2023 3:19:00 PM
- Research Description
- The neural mechanisms of behavioral and reflex control of breathing. Respiratory sensation mechanisms in various patient populations. Cortical control of breathing. Respiratory rehabilitation in patients with lung disease, stroke, neuromuscular disease an
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 2:30:16 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. DeKosky's interests have been in basic, clinical, and translational research, centered on genetics, neuropsychiatric manifestations, neuroimaging and therapeutic trials to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease, age related memory loss, and traumatic brain injury. He is available tor assistance in clinical studies.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 1:25:47 PM
- Research Description
- The overall goals of our research are to understand the complexity of brain cancer, characterize the mechanisms driving its heterogeneity and explore new treatment strategies leading to translational therapeutic development. Our laboratory has specific interests in tumor metabolism, tumor immunology, cell-cell communications and its role in driving disease presentation.
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:49:45 PM
- Research Description
- Her research involves developing and using molecular biomarkers to evaluate changes in gene expression depending on stress or exposure to contaminants.
- Department:
- Psychology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/21/2022 9:17:21 AM
- Research Description
- Neurobiology of autism spectrum disorder; neurobiology of self-injurious behaviors.
- Department:
- Ophthalmology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 12:24:01 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Dinculescu received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Florida in 2002. Her research is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms in several retinal degeneration disorders, including Usher syndrome. The ultimate goal is to develop therapeutic strategies to prevent the loss of sight caused by these disorders. Usher syndrome type III (USH3A), an autosomal recessive disorder, is caused by mutations in Clarin-1 (CLRN1) protein, leading to combined vision and hearing loss. The main goal of this project is to understand the function of CLRN1 in the retina, identify its binding partners, and its cellular localization pattern. This information will be used to develop a rational treatment for the USH3A disorder. She is also interested in protein aggregation mechanisms leading to the formation of extracellular deposits associated with vision loss in age-related macular degeneration, a major cause of blindness in the elderly population.
- Department:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 2:54:07 PM
- Research Description
- Areas of current research activity include the following: (1) multimodal neuroimaging, (2) neuronal oscillations, (3) neuronal network analysis, and (4) cognitive neuroscience and cognitive impairments
- Department:
- Anesthesiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/23/2022
- Research Description
- Investigation of the clinically relevant anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory drugs using in vivo preclinical models and human biospecimens of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer, and other neurological disorders
- Department:
- Pediatrics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 2:56:53 PM
- Research Description
- The phenomenon of genomic imprinting is the differential modification of the maternal and paternal genetic contributions to the zygote, resulting in the differential expression of parental alleles during development and in the adult. A disturbance in genomic imprinting results in a number of human genetic diseases including the Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes.
- Department:
- Pediatrics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 2:57:13 PM
- Research Description
- Our laboratory focuses on two distinct but unified research concentrations. These areas include 1) gene therapy for monogenic disease that affect the normal function of motor neurons and skeletal muscle and 2) incorporation of optogenetics to enhance rehabilitation of the neuromuscular system following nerve or spinal cord injury. Optogenetics is a tool that allows one to activate cells in live animals upon exposure to a LED light source.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:53:58 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Farrer's research aims to predict and prevent Parkinson’s disease through a combination of human genetic analyses, molecular genetic engineering and neuronal biology, mouse modeling, behavior, brain slice biochemistry and immunohistochemistry, electrophysiology and pharmacology. He directs the Parkinson’s Research Laboratory. Dr. Farrer also directs the Clinical Genomics Program for UF Health that seeks to improve health outcomes for patients by generating and interrogating genomic data, to accelerate diagnosis and target treatments more appropriately.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2022 11:44:29 AM
- Research Description
- Our laboratory focuses on applying multimodal magnetic resonance imaging approaches at high field strength to investigate in vivo neurobiological mechanisms in animal models of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, traumatic brain injury, and neuropsychiatric conditions.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 12:18:20 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Flores' research interests are focused on the development of cell-based immunotherapeutic strategies against CNS malignancies.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 3:42:29 PM
- Research Description
- Brain aging from the epigenetic and physiological level to cognitive level. Students acquire skills in molecular or electrophysiological techniques to examination the influence of environmental and lifestyle factors on epigenetic regulation of gene transcription and synaptic plasticity mechanisms involved in memory.
- Department:
- Pharmacodynamics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/7/2023 10:29:02 AM
- Research Description
- Cellular and synaptic neurophysiology. Current projects focus on central oxytocin signaling, endocannabinoid mediated signaling, and age-related changes in cortical and limbic function.
- Department:
- Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2023 1:50:41 PM
- Research Description
- O) Research Interest: Gene expression must be accurate in theory, however mRNA translation is surprisingly error-prone with 10% of nascent proteins having at least one error. These error products could stimulate protein aggregation with a progressive deterioration of protein homeostasis across aging. We approach disruptions in protein homeostasis from a protein production standpoint to understand how error products contribute to protein aggregation and the late onset of age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Our lab’s study of molecular mechanisms of translation error using cutting-edge biochemistry, molecular biology, and state-of-the-art genomics in yeast, mouse embryonic stem cell culture, and in vivo mouse models. We will provide crucial insight for the development of therapies for neurodegenerative disease.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 2:42:29 PM
- Research Description
- Primary Brain Tumors, Glioblastoma, Neuroimaging, Immunotherapy, Quality of Life, Cancer epidemiology
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2023 1:55:36 PM
- Research Description
- Understanding the cellular pathways and molecular interactions involved as underlying causes of neurodegenerative diseases, with special emphasis on Parkinsons disease.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 8/7/2023 7:50:48 AM
- Research Description
- Established in 2021, we are a research team with interests spanning neuroscience, genetics, and genomics. Our lab aims to integrate tools and techniques across these fields to better understand the genetic basis of psychiatric disorders, particularly within latinx communities. Our drive is based on helping in the contribution to the development of more targeted therapies for the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
- Department:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 1:42:29 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Gunduz' research is focused on finding precursors to behavior and aftereffects of stimulation in neural networks through electrophysiology and bioimaging. Her lab aims to translate this knowledge into clinical diagnostic and therapeutic systems to improve quality of life of those suffering from neurological disorders. To this end, Dr. Gunduz works with many clinical populations, such as neurosurgical patients with epilepsy and movement disorders (Tourette’s syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease), as well as stroke patients undergoing neurorehabilitation.
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:08:04 PM
- Research Description
- Brain tumor immunotherapy. Chemokines and chemokine receptors in glioma. Focus on glioblastoma and pharmacological targeting using pre-clinical animal models
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 3:53:15 PM
- Research Description
- Interactions of neurotrophic factors, apoptosis-related genes, and antioxidants in fetal alcohol syndrome
- Department:
- Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:22:04 PM
- Research Description
- His current research interests involve the use of non-invasive neuromodulation in movement disorders to study network connectivity in Parkinson’s disease and the use of wearable technologies in clinical care and research.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/8/2019
- Research Description
- 1. Gene therapy using recombinant adeno-associated virus-based vectors for the treatment of brain and thyroid disorders 2. Parvovirus-host interactions
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 2:04:35 PM
- Research Description
- 1. Study the inflammatory healing response in aneurysms and develop novel tissue-engineered treatments and devices for aneurysms, 2. Study the inflammatory pathways that lead to the development of cerebral aneurysms, 3. Study mechanisms of injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage including vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/1/2016
- Research Description
- A majority of Dr. Jaffee's research has focused on traumatic brain injury and utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to developmental strategies for assessment and management. Dr. Jaffee has personal experience with initiatives to better understand blast injury and has an interest in studying long-term sequelae of traumatic brain injury and concussion. Dr. Jaffee also has an interest in the interface between neurologic disease and psychiatric symptoms and the interface between neurology and sleep.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/21/2022 10:05:27 AM
- Research Description
- Focuses on behavioral development, cognitive function and decline in mouse models of neurodegenerative disorders and neural mechanisms underlying dementia.
- Department:
- Medicine
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:30:07 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Jobin works on microbiota and host response in the context of inflammation and carcinogenesis. His laboratory uses genomic, high throughput bacterial culture and gnotobiotic technology to dissect relationship between diet, inflammation and medication in human pathologies.
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:54:06 PM
- Research Description
- In vivo/in vitro electrophysiology, neurotracing, and immunohistochemical phenotyping of the visceral and somatic sensory neurons, spinal cord and brainstem interneurons, and motoneurons; role in peripheral nerve/spinal cord injury and visceral disease (diabetes, hypertension), and chronic deep tissue pain. New grants are on neuromodulation of visceral nerves with novel implanted neurostimulation devices.
- Department:
- Pharmacodynamics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 11:49:40 AM
- Research Description
- My research interests are the adaptations in endocrine and cardiovascular systems in pregnancy and at birth. The current focus of my research is fetal and neonatal metabolism, including 1)the effect of glucocorticoids on fetal cardiac metabolism and function, and the transition at birth, 2) effects of exposure to Triclosan (an antibacterial in many soaps), and 3) alterations in the maternal microbiome. The laboratory uses a combination of in vivo techniques, including use of telemetry to measure fetal cardiovascular function in utero, biochemical techniques, and systems biology methods- both transcriptomics and metabolomics.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:19:09 PM
- Research Description
- Dysregulation of dopamine transmission is involved in Parkinson’s Disease, drug addiction, compulsivity and altered peripheral immunity. Our research is focused on studying how changes in the peripheral immunity affect dopamine transmission in the central nervous system.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/8/2022 10:07:50 AM
- Research Description
- He is interested in the complex interaction of autonomics, emotional function and cognition. He conducts clinical-translational research and education in human neuroimaging of psychiatric and related disorders using magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy and advanced computational methods.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2022
- Research Description
- Mechanistic cell biology of genes implicated in adult onset neurodegenerative disease. Applying iPSC models, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, and novel animal models to understand pathogenesis and treatment.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/30/2020
- Research Description
- Our lab studies the abnormal repetitive behavior diagnostic for autism and common in neurodevelopmental disorders. We employ mouse models to study the development and neurobiological basis of repetitive behavior using behavioral, pharmacological, biochemi
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 10:40:24 AM
- Research Description
- Broadly, Dr. Lewis’ research interests include understanding the neurobehavioral concomitants of chronic and acute substance use. Although his past/recent analyses have included opioids, marijuana, and other substances of abuse, he has maintained a particular focus on alcohol. This interest spans all patterns of consumption, from moderate/low-risk to chronic/heavy drinking, and has included investigations across the lifespan, from fetal exposure to elderly drinkers.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/28/2023 3:19:33 PM
- Research Description
- In vivo modeling and therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases (ALS, AD, PD, FTD)
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:46:42 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Li’s research is mainly focused on the pathophysiology and experimental therapeutics of dystonia, restless legs syndrome, ALS/FTD. He is also broadly interested in animal models of movement disorders and molecular and cellular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity during development and adult learning and memory.
- Department:
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/6/2022 4:49:08 PM
- Research Description
- Protein structural biology; protein regulation of biofilm formation; Interaction of proteins and membanes in regulating cell membrane biophysics and pulmonary surfactant; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/8/2022
- Research Description
- Application of gene transfer to study animal models of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, brain tumors, and ischemia.
- Department:
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:35:41 PM
- Research Description
- The study of central nervous system structure and function with magnetic resonance. In particular, mapping of brain structural connectivity using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging methods, functional connectivity with functional magnetic resonance imaging and function with magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- Department:
- Whitney Laboratories
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2021 3:39:29 PM
- Research Description
- Director of the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience. His research focus is aimed at elucidating the cellular and molecular basis for the evolution of cell-type complexity, regenerative biology, and cellular engineering.
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 10:43:48 AM
- Research Description
- neurotoxicology, Parkinson's disease, environmental exposures, transcriptomics, proteomics, zebrafish
- Department:
- Anesthesiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/21/2022 4:14:14 PM
- Research Description
- Mechanisms of intergenerational neurocognitive abnormalities induced by parental exposure to general anesthesia
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:09:39 PM
- Research Description
- Our group studies the obsessive compulsive and related disorders, including OCD, hoarding disorder, tic disorders, and related psychiatric illnesses. We use a variety of approaches, including genetics, cognitive neuroscience, electrophysiology, neuroimaging and plasma biomarkers to understand the etiologies and pathophysiology of these syndromes.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:43:37 PM
- Research Description
- Oscillations are prominent in all realms of the physical and biological world. Clocks tick, fire flies flash and neurons of the brain ‘fire’ action potentials. While it is known that two clocks on a wall will synchronize their pendulums and specific species of fire flies will phase lock their flashes, the basic mechanisms of how large populations of neurons interact in a coordinated manner to enable a rich repertoire of adaptive behaviors is relatively unknown. Specifically, we have a limited understanding on how neurons self-organize their activity to produce the synchrony that is needed to transfer information across large-scale neural networks. Moreover, even less is known regarding how information is transformed and updated as it propagates across the brain. Theoretically, it is the oscillatory rhythms of the brain, along with the synaptic architecture, that allow neurons to transiently synchronize and desynchronize their activity, optimizing nimble computations at the “speed of thought”. Fortunately, we have reached a technological threshold that has permitted the testing of theoretical models on large amounts of neural data. Therefore, my research seeks to understand how the brain, a densely interconnected set of individual neurons, rapidly translates environmental information into complex representations in support of cognitive function. In order to achieve these goals, my collaborators and I have embarked on a unique research trajectory that will allow us to test the hypotheses of complex network activity using both a bottom-up approach, inspired by computational models, and a top-down approach, re-evaluating our data in the perspective of non-linear physics. It is our expectation that, by adopting an integrative approach that bridges disciplines, we can learn how the small actions of single neurons, connected in a network can bring about the emergence of sophisticated dynamics that support behavior and higher cognitive function. Moreover, by examining neural processing on multiple scales, from small groups of isolated cells to the population dynamics of entire brain regions, we believe that we will find a common etiology of how coordinated activity emerges that can be extended into the larger field of complexity.” “We also have a research track investigating the changes in neuronal dynamics behind age-related decline in memory and cognition. Along with my collaborators in McKnight Brain Institute in the Age-Related Memory Loss group, we seek to find therapeutic interventions that maximize longevity and neuronal processing in hopes of maintaining independence in the elderly population.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 10:51:43 AM
- Research Description
- My research focuses on understanding the pathological mechanisms of Parkinson disease and related disorders, and in particular the role that abnormal protein accumulation, such alpha synuclein, plays in these disorders.
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:24:15 PM
- Research Description
- Our lab research program studies the neuronal mechanism of bladder dysfunction and pain. We focus on developing better treatments for bladder disorders such as overactive bladder, bladder pain syndrome, and bladder dysfunction following spinal cord injury. We are working on several fronts, including research tool development, implantable biomedicine treatments, and validating new pharmacological targets for treating these diseases.
- Department:
- Physical Therapy
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2022 1:27:00 PM
- Research Description
- Intracellular and intercellular mechanisms (microglial/neuron interactions) of neuroplasticity following intermittent exposure to low oxygen. We translate our findings to develop new therapeutics in rodent models and humans with spinal cord injury and ALS
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/11/2022
- Research Description
- Immunotherapy of adult and pediatric brain tumors. Mechanisms of resistance in brain tumors to immunologic rejection. Combinatorial therapeutics involving chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/12/2023 1:09:22 PM
- Research Description
- The overarching goal of the Moehle Laboratory is to understand the cellular, molecular, and circuitry changes that underlie both the motor and non-motor symptoms of movement disorders, and to leverage these discoveries into novel therapeutic strategies for these disorders.
- Department:
- Whitney Laboratories
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/20/2019 11:50:20 AM
- Research Description
- Genomic Bases of Memory and Neuronal Evolution. Our laboratory works to characterize basic mechanisms underlying the design of nervous systems and the evolution of neuronal signaling mechanisms. The major questions are: (1) why are individual neurons so different? (2) How do learning and memory store in neuronal genomes and neural circuits? (3) How to restore memories? (4) How to make “better” neurons and brains and improve cognitive functions?
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/11/2023 3:52:24 PM
- Research Description
- Smell disorders such as anosmia are associated with numerous diseases and disorders (including upper respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases). They also significantly reduce quality of life. Our team is focused on understanding how smell function varies in healthy people and in different patient populations, and in developing novel testing strategies to objectively assess that function.
- Department:
- Orthodontics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/10/2021 2:44:59 PM
- Research Description
- Neurophysiology of pain; inflammation and neuropathic pain; chronic pain mechanisms; translational research for chronic pain.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/17/2022
- Research Description
- Our research focuses on understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms controlling gene expression in the inflammatory response and in the etiology of Type 1 Diabetes.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/10/2021 1:00:32 PM
- Research Description
- Neurobehavioral and psychosocial concomitants of acute and chronic substance use, effects of aging, sex/gender differences, neurodevelopmental trajectories
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/12/2023 1:14:07 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Okun’s laboratory has focused on identifying the physiological brain signature patterns for tics and other movement disorders, and also has been focused on the development of neurotechnology for a closed loop solution to tic disorders. Dr. Okun’s research efforts have also been focused on the motor and non-motor aspects of deep brain stimulation as applied to basal ganglia disorders.
- Department:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:16:49 PM
- Research Description
- Neural engineering. Sensory repair and prostheses. Brain-machine interfaces. Sensation induced by activation of neural tissue. Neural coding and plasticity.
- Department:
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/11/2022 2:00:37 PM
- Research Description
- Mechanisms of sensorimotor integration and neurobiology of learning, Brain Machine Interfaces, All optical electrophysiology, Deep Brain Stimulation in humans Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 1:40:56 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Padilla-Coreano’s research program seeks to understand how the brain enables social behaviors. Specifically, the lab is focused on revealing the neural mechanisms and dynamics of social competence and how they are disrupted during disease states. The lab accomplishes this goal by using cutting-edge systems neuroscience techniques such as electrophysiology, machine learning and optogenetics in mice. Furthermore, by using mouse models we study how disease disrupts neural dynamics and social behaviors.
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:09:05 PM
- Research Description
- Physiology, pharmacology, and biophysics of neurotransmitter receptors especially the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain. We are additionally interested in addiction and the development of drug cessation therapies for smokers and people addicted to the use of betel quid.
- Department:
- Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:21:03 PM
- Research Description
- As an experimental neuropathologist, Dr. Prokop combines both worlds of clinical service and basic research and, as a member of graduate student supervisory committees, he will use this expertise to emphasize similarities and differences between in vitro models and human disease conditions.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:17:51 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Maryam Rahman is an associate professor in the department of neurosurgery at the University of Florida. She specializes in the surgical treatment of brain tumors. Her research focuses on identifying novel immunotherapy approaches to overcome resistance in patients with brain cancer. Dr. Rahman’s work is supported by grants from the NIH, the Preston A. Wells Jr. endowment and private foundations. Her translational research in dendritic cell vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitors is actively being tested in human clinical trials. She also dedicates her time to training the next generation and has been awarded multiple teaching awards including Outstanding Basic Science Teacher in 2016 and Exemplary Teacher award in 2018 and 2019. She currently serves as member at large of the CNS Executive Committee and serves as chair of online education, editor of Nexus, tumor section editor of SANS, editor of webinars and is faculty in the Leadership Institute.
- Department:
- Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 10:33:08 AM
- Research Description
- Uses human and mouse genetics to understand the causes and to develop therapies for genetic neurodegenerative diseases. A major focus in the lab is on diseases caused by repeat expansion mutations including ataxia, myotonic dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2021 9:11:20 AM
- Research Description
- Characterization and manipulation of adult neural stem cells. Cancer stem cells Brain cancer The application and impact of natural products, cannabinoids and psychedelics in augmenting CNS function
- Department:
- Physiological Sciences
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:18:04 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Reznikov’s research interests are centered on the interface of the nervous system and the airway. We are dissecting the central neural circuit(s) that may modulate airway disease symptoms. We use a variety of techniques, including cre-lox technology, AAV-mediated gene transfer, whole animal physiology, and optogenetics. Our goals are to improve both animal and human health.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 3:41:49 PM
- Research Description
- My laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms underlying several neurodegenerative diseases to discover potential therapeutic targets. To do so, we use a multidisciplinary approach combining Drosophila genetics, neurobiology, optogenetics and omics technologies.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 12:48:36 PM
- Research Description
- Our research examines how cilia signaling contributes to brain development and cancer.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/11/2022
- Research Description
- Current interests include developing innovative immunotherapeutics for pediatric tumors and invasive central nervous system malignancies. Dr. Sayour’s main focus is deeply rooted in harnessing the immune system to eradicate pediatric cancers.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:48:37 PM
- Research Description
- Behavioral and neurobiological basis of learning, motivation, and decision-making in the context of both drugs of abuse and aging. We employ a range of techniques, including behavioral pharmacology, optogenetics, electrophysiology, and biochemistry.
- Department:
- Civil and Coastal Engineering
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2020
- Research Description
- Nonlinear waves, nonlinear dynamical systems, stochastic processes, wave turbulence, soliton equations.
Benjamin Shickel, Ph.D.
- Department:
- Medicine
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/28/2023 3:20:24 PM
- Research Description
- Research focuses on applications of artificial intelligence and deep learning for enhanced clinical decision support using electronic health records data.
- Department:
- Ophthalmology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 1:11:59 PM
- Research Description
- Gene therapy of inherited retinal diseases
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 2:21:47 PM
- Research Description
- Neuroimmunology and experimental neuropathology. Neurobiology of microglial cells.
- Department:
- Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/15/2023 12:17:43 PM
- Research Description
- Mouse models of tissue regeneration and neurological disease, mechanisms of mammalian development and aging, RNA biochemistry
- Department:
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 12:06:30 PM
- Research Description
- The primary goal of our lab is to (1) create novel biophysical technologies to study the function and structure of living cells and tissues in health and disease, and (2) train scientists to be well equipped for successful and productive independent careers in both academia and industry.
- Department:
- Neuroscience
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 3:06:52 PM
- Research Description
- The general interests of my laboratory include investigating the role and regulation of neuroinflammatory and immune system responses in modulating the gene-environment interactions that determine risk for development and progression of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease. We employ molecular, cellular, biochemical, pharmacological, immunohistological, fixed and live-cell high-content imaging, and behavioral assays to address important mechanistic questions with the long-term goal of developing novel therapeutics for the prevention and/or treatment of chronic neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases characterized by chronic neuroinflammation.
- Department:
- Neurosurgery
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2020
- Research Description
- Research in the Tran lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanism of how cancer develops, progresses, and resists treatments through an integrated approach from clinical observations to systems and computational biology, and to animal models and quantitative molecular validation, with the ultimate goal of returning to human patients to develop novel, safe and effective anti-cancer therapeutics.
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/14/2023 10:26:54 AM
- Research Description
- What motivates us? Motivation is the drive to perform actions to achieve goals, and is crucial for survival. In neurobiology, motivation is regulated by combination of movement (action) and reward/pleasure (reinforcer), which ensures that an animal achieves its goals consistently. Lack of or too much motivation can be harmful, and has been implicated in the etiology of various disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, Parkinson’s and drug addiction. Dopamine is at the center of regulating movement, reward-based learning and motivation, and dopamine dysfunction has been implicated in all of the above disorders. The goals of our lab are to identify and map neuronal circuits that regulate dopamine signaling, motivation, movement and reward, by using state of the art tools such as viral tracing, opto/chemogenetics, fiber photometry, and operant behavioral conditioning. Deciphering the mechanisms that regulate dopamine neuronal circuits and motivation will allow us to develop novel therapeutic strategies to treat disorders such as addiction, depression and schizophrenia.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/13/2023 1:35:50 PM
- Research Description
- Physiology of Movement disorders (dystonia, tremor, Parkinson's disease)
- Department:
- Pharmacodynamics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/22/2023 1:03:23 PM
- Research Description
- Drug addiction appears to involve abnormally strong learned associations, typified by intrusive memories that often induce drug craving and relapse. Our research endeavors to decode how these drug memories are stored in the brain. We hypothesize that learned associations are encoded by patterns of sparsely distributed neurons, called neuronal ensembles, which are selected by cues and their reinforcers. Since strong neuronal activity drives expression of the immediate early gene Fos, we use Fos expression to identify neuronal ensembles activated during behavior. The relationship between neuronal activity and Fos expression permits us to use the Fos promoter to drive expression of transgenes in rats. Transgenic rat lines now allow us to characterize and manipulate neuronal ensembles with unmatched specificity. Understanding how these memories are encoded may one day enable us to treat drug addiction by strengthening or weakening specific drug or memories.
- Department:
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- Yes
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/23/2022 2:05:17 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Wesson’s research focuses on the neural processing of sensory information in the context of motivated behaviors. His research utilizes in vivo electrophysiological methods, including chronic neural recordings from defined brain regions, optical methods to image the activity of genetic- and projection-specific circuits (fiber photometry, 2-photon microscopy), as well as optogenetic, chemogenetic, and pharmacological manipulations – all in animals engaged in sophisticated behavioral tasks we custom design.
- Department:
- Psychiatry
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/17/2022
- Research Description
- Dr. Williamson has completed a clinical fellowship in neuropsychology and research fellowship in autonomic neuroscience. His research includes central and peripheral nervous system interactions in regulating behavior including cognition and emotion. Current funded research initiatives include human neuroscience work in mechanisms of TBI on subphenotypic outcomes, intervention development (neuromodulation) in PTSD and OCD, and aging and related disorders (healthy aging, Alzheimer's disease and stroke)
Joshua Wong, MD
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - Yes
- Last Updated
- 6/28/2023 3:18:36 PM
- Research Description
- Dr. Wong is focused on biomedical imaging, neuromodulation and artificial intelligence. He is highly experienced in deep brain stimulation research and wants to understand the mechanism of action of DBS on neurons and axons through computational modeling.
- Department:
- Medicine
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/17/2022 4:40:51 PM
- Research Description
- Cognitive function declines as we age. As our thinking and memory skills decline, the rate of functional dependence, mortality, and acute illness requiring hospitalization increases. A variety of methods have been proposed to counteract cognitive aging (e.g., cognitive training). Unfortunately, these techniques have limited degrees of success and transfer to everyday life. My work demonstrates that combining treatments like cognitive training with non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS, TMS, tACS) facilitates neuroplastic response of brain tissue, improves cognitive abilities (specifically working memory, attention, and speed of processing), and leads to long-term improvement. In combination with modern multimodal neuroimaging and electrophysiology recording, this work not only identifies mechanisms underlying improvement, but also provides information important for further optimizing treatment effectiveness. Dr. Woods is PI of the largest NIH/NIA-funded Phase III tDCS trial, the ACT study. The ACT study investigates benefits of tDCS paired with cognitive training for cognitive and brain function and slowing onset of dementia in older adults.
- Department:
- Neurology
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 7/13/2023 11:29:10 AM
- Research Description
- He specializes in the diagnosis and management of neuromuscular diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, muscles diseases and peripheral neuropathies. Dr. Wymer has an extensive experience in clinical research, and has been the principal investigator in numerous clinical trials including studies of ALS, diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, migraine headaches and epilepsy. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). He is a member of several national consortiums to research neuropathic pain and ALS.
- Department:
- Pediatrics
- Concentrations:
- Accepting Students
- No
- Accepting Students if
Funding Obtained - No
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2021
- Research Description
- Clinical genetics and cytogenetics, neurodevelopmental diseases.