Neuroscience Graduate Program

Faculty

Name, Web Page, Role	Appointment	Research Description
Althoff, Robert, MD/PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Genetic and environmental basis of behavior disorders
Ballif, Bryan, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Signal transduction pathways regulating mammalian brain development
Barry, Jeremy, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Systems level physiological basis of learning and memory
Berger, Christopher, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, College of Medicine	Molecular motors in axonal transport; tau and neural function
Bongard, Josh, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences	Evolutionary robotics, evolutionary computation, physical simulation
Bouton, Mark, PhD Assistant Director, Research Mentor	Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Mechanisms of learning, memory, and emotion in classical conditioning
Brewer, Matthias, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences	Organic chemistry, synthetic methods, total synthesis, natural products
Cannizzaro, Michael, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Interrelationship of language and cognition in normal and brain injured adults
Cipolla, Marilyn, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Stroke, hypertension, vascular function and cerebral circulation
Cornbrooks, Carson, PhD Educator Mentor	Associate Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	VIC Human Structure and Function
Dabertrand, Fabrice Research Mentor	Research Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine
Dostmann, Wolfgang, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Regulation of cerebral vascular function by cyclic gmp-dependent kinase
Dumas, Julie, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, College of Medicine	Neurobiology, endocrinology, and transmitter systems in age related cognitive aging
Ebert, Alicia, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Genetic and molecular basis of development of the eye in zebrafish
Eppstein, Maggie, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Chair, Computer Science, College of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences
Erdos, Benedek, MD/PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	How stress, obesity and aging affect neuroendocrine regulation of blood pressure
Ezerman, Elizabeth, PhD Educator Mentor	Assistant Professor Emerita, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	VIC Human Structure and Function
Falls, William, PhD Research Mentor	Dean, College of Arts & Sciences/Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neurobiology of fear, anxiety and resilience
Flynn, Sean, PhD Educator Mentor	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	NGP Journal Club faculty leader, Co-leader VT Brain Bee
Forehand, Cynthia, PhD Research Mentor	Dean, Graduate College/Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Molecular and cellular mechanisms of axonal pathfinding during development
Francklyn, Christopher, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Biochemistry, College of Medicine	Molecular basis of neurodegeneration in genetically transmitted disease
Freeman, Kalev, MD/PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Surgery, College of Medicine	Traumatic brain injury; effects on vasculature; cognitive therapy for tbi
Garavan, Hugh, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Cognitive neuroscience; behaviors and circuits underlying addiction; functional imaging
Green, John, PhD Research Mentor	Chair, Psychological Science/Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neurobiology of learning and memory; impact of exercise; neural mechanisms and circuits
Hammill, Robert, MD Clinical Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Former chair of neurology, clinical care in neurology
Hammack, Sayamwong (Jom), PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neurobiological mechanisms of stress, emotion and resilience
Henry, Sharon, PhD, PT, ATC Research Mentor	Professor Emerita, Rehabilitation & Movement Science, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Neuromotor coordination of posture in people with and without low back pain and treatment
Holmes, Gregory, MD Research Mentor	Chair, Neurological Sciences/Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Pediatric epilepsy and learning disorders
Howe, Alan, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Molecular mechanisms underlying axonal pathfinding and cell migration
Hudziak, James, MD Research Mentor	Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Genomic and neuroimaging studies of developmental psychopathology and wellness
Jacobs, Jesse, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation & Movement Science, College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Jaworski, Diane, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Extracellular matrix proteolysis in normal and diseased nervous system; glioma
Langevin, Helene, MD Research Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences	Mechanisms of acupuncture; interaction of connective tissue with nervous system
Li, Dawei, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics/NBH, College of Medicine	Identification of genes with mental disorders using genome-wide association study and deep sequencing
Lounsbury, Karen, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Signal transduction pathways underlying cancer
Mackey, Scott, PhD Research Mentor	Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Mahoney, (John) Matthew, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine
Mawe, Gary, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Neural regulation of gut functions; inflammation-induced neuroplasticity, serotonin signaling in the gut; therapeutic targets for treatment of gi disorders
May, Victor Research Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences College of Medicine	Molecular mechanisms and neurochemistry of stress and anxiety
McCarty, Sarah, PhD Educator Mentor	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	VIC: Human Structure & Function and Medical Neural Science
Morielli, Anthony, PhD Director, Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Ion channel regulation in the brain; the role of potassium channel trafficking in synaptic plasticity
Naylor, Magdalena, MD/PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Structural and functional changes caused by coping with chronic pain; fmri & mri
Nelson, Mark, PhD Research Mentor	Chair, Pharmacology/Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Neurovascular coupling; ion channels vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cell function
Parsons, Rodney, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Mechanisms of synaptic integration and signaling in autonomic ganglia and response to injury or disease
Potter, Alexandra, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, College of Medicine	Nicotinic receptor systems in cognition and disorders of impulse control
Prelock, Patricia, PhD Research Mentor	Dean, College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Nature and treatment of autism, specifically social cognition and social communication
Quenet, Delphine, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, College of Medicine	Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in Glioblastoma
Scott, Rod, MD/PhD Research Mentor	Professor/Vice-Chair for Research, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Neural substrates of epilepsy and learning disabilities
Schermerhorn, Alice, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neural processes underlying stress adjustment problems in children
Sibold, Jeremy, ATC, EdD Research Mentor	Chair, Rehabilitation Movement Sciences/Associate Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Science, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Effects of exercise on mental health and well being
Spees, Jeffrey, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine	Role of neural stem cells in repair of CNS after stroke
Teuscher, Cory, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine	Non-classical immune response genes in demyelinating disease; genetics of sexual behavior
Toufexis, Donna, PhD Research Mentor	Associate Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Sex hormone effects on emotional learning and anxiety behaviors
Van Houten, Judith, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Molecular mechanisms of chemoreception in paramecium and mice
Vizzard, Margaret, PhD Research Mentor	Professor/Vice-Chair for Education, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Neural control of urinary bladder and response to injury and disease
Wellman, George, PhD Research Mentor	Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Neurovascular control of cerebral blood flow; changes following subarachnoid hemorrhage
Weston, Matthew, PhD Research Mentor	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine
White, Sheryl, PhD Educator, Core Director	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Director of the COBRE Neuroscience Molecular Cellular Core Facility