Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience
Faculty Working in Neurobiology of Disease:


Marilyn Albert

Professor of Neurology

Cognitive Processes in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Amy Bastian, PhD

Associate Professor

Mechanisms of Human Movement Disorders

Jay Baraban, MD, PhD

Professor

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Plasticity

Dwight Bergles, PhD

Professor

Synaptic Physiology:  Glutamate Transporters and Glial Involvement in Neuronal Signaling

Mary Blue, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Neurotransmitter Mechanisms in Development and Activity-Dependent Plasticity

Frank Bosmans, Pharm D, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physiology

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

Peter Campochiaro, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Molecular Aspects of Retinal Repair and Regeneration

Dr. Pablo Celnick

Pablo A. Celnik, MD

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology & Neuroscience

Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying human motor learning

Susan Courtney-Faruquee, PhD

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Functional Organization of the neural System for Human Working Memory

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

   

Daniel Drachman, MD

Professor of Neurology

Nerve Muscle Interactions in Health and Disease

 

Wenzhen Duan,MD/PhD

Associate Professor of Phychiatry

Translational Neurobiology Research

Mohamed H. Farah, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Axonal Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System

David Foster, PhD

Assistant Professor

Neural Ensemble Mechanisms of Learning and Memory

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

Roland Griffiths, PhD

Professor of Behavioral Biology

Behavioral Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse

Ahmet Hoke, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience

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

Alfredo Kirkwood , Ph.D

Professor

Mechanisms of Cortical Modification

John Laterra, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

CNS Tumor Biology and Blood-Brain Barrier

Min Li , Ph.D

Professor

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

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

Keri Martinowich, PhD

Investigator, Lieber Institute (LIBD)

Molecular and Cellular Regulation of Neural Plasticity

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

   

Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD

Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics

The Role of Frizzled Receptors in Mammalian Development and Disease

Richard O’Brien, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Molecular Aspects of Synapse Formation in the Brain

Jonathan Pevsner , Ph.D

Associate Professor

Molecular Basis of Neurological Disorders

Mikhail V. Pletnikov, MD/PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Gene-environment interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders

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

 

Lawrence Schramm, PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Regulation of Sympathetic Neurons

Reza Shadmehr, PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Computational Motor Control and Learning

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

Philip Wong, PhD

Assistant Professor

Molecular Mechanism and Experimental Therapeutic of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Mark Wu, MD/PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Medicine

Genetic mechanisms and neuronal circuitry underlying sleep in Drosophila

Donald Zack, MD, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Molecular Approaches to the Study of Retinal Development

 

David Zee, MD

Professor of Neurology

Regulation of Eye Movements

Fengquan Zhou, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

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

 



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