studies the epigenetic and molecular basis of long-term memory, particularly how these mechanisms are altered in the aging brain and how epigenetic regulation of circadian genes might contribute to age-related memory decline.
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Dr. Andrea Gomez
studies the role of RNA splicing in synaptic plasticity
Dr. Z Yan Wang
studies the neurobiology of aging, senescence, and death
Dr. Maria Diehl
studies the neural mechanisms of how social interactions influence fear and avoidance behaviors
Dr. Jessica Verpeut
studies cerebellar influence on neural development and social and cognitive behaviors
Dr. Caroline Palavicino-Maggio
studies neural circuits of aggression and their perturbations in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Rudy Behnia
studies how internal state influences the circuit-level computation of color and motion information in the fly visual system
Dr. Maya Opendak
studies how stress affects social behavior and the brain to identify targets for therapeutic intervention
Dr. Y Kate Hong
studies how the brain processes and uses sensory information to guide behavior
Dr. Kara Marshall
studies how the body and brain percieve and respond to internal stimuli
Dr. Kanaka Rajan
studies how abstract cognitive variables underlie learning, memory, and decision-making
Dr. Talia Lerner
studies the neural circuits basis of motivation, reward learning and habit formation
Dr. Letisha Wyatt
focuses on creating and implementing strategic initiatives around equity in academia
Dr. Nancy Padilla Coreano
studies the neural circuits underlying social competence behaviors
Dr. Nanthia Suthana
develops technologies for studying and modulating learning and memory in the human brain
Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky
studies the neural circuits underlying stress, fear, and social behavior
Dr. Brandy Tiernan
studies the psychological and neural mechanisms of emotion and cognition
Dr. Shreya Saxena
studies how the brain controls movement through the combination of engineering and neuroscience
Dr. Denise Cai
studies the neural mechanisms of memory and develops open source tools for neuroscience
Dr. Stacey Dutton
studies ion channels and sexual behavior