Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
INP Faculty
(mouse over names for pictures, where available)
| Name | Department | Website | ||
| George K. Aghajanian, M.D. | Psychiatry | Website | george.aghajanian@yale.edu | |
| Neurotransmission and the mechanism of action of psychoactive drugs in the mammalian brain | ||||
| Meenakshi Alreja, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | meenakshi.alreja@yale.edu | |
| Cellular mechanisms underlying cognitive functions associated with the septohippocampal pathways | ||||
| Amy F.T. Arnsten, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | amy.arnsten@yale.edu | |
| Neuromodulation of prefrontal cortex | ||||
| Thomas Biederer, Ph.D. | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | Website | thomas.biederer@yale.edu | |
| Molecular basis of synapse formation | ||||
| Joel A. Black, Ph.D. | Neurology | Website | joel.black@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms that regulate and modulate the organization of specific molecules within the plasmalemma of neurons and glial cells | ||||
| Hal Blumenfeld, M.D., Ph.D. | Neurology | Website | hal.blumenfeld@yale.edu | |
| Neuroimaging and electrophysiology of impaired consciousness during seizures | ||||
| Angelique Bordey, Ph.D. | Neurosurgery | Website | angelique.bordey@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms regulating neural stem cells in health and disease | ||||
| Charles Bruce, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | charles.bruce@yale.edu | |
| Neurophysiology of information processing in cerebral cortex | ||||
| John Carlson, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | john.carlson@yale.edu | |
| Odor and taste coding | ||||
| Sreeganga Chandra, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | sreeganga.chandra@yale.edu | |
| Synapse autonomy, synapse maintenance and neurodegeneration | ||||
| Marvin Chun, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | marvin.chun@yale.edu | |
| Visual attention, visual memory, perceptual learning, and object recognition | ||||
| Lawrence B. Cohen, Ph.D. | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Website | lawrence.cohen@yale.edu | |
| Optical imaging of brain activity; processing odorant information | ||||
| Daniel Colón-Ramos, Ph.D. | Cell Biology | Website | daniel.colon-ramos@yale.edu | |
| Molecular mechanisms of precise synaptic targeting | ||||
| R. Todd Constable, Ph.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Website | todd.constable@yale.edu | |
| Technical developments in functional MRI; studies of cognitive processing with particular emphasis on human language and memory systems | ||||
| Michael C. Crair, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | michael.crair@yale.edu | |
| Understanding how genes interact with the environment to guide the development of neuronal maps | ||||
| Pietro de Camilli, M.D. | Cell Biology | Website | pietro.decamilli@yale.edu | |
| Membrane traffic at the neuronal synapse; phosphoinositide metabolism and neuronal function | ||||
| Nihal de Lanerolle, D.Phil., D.Sc. | Neurosurgery | Website | nihal.delanerolle@yale.edu | |
| Investigating the organization of human seizure foci removed in surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy | ||||
| Sabrina Diano, Ph.D. | Obstetrics/Gynecology | Website | sabrina.diano@yale.edu | |
| Hypothalamic mechanisms relating to the regulation of metabolism | ||||
| Ralph DiLeone, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | ralph.dileone@yale.edu | |
| Understanding the molecular and neuronal circuits that are responsible for controlling reward-related behavior | ||||
| Ronald S. Duman, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | ronald.duman@yale.edu | |
| Identifying the molecular and cellular adaptations that underlie the actions of psychotropic drugs and stress | ||||
| Barbara Ehrlich, Ph.D. | Pharmacology | Website | barbara.ehrlich@yale.edu | |
| Understanding how intracellular calcium concentration is regulated | ||||
| Paul Forscher, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | paul.forscher@yale.edu | |
| Molecular physiology of neuronal growth and guidance | ||||
| Karyn Frick, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | karyn.frick@yale.edu | |
| Understanding how aging, hormones, and environmental stimuli affect memory and neural function | ||||
| Jeremy Gray, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | jeremy.gray@yale.edu | |
| Understanding how and why emotion influences cognition | ||||
| Charles A. Greer, Ph.D. | Neurosurgery | Website | charles.greer@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms of local synaptic circuit organization | ||||
| Marc Hammarlund, Ph.D. | Genetics | Website | marc.hammarlund@yale.edu | |
| Genetics and cell biology of axon regeneration and degeneration using the model organism C. elegans | ||||
| Tamas Horvath, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Comparative Medicine | Website | tamas.horvath@yale.edu | |
| Neuroendocrine regulation of homeostasis | ||||
| James Howe, Ph.D. | Pharmacology | Website | james.howe@yale.edu | |
| Electrophysiological investigations of neurotransmitter activated ion channels in the CNS | ||||
| Marcia Johnson, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | marcia.johnson@yale.edu | |
| Human memory: component processes of reflection and consciousness, mechanisms of veridical and distorted memory, memory disorders | ||||
| Elizabeth Jonas, M.D. | Endocrinology | Website | elizabeth.jonas@yale.edu | |
| The release of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides, and how the opening of ion channels on intracellular organelles can greatly potentiate or suppress such release | ||||
| Sven-Eric Jordt, Ph.D. | Pharmacology | Website | sven.jordt@yale.edu | |
| Molecular neurobiology of sensory transduction and pain | ||||
| Leonard K. Kaczmarek, Ph.D. | Pharmacology | Website | leonard.kaczmarek@yale.edu | |
| Long-term regulation of neuronal ion channels by protein kinases | ||||
| Haig Keshishian, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | haig.keshishian@yale.edu | |
| Cellular mechanisms governing neural development in insect embryos | ||||
| Kenneth K. Kidd, Ph.D. | Genetics | Website | kenneth.kidd@yale.edu | |
| Molecular and genetic mapping of genes of neuropsychiatric relevance; Searching for genetic causes of neuropsychiatric diseases | ||||
| Michael Koelle, Ph.D. | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | Website | michael.koelle@yale.edu | |
| G protein signaling in the C. elegans nervous system | ||||
| Tony Koleske, Ph.D. | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | Website | anthony.koleske@yale.edu | |
| Identifying mechanisms that control synapse and dendrite morphogenesis and stability | ||||
| Jeffery D. Kocsis, Ph.D. | Neurology | Website | jeffery.kocsis@yale.edu | |
| Pathophysiology of axons and neurons | ||||
| Hur Koser, Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering | Website | hur.koser@yale.edu | |
| Developing technologies for direct quantification of cellular behavior in the presence of highly controlled chemical environments | ||||
| Robert H. LaMotte, Ph.D. | Anesthesiology | Website | robert.lamotte@yale.edu | |
| Cellular mechanisms of information processing in the somatosensory system | ||||
| Mark Laubach, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | mlaubach@jbpierce.org | |
| The role of the frontal cortex and basal ganglia in goal-directed behavior | ||||
| Erin Lavik, Sc.D. | Biomedical Engineering | Website | erin.lavik@yale.edu | |
| Developing new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of spinal cord injury and retinal degeneration | ||||
| Daeyeol Lee, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | daeyeol.lee@yale.edu | |
| Neural basis of decision making and sequence learning | ||||
| Michael Levene, Ph.D. | Biomedical Engineering | Website | michael.levene@yale.edu | |
| Nonlinear optical techniques and micro-optics for in vivo microscopy; Image-guided neurosurgery; Epilepsy; Spine dynamics | ||||
| Paul Lombroso, M.D. | Child Study Center | Website | paul.lombroso@yale.edu | |
| Understanding the underlying molecular basis of childhood psychiatric disorders | ||||
| Angeliki Louvi, Ph.D. | Neurosurgery | Website | angeliki.louvi@yale.edu | |
| Development; mechanisms of brain morphogenesis and pathogenesis | ||||
| James Mazer, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | james.mazer@yale.edu | |
| Understanding the contributions of occipital and parietal cortex to visual perception and action | ||||
| Greg McCarthy, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | gregory.mccarthy@yale.edu | |
| Social perception, and the interplay between brain systems for executive processing and brain systems for emotional regulation | ||||
| David A. McCormick, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | david.mccormick@yale.edu | |
| Cellular basis for cortical and thalamic function | ||||
| Mark Mooseker, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | mark.mooseker@yale.edu | |
| Role of unconventional myosins in neurons and neurosensory cells | ||||
| Angus Nairn, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | angus.nairn@yale.edu | |
| Dopaminergic signal transduction and the regulation of protein phosphatases | ||||
| Dhasakumar Navaratnam, Ph.D. | Neurology | Website | dhasakumar.navaratnam@yale.edu | |
| Molecular aspects of inner ear function | ||||
| Michael Nitabach, Ph.D., J.D. | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Website | michael.nitabach@yale.edu | |
| Genes, clocks, and neurons: molecular genetics and systems physiology of animal behavior | ||||
| Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D. | Child Study Center | Website | kevin.pelphrey@yale.edu | |
| Brain systems for social perception in typically developing children and adults as well as in children and adults with autism | ||||
| Marina Picciotto, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | marina.picciotto@yale.edu | |
| Genetic and molecular biological approaches to studying the role of neuromodulatory systems in behavior | ||||
| Vincent Pieribone, Ph.D. | John B. Pierce Laboratory | Website | vincent.pieribone@cmp.yale.edu | |
| Synaptic transmission using electrophysiological, biochemical and structural methods | ||||
| Maria Mercedes Piñango, Ph.D. | Linguistics | Website | maria.pinango@yale.edu | |
| Neurological and processing implementation of linguistic computation and storage | ||||
| Pasko Rakic, M.D., Sc.D. | Neurobiology | Website | pasko.rakic@yale.edu | |
| Developmental neurobiology, genetics and epigenetic regulation of neural interactions | ||||
| George Richerson, M.D., Ph.D. | Neurology | Website | george.richerson@yale.edu | |
| Role of 5-HT neurons in breathing and sudden infant death syndrome, role of GABA transporters in tonic inhibition and nonvesicular neurotransmission. | ||||
| Robert H. Roth, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | robert.roth@yale.edu | |
| Biochemistry, pharmacology, and function of midbrain dopamine systems | ||||
| Gary Rudnick, Ph.D. | Pharmacology | Website | gary.rudnick@yale.edu | |
| Neurotransmitter reuptake and storage | ||||
| W. Mark Saltzman, Ph.D. | Biomedical Engineering | Website | mark.saltzman@yale.edu | |
| Drug delivery, molecular transport in the brain, tissue engineering | ||||
| Laurie R. Santos, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | laurie.santos@yale.edu | |
| Exploring the evolutionary origins of the human mind by comparing the cognitive abilities of human and non-human primates | ||||
| Joseph Santos-Sacchi, Ph.D. | Surgery | Website | joseph.santos-sacchi@yale.edu | |
| Role of outer hair cell motility in the mammalian inner ear | ||||
| Glenn Schafe, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | glenn.schafe@yale.edu | |
| Neurobiological substrates of learning and memory | ||||
| Michael Schwartz, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | michael.schwartz@yale.edu | |
| Development and organization of connectivity in the mammalian cerebral cortex | ||||
| Nenad Sestan, M.D., Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | nenad.sestan@yale.edu | |
| Understanding how neuronal identity and connectivity are established and maintained in the cerebral cortex | ||||
| Gordon Shepherd, M.D., D.Phil. | Neurobiology | Website | gordon.shepherd@yale.edu | |
| Analysis of mechanisms of sensory transduction and principles of cortical organization | ||||
| Frederick J. Sigworth, Ph.D. | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Website | fred.sigworth@yale.edu | |
| Function of single ionic channels | ||||
| Dana Small, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | dana.small@yale.edu | |
| Investigating food reward and flavor processing in the human brain | ||||
| Matthew State, M.D., Ph.D. | Child Study Center | Website | matthew.state@yale.edu | |
| Genetics of childhood developmental and neuropsychiatric syndromes | ||||
| Elke Stein, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | elke.stein@yale.edu | |
| Axon guidance in the developing nervous system | ||||
| Stephen Strittmatter, M.D., Ph.D. | Neurology | Website | stephen.strittmatter@yale.edu | |
| Explaining how axons are guided to the correct sites during development and describing the extent to which axonal connectivity is fixed or malleable in the adult. | ||||
| Jane Taylor, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | jane.taylor@yale.edu | |
| Dopaminergic/cAMP/PKA signaling in cortico-limbic-striatal circuits, and its relevance to drug addiction | ||||
| Ning Tian, M.D., Ph.D. | Ophthalmology and Visual Science | Website | ning.tian@yale.edu | |
| Neurobiological mechanisms by which visual stimuli are processed in the retina | ||||
| Susumu Tomita, Ph.D. | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Website | susumu.tomita@yale.edu | |
| Revealing molecular mechanisms for synaptic strength regulation | ||||
| Vinzenz Unger, Ph.D. | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | Website | vinzenz.unger@yale.edu | |
| Exploring the design of membrane proteins | ||||
| Flora Vaccarino, M.D. | Child Study Center | Website | flora.vaccarino@yale.edu | |
| Genetic and environmental factors driving the specification and maturation of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the brain | ||||
| Christopher van Dyck, M.D. | Psychiatry | Website | christopher.vandyck@yale.edu | |
| Therapeutic, neuroimaging and genetic studies of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive aging | ||||
| Allan R. Wagner, Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | allan.wagner@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms of associative learning | ||||
| Xiao-Jing Wang, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | xjwang@yale.edu | |
| Dynamics, computation and memory in cortical neural circuits, with an emphasis on working memory, decision making and the role of prefrontal cortex in cognition | ||||
| Stephen G. Waxman, M.D. | Neurology | Website | stephen.waxman@yale.edu | |
| Molecular mechanisms of neurological disease and neural regeneration | ||||
| David Wells, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | david.wells@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms involved in synapse development and synaptic plasticity in the mammalian brain | ||||
| Robert J. Wyman, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | robert.wyman@yale.edu | |
| Genetics of neural connectivity in drosophila; electrophysiology of the drosophila oocyte | ||||
| Mark Yeckel, Ph.D. | Neurobiology | Website | mark.yeckel@yale.edu | |
| Information encoding by individual and interconnected populations of neurons, particularly as it relates to learning and memory processes | ||||
| David Zenisek, Ph.D. | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Website | david.zenisek@yale.edu | |
| Physiology and cell biology of the presynaptic terminal | ||||
| Weimin Zhong, Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | Website | weimin.zhong@yale.edu | |
| Understanding how neural stem cells are maintained and how neuronal diversity is generated | ||||
| Steven Zucker, Ph.D. | Computer Science | Website | steven.zucker@yale.edu | |
| Computational neuroscience of vision | ||||
Affiliate Faculty
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| Name | Department | Website | ||
| Robert D. Beech, M.D., Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | robert.beech@yale.edu | |
| Elucidating the roles of transcription factors and adult neurogenesis in the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders | ||||
| Hilary Blumberg, M.D. | Psychiatry | Website | hilary.blumberg@yale.edu | |
| Integrated multi-modality MRI and genetic study of the development of brain circuitry in mood disorders | ||||
| Ted Carnevale, M.D., Ph.D. | Psychology | Website | ted.carnevale@yale.edu | |
| Computational neuroscience of synaptic integration | ||||
| Laura K. Manuelidis, M.D. | Neuropathology | Website | laura.manuelidis@yale.edu | |
| Elucidating the mechanisms of infection in Transmissible Encephalopathies (TSEs) | ||||
| Rory McCrimmon, M.D. | Internal Medicine and Endocrinology | Website | rory.mccrimmon@yale.edu | |
| Exploring the neuroendocrine stress response to hypoglycemia | ||||
| Christopher Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | christopher.pittenger@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms of the dorsal striatum's involvement in the automation of routine behaviors and the formation of habits, as studied in genetically manipulated mice. | ||||
| Samuel N. Sathyanesan, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Website | samuel.sathyanesan@yale.edu | |
| Understanding mechanisms involved in the action of angiogenic and neuroprotective molecules in the brain | ||||
| Erik Shapiro, Ph.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Website | erik.shapiro@yale.edu | |
| Development of magnetic resonance imaging methods and tools for visualizing cellular migration and differentiation in the brain | ||||
| Robert Sherwin, M.D. | Endocrinology | Website | robert.sherwin@yale.edu | |
| Mechanisms of brain glucose sensing and the impact of hypoglycemia and insulin on brain fuel metabolism and function | ||||
| James Swain, M.D., Ph.D. | Child Study Center | Website | james.swain@yale.edu | |
| Anne Williamson, Ph.D. | Neurosurgery | Website | anne.williamson@yale.edu | |
| Circuit and cellular changes associated with the development of the chronic state of temporal lobe epilepsy | ||||