| Dr. Jose Abisambra | Tauopathies, Head Injury, Alzheimer’s disease, Molecular Mechanisms of Learning & Memory, Unfolded Protein Response |
| Dr. Jennifer Bizon | Aging, Memory, Executive Function, Plasticity |
| Dr. Sara Burke | Aging, Entorhinal Cortex, Hippocampus, Memory, Neurophysiology, Perirhinal Cortex |
| Dr. Eduardo Candelario-Jalil | Ischemic Stroke, Neuroinflammation, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Cerebral Ischemia, Neurovascular Injury |
| Dr. Yenisel Cruz-Almeida | Chronic pain, Age-related pain perception and modulation in humans, Clinical neuroscience, Neuroimaging |
| Dr. Paramita Chakrabarty | Role and spread of misfolded proteins in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases |
| Dr. Marcelo Febo | Imaging psychostimulant-induced functional and structural changes in the rodent brain |
| Dr. Andrew Maurer | Aging, Entorhinal Cortex, Hippocampus, Memory, Neurophysiology, Perirhinal Cortex |
| Dr. Valerie Joers | Contribution of cannabinoid receptors to the immune system and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Dr. Barry Setlow | Cognition, motivation, and addiction, Drug abuse and decision-making |
| Dr. Karina Alvina | Neural mechanisms altered by stress and environmental factors such as dietary habits and exercise |
| Dr. Erica Dale | The focus of our research is to elucidate mechanisms of neuroplasticity and to create therapeutic strategies for CNS repair. |
| Dr. Paola Giusti-Rodriguez | Genetics of psychiatric illnesses and neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano | Neural mechanisms of social competence. |
| Dr. Matt Sarkisian | Understanding how aggressive tumors thrive in the brain and investigating novel approaches to treatment. |
| Dr. Alfonso Martin-Peña | Tau spreading mechanisms from the periphery to brain nuclei involved in learning and memory. |
| Dr. Aaron Mickle | Studying and developing tools to better understand the multifaceted nature of visceral pain conditions. |
| Dr. Matt LaVoie | Using stem-cell derived neurons and glia to reveal molecular mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease |
| Dr. Mark Moehle | Understanding the physiological, circuitry, and behavioral changes that cause the motor and non-motor symptoms of movement disorders. |
| Other Faculty | With over 100 neuroscience related labs, there are many options for a summer internship. If you would like to work with someone not listed above, please search our graduate faculty list and let us know in your personal statement. |