Neurobiology of Disease

Neuroscience research with a focus on dissecting the molecular mechanisms that underlie diseases of the nervous system may lead to better treatment options and prevention


Sophisticated molecular and genetic techniques have produced exciting advances along these paths. Diseases of the nervous system pose a significant public health and economic challenge, affecting nearly one-third of Americans with a cost exceeding $500 billion each year.

To better understand the neurobiological underpinnings of health, Johns Hopkins researchers are working on advances in understanding the molecular and cellular basis of neurodegenerative diseases; neural systems and behavioral disorders; the genetics of inherited neurological and psychiatric diseases; as well as nervous system aging, that may ultimately hold the key to developing novel therapies.

 

  • Marilyn Albert, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • Yeka Aponte, PhD Position: Adjunct Associate Professor Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Frederick S. Barrett, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Neuroscience and Psychological and Brain Sciences; Director, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research; Oliver Lee McCabe III, PhD Professor in the Neuropsychopharmacology of Consciousness Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Amy Bastian, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Dwight Bergles, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Seth Blackshaw, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Mary Blue, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Solange Brown, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Amanda Brown, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience; Director, Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program; Director, Johns Hopkins NeuroHIV-Comorbidities Scholars Program; Director, Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Sciences Program Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • Pete Calabresi, MD Position: Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Peter Campochiaro, MD Position: Professor of Ophthalmology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Carlo Colantuoni, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Ted Dawson, MD, PhD Position: Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Valina Dawson, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Physiology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Angelika Doetzlhofer, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Gul Dolen, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Wendy Klag Center Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Wenzhen Duan, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • Michael D. Ehlers, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Jennifer Erwin, PhD Position: Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Mohamed Farah, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Michela Gallagher, PhD Position: Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Lindsey Hayes, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Ahmet Hoke, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director of Neuromuscular Division Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Taeyoung Hwang, PhD Position: Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Patricia Janak, PhD Position: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychological and Brain Sciences Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Atsushi Kamiya, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neuroscience Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience
  • Patrick Kanold, PhD Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Areas of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Tomomi Karigo, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Amir Kheradmand, MD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, and Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR); Director of Research, Neuro-Visual & Vestibular Division Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Sangwon Kim, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Medicine Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Kishore Kuchibhotla, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Areas of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Hyungbae Kwon, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience; Director of Admissions Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • John Laterra, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Alban Latremoliere, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Amanda Lauer, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes
  • Gabsang Lee, PhD, DVM Position: Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Min Li, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • David Linden, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Tom Lloyd, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Brady Maher, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Seth Margolis, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Keri Martinowich, PhD Position: Senior Investigator and Director, Translational Neuroscience, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Mark P. Mattson, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Kristen Maynard, PhD Position: Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neuroscience Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Mollie Meffert, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Ulrich Mueller, PhD Position: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Biology Areas of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Jeff Mumm, PhD Position: Helen Larson & Charles Glenn Grover Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Associate Professor in Ophthalmology Areas of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Maya Opendak, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease, Developmental Neuroscience
  • Bindu Paul, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Zhaozhu Qiu, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Physiology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Irving Reti, MBBS Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • Christopher Ross, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, Director, Division of Neurobiology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Jeffrey Rothstein, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience; Director, Brain Science Institute Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Akira Sawa, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Reza Shadmehr, PhD Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Barbara Slusher, PhD, MAS Position: Professor of Neurology (primary), Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Medicine and Oncology; Director, JHU NIMH Therapeutic Core; Director, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery; Adjunct Professor, Czech Academy of Sciences Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • Solomon H. Snyder, MD, DSc, DPhil (Hon Causa) Position: Professor of Neuroscience Emeritus Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Shanthini Sockanathan, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Genevieve Stein-O'Brien, MHS, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute; Associate Director of JHU Single-cell Training and Analysis Center Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Charlotte Sumner, MD Position: Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Genetic Medicine Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Shuying Sun, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Physiology, Brain Science Institute Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Jiou Wang, MD, PhD Position: Walder Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Shigeki Watanabe, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Cell Biology Areas of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Dionna W. Williams, PhD Position: Assistant Professor, Departments of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, and Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Philip Wong, PhD Position: Professor of Pathology Areas of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Mark Wu, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Don Zack, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Ophthalmology Areas of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • David Zee, MD Position: Professor of Neurology Areas of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
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