- Primary Faculty
- Braden BrinkmanView Profile
Assistant ProfessorPhD Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignExpertiseTheoretical neuroscience, computational neuroscience, neural computation, sensory coding, network dynamics, collective activity, neural evolution
- William F. Collins, IIIView Profile
Associate ProfessorPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertiseMotor function, motoneuron plasticity, neurotransmitters, micturition, bladder-sphincter dyssynergia, spinal cord injury
- Josh DubnauView Profile
Professor (Primary appointment: Department of Anesthesiology)PhD, Columbia UniversityExpertiseAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), retrotransposons, Drosophila, rodent models, in vivo genetic experiments, cell culture assays
- Alfredo FontaniniView Profile
Professor and ChairMD, PhD, Universita’ degli Studi di Brescia - ItalyExpertiseSensory perception, olfaction, taste, behavioral neuroscience, systems and circuits, learning and memory, plasticity, computational neuroscience, metastable dynamics, electrophysiology, imaging
- Shaoyu GeView Profile
ProfessorPhD, University of Science & Technology of ChinaExpertiseAdult neurogenesis, neural development, cell-replacement therapy, in vivo imaging, in vitro imaging
- Maurice Kernan View Profile
Associate ProfessorPhD, University of WisconsinExpertiseDrosophila, genetics, molecular biology, electrophysiology, somatosensation, audition, proprioception, mechanosensory signaling, ion channels, primary cilia
- Mary KritzerView Profile
SUNY Distinguished Service ProfessorPhD, Yale UniversityExpertiseCerebral cortex, neuropsychiatric disorders, neurological diseases, mental illness, sex differences, neural development, gonadal hormone stimulation, cortical information processing, affective brain function, mnemonic brain function
- Giancarlo La CameraView Profile
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Neural Circuit DynamicsPhD, University of BernExpertiseTheoretical neuroscience, computational neuroscience, neural basis of cognitive processes, learning and behavior, memory, decision making, spiking networks, metastable dynamics, synaptic plasticity
- Arianna Maffei View Profile
ProfessorPhD, University of PaviaExpertiseSynaptic plasticity, circuit motifs, cortical circuits, sensory processing, learning, experience-dependent plasticity
- David McKinnonView Profile
ProfessorPhD, Australian National UniversityExpertiseHomeostatic regulation, ion channels, evolution of complex systems, molecular and cellular physiology, long-term stress, cognitive function
- Joshua L. PlotkinView Profile
Associate ProfessorPhD, UCLAExpertiseHabit learning, neurological disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, basal ganglia, striatum, synaptic plasticity, 2-photon laser scanning microscopy, electrophysiology, optogenetics
- Markus RiesslandView Profile
Assistant Professor, Empire Innovation Program (Aging Brain)PhD, University of Cologne, GermanyExpertiseGenetics, neurodegenerative diseases, cellular senescence, zombie cells, aging, Parkinson’s disease
- Shahriar SheikhBahaeiView Profile
Assistant Professor (Empire Innovation Program)PhD, University College London and NIHExpertiseGlia physiology, breathing, motor control, developmental speech disorders
- Maya ShellyView Profile
Associate ProfessorPhD, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IsraelExpertiseNeural development, neuronal morphology, neuronal polarization, axonal formation, dendritic formation, motor disabilities, neuropathology, molecular mechanisms
- Roger SherView Profile
Assistant ProfessorPhD, UC DavisExpertiseAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), neurodegenerative diseases, molecular genetics, cellular and organismal biology, developmental/degenerative biology, neurodegeneration, nuclear transport defects, retrotransposons
- Prerana ShresthaView Profile
Assistant ProfessorPhD, The Rockefeller UniversityExpertisedynamics of protein synthesis regulation in memory systems
- Howard SirotkinView Profile
Associate ProfessorPhD, Albert Einstein College of MedicineExpertiseStem Cells, Neurodevelopment, zebrafish genetics, ASD and Parkinson’s
- Jun TakatohView Profile
Assistant ProfessorPhD, Kitasato University, JapanExpertiseOrofacial behaviors, Sensory-Motor control, Neuroanatomy, Virus-based neural circuit tracing and manipulations
- Siwei WangView Profile
Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of ChicagoExpertiseNeuroAI, Machine Learning, sensory coding
- Lonnie WollmuthView Profile
ProfessorPhD, University of WashingtonExpertiseSynaptic transmission, molecular and cellular physiology, retina, glutamate, GABA, ligand-gated ion channels, NMDA receptors, AMPA receptors, autoimmune disorders, ribbon synapses
- Qiaojie XiongView Profile
Associate ProfessorPhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityExpertiseDecision making, reinforcement learning, rodent behaviors, sensorimotor integration, dorsal striatum
- Amalia Napoli
University LecturerPhD, Stony Brook UniversityProfessional InterestsEngaging and inspiring students by not only teaching factual information but how to think, creatively and holistically, about science. Making learning possible for all students by structuring course content and approaches to meet the needs of all learners.
- Robert Watson
University Instructional SpecialistPhD, The University of IowaProfessional InterestsStudent learning of core concepts in physiology and neurobiology in online, hybrid, flipped and traditional classroom environments; improving success and retention for historically-underserved students in active learning environments
- Braden Brinkman
- Research and Affilated Faculty
- Nurit BallasView Profile
Research ProfessorPhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelExpertiseNeural development, transcription factors, gene expression, chromatin, neurodevelopmental
disorders, neuron-glia interactions - Erwin CabreraView Profile
Research Professor & Simons STEM Scholars Executive DirectorPhD, NYU School of MedicineExpertiseProtein misfolding disorders, molecular neuroscience, neurodegeneration, protein aggregation, pedagogy, education & science training
- Jordanna D.H. SprayberryView Profile
Associate Professor, Ecology & Evolution &Director of Undergraduate BiologyPhD, University of WashingtonExpertiseNeuroethology, behavior, ecology & evolution, olfaction
- Nurit Ballas
- Emeritus Faculty
- Paul Adams
Professor EmeritusPhD, University of LondonExpertiseSynapse biophysics, Hebbian plasticity, theoretical neuroscience, social intelligence
- Paul Brehm
Professor Emeritus PhD, University of California, Los AngelesExpertiseSynaptic transmission and Ion Channels
- John B. Cabot
Professor EmeritusPhD, University of Virginia School of MedicineExpertiseMedical physiology, structural and neurochemical interface between central nervous system function and the regulation of peripheral cardiovascular function
- Albert Carlson
Professor Emeritus - Craig Evinger
Professor EmeritusPhD, University of WashingtonExpertiseBlink reflex, movement disorders, adaptive motor learning
- Simon Halegoua
Professor EmeritusPhD, SUNY Stony BrookExpertiseNerve growth factor, neurotrophins, axon growth, neurotransmitter metabolism, gene regulation, differential signaling, Pincher, signaling endosomes
- Joel M. Levine
Professor Emeritus, John S. Toll ProfessorPhD, Washington UniversityExpertiseMyelinating glia, spinal cord injury, axon growth, epigenetic regulation of cell fate
- Gail Mandel
Distinguished Professor Emeritus PhD, University of California, Los AngelesExpertiseCellular and Molecular Neurobiology
- Gary Matthews
Professor Emeritus in MemoriamPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertiseBiophysics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, retinal physiology
- Lorne Mendell
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, John S. Toll ProfessorPhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExpertiseNeurotrophins, nerve growth factor, Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF), synaptic transmission, nociception, superficial dorsal horn, motoneurons
- Lorna Role
Distinguished Professor, Professor EmeritusPhD, HarvardExpertiseCholinergic signaling in circuits underlying emotionally salient memory
- S. Murray Sherman
Professor Emeritus, currently Maurice Goldblatt Professor and Chair of Neurobiology, University of ChicagoPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertiseThalamocortical interactions
- Benjamin Walcott
Professor EmeritusPhD, University of OregonExpertiseInvertebrate neurobiology, neuronal modulation of the immune system and lacrimal glands and the mechanisms of lacrimal gland fluid secretion
- Stephen Yazulla
Professor EmeritusPhD, University of DelawareExpertiseNeuroscience of the retina: physiology, anatomy, pharmacology
- Paul Adams
