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Faculty Profiles

  • Marilyn Albert, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease

    Cognitive Processes in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Yeka Aponte, PhD Position: Adjunct Associate Professor Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neuronal Circuits Underlying Behaviours Essential for Survival
  • Jay Baraban, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience

    Neuroscience Education
  • 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 Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Amy Bastian, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Mechanisms of Human Movement Disorders
  • Dwight Bergles, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neuron-glial cell communication in brain development, circuit function and disease.
  • Seth Blackshaw, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Building And Rebuilding The Retina And Hypothalamus
  • Mary Blue, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neurotransmitter Mechanisms in Development and Activity-Dependent Plasticity
  • 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 Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease

    Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation in Disease
  • Solange Brown, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Functional Organization of Local Circuits of the Neocortex
  • Pete Calabresi, MD Position: Professor of Neurology Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Endogenous Remyelination in the CNS
  • Peter Campochiaro, MD Position: Professor of Ophthalmology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular Aspects of Retinal Repair and Regeneration
  • Michael Caterina, MD, PhD Position: Solomon H. Snyder Professor of Neurosurgery; Professor of Biological Chemistry; Professor of Neuroscience; Director, Department of Biological Chemistry; Director, Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Pain Sensation
  • Adam Charles, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Unraveling the Brain with Theory and Algorithms
  • Luisa Cochella, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience

    Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms of neuronal diversification
  • Jeremiah Cohen, PhD Position: Adjunct Associate Professor of Neuroscience; Principal Scientist, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Neural circuits for reward, mood, and decision making
  • Carlo Colantuoni, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Functional Genomics of Human Brain Development
  • Ed Connor, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Object and Scene Vision: Population Coding, Algorithms, Deep Networks, Prosthetics
  • Kathleen E. Cullen, PhD Position: The Raj and Neera Singh Professor of Biomedical Engineering Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes
  • Valina Dawson, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Physiology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Death and Survival
  • Ted Dawson, MD, PhD Position: Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular and Cellular Signals Controlling Neurodegeneration, Neuronal Survival and Cell Death
  • John Desmond, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Cognitive Neuroscience: Cerebro-Cerebellar Learning and Memory
  • Angelika Doetzlhofer, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Cell specification and differentiation in the mammalian auditory system
  • Gul Dolen, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Wendy Klag Center Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Circuit & synaptic mechanisms of social cognition in health & disease
  • Xinzhong Dong, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Dermatology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Molecular and Genetic Studies of Pain-sensing Neurons
    Imaging Pain     Inflammation
  • Sascha Du Lac, PhD Position: Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Wenzhen Duan, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease

    Translational Neurobiology Research
  • Daniel Ebert, MD, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

    Molecular Mechanisms of Autism and Schizophrenia
  • Howard Egeth, PhD Position: Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience

    Visual Perception and Attention
  • Michael D. Ehlers, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Biotechnology and therapeutic development for neurological and neuromuscular disease
  • Jennifer Erwin, PhD Position: Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Mechanisms of gene-by-environment interactions in human brain disorders
  • Mohamed Farah, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Axonal Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System
    Axonal sprouting and regeneration in motor neuron disease models
  • Christopher Fetsch, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Neural Basis of Multisensory Perception and Decision Making
  • Michela Gallagher, PhD Position: Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neural Mechanisms of Memory & Attention
  • Elisabeth Glowatzki, PhD Position: Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Synaptic Transmission in the Inner Ear
  • Loyal Goff, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Genetic Medicine Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Mechanisms of neural cell fate specification and functional heterogeneity in health and disease
  • Andrew Gordus, PHD Position: Assistant Professor of Biology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

     Neural Circuits for Novel and Innate Behaviors
  • Lindsey Hayes, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Disruption of RNA and protein trafficking in neurodegeneration
  • Ahmet Hoke, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director of Neuromuscular Division Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neurobiology of peripheral neuropathies; development & regeneration of the peripheral nervous system
  • Christopher Honey, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience
  • Richard Huganir, PhD Position: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychological and Brain Sciences
    Director, Department of Neuroscience     Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Regulation of Neurotransmitter Receptors and Brain Function in Health and Disease
  • Taeyoung Hwang, PhD Position: Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Understanding the regulatory roles of RNAs in neurons and human brain development
  • Autumn Ivy, MD, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Developmental Medicine Director, BRAVE Neuroscience Research Lab Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Uncovering neural epigenetic mechanisms of early-life exercise influencing brain function across the lifespan
  • Patricia Janak, PhD Position: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Behavioral Neuroscience of Addiction
  • Robert J. Johnston, Jr., PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience

    Generating neuronal diversity in fly eyes and human retinal organoids
  • Reza Kalhor, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Neuroscience; Core Member, Center for Epigenetics Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience

     Mapping brain development, activity, and connectivity
  • Atsushi Kamiya, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neuroscience Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience
  • Patrick Kanold, PhD Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Function, assembly, and plasticity of neuronal circuits
  • Tomomi Karigo, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neural Circuit Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Social Behaviors
  • Justus Kebschull, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Understanding the Brain Using Evolution, Viruses, and Barcode Sequencing.
  • 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 Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Sensory and ocular motor mechanisms of human spatial perception
  • Sangwon Kim, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Medicine Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    The molecular mechanism of energy balance and the effects of its dysregulation on neuronal functions
  • Alfredo Kirkwood, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Mechanisms of Cortical Modification
  • James Knierim, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Neurophysiology of Memory in the Hippocampal Formation
  • Alex Kolodkin, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Molecular Mechanisms of Growth Cone Guidance
  • John Krakauer, MA, MD Position: John C. Malone Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Mechanisms of human sensorimotor learning and motor recovery after brain injury 
  • Kishore Kuchibhotla, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

     Neural Circuits for Context, Learning, and Decision-Making
  • Rejji Kuruvilla, PhD Position: Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience
  • Hyungbae Kwon, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience; Director of Admissions Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Cellular principles underlying learning and cognition 
  • John Laterra, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    CNS Tumor Biology, Oncogenic Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Glioma Stem Cells
  • Alban Latremoliere, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neurobiology of Sleep and Pain
  • Amanda Lauer, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Effects of hearing loss on the brain, auditory efferent system, auditory phenotyping
  • Daeyeol Lee, PhD Position: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Neural mechanism of decision making
  • Hey-Kyoung Lee, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Cellular/molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity underlying memory formation and cross-modal plasticity
  • Gabsang Lee, PhD, DVM Position: Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Disease modeling of peripheral neuropathies and muscular dystrophies with human pluripotent stem cells
  • Frederick Lenz, MD Position: Professor of Neurosurgery

    Neurophysiology and Psychophyics of Sensory and Motor Processing in the Human Forebrain
  • Min Li, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular mechanisms and pathways that underlie neurodegeneration
  • Shih-Chun Lin, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Da-Ting Lin, PhD Position: Adjunct Assistant Professor Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Develop and Apply in vivo Optical Imaging Methods
  • David Linden, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neuronal Plasticity, Broadly Considered
  • Tom Lloyd, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neuronal intracellular transport in development and disease
  • Brady Maher, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Functional analysis of genes associated with psychiatric disorders
  • Seth Margolis, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Regulation and Function of the Neuronal Membrane Proteasome from Development to Disease
  • Keri Martinowich, PhD Position: Senior Investigator and Director, Translational Neuroscience, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular and Cellular Regulation of Neural Plasticity
  • Mark P. Mattson, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Kristen Maynard, PhD Position: Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular Neuroanatomy of Brain Reward Circuitry
  • Conor McMeniman, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Neurobiology of Vector-Borne Disease Transmission
  • Mollie Meffert, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    The Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression in Health and Disease
  • Michael Miller, PhD Position: Bessie Darling Massey Professor and Director of Biomedical Engineering; University Gilman Scholar; Director, Center for Imaging Science; Co-Director, Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience

    Brain mapping, computational anatomy, pattern theory
  • Cynthia Moss, PhD Position: Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Spatial perception, attention and memory.
  • Ulrich Mueller, PhD Position: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Biology Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Auditory Perception and Development of Neocortical Circuits
  • Jeff Mumm, PhD Position: Helen Larson & Charles Glenn Grover Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Associate Professor in Ophthalmology Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neural Circuit Formation, Function, and Regeneration
  • Shreesh Mysore, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience

    Neural Circuits & Computations for Behavior
  • Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    The Role of Frizzled Receptors in Mammalian Development and Disease
  • Ernst Niebur, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Computational Neuroscience
  • Kristina Nielsen, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Neural Circuits Underlying Object Recognition
  • Daniel O'Connor, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience
    Co-Director of the Neuroscience Training Program     Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Neural circuits for touch perception
  • Maya Opendak, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease, Developmental Neuroscience

    Building a Social Brain: Circuits and Systems Across Development
  • Bindu Paul, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Redox signaling during aging and neurodegeneration
  • Christopher Potter, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience
    Co-Director of the Neuroscience Training Program     Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Neural Circuits Required for Insect Olfaction
  • Zhaozhu Qiu, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Physiology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular Biology and Physiology of Ion Transport
  • Irving Reti, MBBS Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease

    Brain Stimulation Research
  • Christopher Ross, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, Director, Division of Neurobiology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Biology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  • Jeffrey Rothstein, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience; Director, Brain Science Institute Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular Neurobiology of Neurodegeneration, and Glial Biology
  • Sridevi Sarma, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience

    Computational Neuroscience; Statistical Modeling of Neurons; Neurological Disorders
  • Akira Sawa, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular dissection of cognition, emotion, and thought in conjunction with adolescent brain maturation: its application to clinical psychiatry
  • Ronald Schnaar, PhD Position: Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Cell Surface Molecules in Neural Cell-Cell Recognition, Myelin Maintenance, and Axon Regeneration
  • Geoffrey Schoenbaum, MD, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Associative Learning, Decision Making, & Addiction Geoffrey Schoenbaum, MD/PhD
  • Reza Shadmehr, PhD Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Computational Motor Control and Learning
  • Marshall Hussain Shuler, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Neural mechanisms of reward dependent learning
  • 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 Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease
  • Erik Snapp, PhD Position: Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at Janelia Research Campus Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    The cell biology of secretory protein synthesis
  • Solomon H. Snyder, MD, DSc, DPhil (Hon Causa) Position: Professor of Neuroscience Emeritus Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Neurotransmitters, Second Messengers and Drug Action in the Nervous System
  • Shanthini Sockanathan, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

     Mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in the nervous system
  • Genevieve Stein-O'Brien, MHS, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute; Associate Director of JHU Single-cell Training and Analysis Center Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Veit Stuphorn, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Research: Neurophysiological mechanisms of decision making and self-control
  • Charlotte Sumner, MD Position: Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Genetic Medicine Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Genetic and cellular mechanisms of motor neuron disease
  • Shuying Sun, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Physiology, Brain Science Institute Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    "RNA metabolism dysfunction and RNA-targeting therapy in neurodegeneration"
  • Edward C. Twomey, PhD Position: Assistant Professor of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Biophysics of Cell-Cell Junctions in the Nervous System 
  • Joshua Vogelstein, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    NeuroData
  • Xiaoqin Wang, PhD Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience and Otolaryngology

    Neural Basis of Auditory Perception and Learning
  • Jiou Wang, MD, PhD Position: Walder Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Protein and RNA Homeostasis in Neurodegeneration
  • Shigeki Watanabe, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Cell Biology Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Daniel Weinberger, MD Position: Director and CEO, Lieber Institute for Brain Development. Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine

    Neurobiological mechanisms of genetic risk for developmental brain disorders
  • Dionna W. Williams, PhD Position: Assistant Professor, Departments of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, and Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Neuroscience of HIV
  • Mary Ann Wilson, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Neurology

    Mechanisms of Development, Plasticity and Injury in the Immature Brain
  • Philip Wong, PhD Position: Professor of Pathology Area of research: Neurobiology of Disease, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Molecular Mechanism and Experimental Therapeutic of Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Paul Worley, MD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes

    Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation and Cognitive Diseases
  • Bin Wu, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Gene expression in neuron: seeing is believing
  • Mark Wu, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Neurology Area of research: Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Genetic Mechanisms and Neuronal Circuitry Underlying Sleep in Drosophila
  • King-Wai Yau, PhD Position: Professor of Neuroscience Area of research: Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience

    Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Don Zack, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Ophthalmology Area of research: Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular + Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease

    Molecular Approaches to the Study of Retinal Development
  • David Zee, MD Position: Professor of Neurology Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes, Neurobiology of Disease

    Regulation of eye movements, vestibular function and perception
  • Kechen Zhang, PhD Position: Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Area of research: Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience, Neural Circuits, Ensembles + Connectomes
    Theoretical Neuroscience