studies the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Giulia Quattrocolo
studies the development of hippocampal circuits
Dr. Ev Fedorenko
studies the neuroscience of language
Dr. Annie Ciernia
studies the epigenome in brain development
Dr. Sepiedeh Keshavarzi
studies the neural underpinnings of the sense of self-motion and orientation in space.
Dr. Elizabeth Heller
studies the gene regulatory mechanisms that underlie psychiatric disease using rodents models of drug use and chronic stress
Dr. Autumn Ivy
studies how early-life exercise can influence the development of cognitive functions
Dr. Vanessa Coelho-Santos
studies how neurovascular coupling develops during the neonatal period using several live imaging approaches.
Dr. Bing Brunton
studies how the brain gives rise to natural behaviors using computational tools
Dr. Ilary Allodi
studies the inhibitory/excitatory changes of the neuronal circuits involved in the pathophysiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia
Dr. Andrea Gomez
studies the role of RNA splicing in synaptic plasticity
Dr. Abha Gupta
researches the neurogenetic underpinnings of autism within understudied populations of the broader ASD community
Dr. Rudy Behnia
studies how internal state influences the circuit-level computation of color and motion information in the fly visual system
Dr. Yasmin Escobedo Lozoya
studies how different regions of the brain communicate
Dr. Indira Turney
studies the impact racism and lived experiences have on the aging brain
Dr. Preeya Khanna
develops technologies that help with rehabilitation in disorders that affect the motor system