Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Faculty Working in Developmental Neuroscience:


Dwight Bergles, PhD

Professor

Synaptic Physiology:  Glutamate Transporters and Glial Involvement in Neuronal Signaling

Jay Baraban, MD, PhD

Professor

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Plasticity

Mary Blue, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Neurotransmitter Mechanisms in Development and Activity-Dependent Plasticity

Seth Blackshaw, PhD

Associate Professor

Molecular Basis of Cell Specification in Vertebrate Retina and Hypothalamus

Antonello Bonci, MD

Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience

"Synaptic plasticity, dopamine and substance use disorders"

Frank Bosmans, Pharm D, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physiology

Molecular organization and pharmacological properties of the voltage-gated sodium channel signaling complex

Solange P. Brown, MD/PhD

Assistant Professor

"Functional organization of local circuits of the neocortex"

Michael Caterina, MD, PhD

Professor of Biological Chemistry

Molecular Mechanisms of Thermosensation and Noiception

Peter Campochiaro, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Molecular Aspects of Retinal Repair and Regeneration

Ted Dawson, MD, PhD

Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Neuronal Cell Death and Neuronal Signaling

Valina Dawson, PhD

Professor of Neurology

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Death and Survival

Angelika Doetzlhofer, PhD

Assistant Professor

Cell Fate Specification and Differentiation in the Mammalian Auditory System

Gül Dölen, MD/PhD

Assistant Professor

Synaptic and circuit mechanisms of social behavior

   

Xinzhong Dong, PhD

Associate Professor

Molecular and Genetic Studies of Pain-sensing Neurons

Daniel Drachman, MD

Professor of Neurology

Nerve Muscle Interactions in Health and Disease

Mohamed H. Farah, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Axonal Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System

Paul Fuchs, PhD

Professor of Otolaryngology

Excitability and Synaptic Function in Cochlear Hair Cells

Michela Gallagher, PhD

Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Neuroscience

Neural Mechanisms of Memory and Attention

David Ginty , Ph.D

Professor

Organization and Development of the Mammalian Peripheral Nervous System

 

Samer Hattar, PhD

Assistant Professor

Physiological effects of light on mammals: role of the novel melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion photoreceptors

Stewart Hendry , Ph.D

 Professor

 Functional Organization of Primate Visual System

Ahmet Hoke, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience

Neurobiology of Peripheral Neuropathies; Development and Regeneration of the Peripheral Nervous System

Richard Huganir , Ph.D

Professor

Molecular Mechanisms in the Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity

Alfredo Kirkwood , Ph.D

Professor

Mechanisms of Cortical Modification

Alex Kolodkin , Ph.D

Professor

Molecular Mechanisms of Growth Cone Guidance

Rejji Kuruvilla, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology

Signaling and trafficking of growth factors in neuronal development

John Laterra, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

CNS Tumor Biology and Blood-Brain Barrier

Gabsang Lee, PhD, DVM

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Disease modeling of peripheral neuropathies with human pluripotent stem cells

Min Li , Ph.D

Professor

Signal Transduction in the Mammalian Nervous System; Structure and Function of Cell Surface Proteins

David Linden , Ph.D

Professor

Cellular Substrates of Memory

 

Thomas Lloyd, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience

Neuronal intracellular transport in development and disease

Seth Margolis, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry

Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Formation in Development and Disease

Nick Marsh-Armstrong , Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Gene regulation, development and disease of the vertebrate retina

Mark Mattson , Ph.D

Professor of Neuroscience

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Mollie Meffert, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal Function in Health and Disease

Guo-li Ming, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology/Institute for Cell Engineering

Molecular Mechanisms Regulation Nerve Growth and Guidance During Development and in Adulthood

Richard O’Brien, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Molecular Aspects of Synapse Formation in the Brain

Daniel H. O'Connor, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Neural circuits for touch perception

Jonathan Pevsner , Ph.D

Associate Professor

Molecular Basis of Neurological Disorders

Christopher Potter, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Neuronal Circuits Required for Drosophila Olfaction

Randall Reed, PhD

Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction and Neurogenesis in the Olfactory System

Gabriele Ronnett, M.D., Ph.D

Professor

Mechanisms of Signal Transduction in Neuronal Differentiation and Olfaction

Christopher Ross, MD, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Biology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Jeffrey D. Rothstein, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Transporters

Akira Sawa, MD, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illnesses

Ronald Schnaar, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Neuroscience

Cell Surface Molecules in Neural Cell-Cell Recognition, Myelin Maintenance, and Axon Regeneration

 

Solomon Snyder , M.D., D.Sc., D.Phil. (Hon. Causa)

Professor and Director

Neurotransmitters, Second Messengers and Drug Action in the Nervous System

Shanthini Sockanathan , PhD

Associate Professor

Cell fate specification in the central nervous system

Hongjun Song, PhD

Professor of Neurology/Institute for Cell Engineering

Director, Stem Cell Program at ICE

Mammalian Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain

Charlotte J. Sumner, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience

Genetic and cellular mechanisms of motor neuron diseases

George Uhl, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Molecular Biology and Genetics of Drugs of Abuse

Jiou Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Protein Quality Control

Paul Worley , M.D.

Professor

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Plasticity

Mark Wu, MD/PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Medicine

Genetic mechanisms and neuronal circuitry underlying sleep in Drosophila

King-Wai Yau , Ph.D

Professor

Visual and Olfactory Sensory Transduction

 

Donald Zack, MD, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Molecular Approaches to the Study of Retinal Development

Jin Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Spatiotemporal Regulation of Protein Kinases and Second Messengers

Fengquan Zhou, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Guidance During Development and CNS Regeneration

 

 

 



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