| Jeffrey Akman, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS |
Humanism in medicine, health affairs, LGBTQ, HIV/AIDS, Brain |
Email |
Depression, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Cancer, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ issues |
| Mateus Amorim, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine: SMHS |
understanding the neural control of cardiovascular and respiratory systems, with a special interest in their physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms. |
Email |
understanding the neural control of cardiovascular and respiratory systems, with a special interest in their physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms. |
| Kate Applebaum, ScD, MSPH |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Environmental & Occupational Health: MISPH |
Pesticides, Asbestos, Occupational Exposure, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Disease, Hispanic Americans, Endotoxins, Brain, Lung Neoplasms, |
Email |
Environmental and occupational exposures influencing the risk of chronic diseases and cancer, including cancer of the lung, head and neck, skin, kidney, and brain. Exposures such as pesticides, heavy metals including arsenic, lead and cadmium, silica dust, asbestos, endotoxin, and metalworking fluids. |
| William Ashley, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurosurgery: Lifebridge |
stroke, aneurysm, neuroprotection |
Email |
molecular basis for brain aneurysm rupture, cerebral vasospasm, stroke and novel neuroprotection paradigms. |
| Shireen Atabaki, MD, MPH |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Decision support, Electronic health record, CT scans, radiation, |
Email |
How to reduce unnecessary CT scans and radiation in children with traumatic brain injury. |
| Mark Baker, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization, brain |
Email |
Adult Neurology, stroke, brain |
| Michael Bamdad, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences: CCAS |
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) |
Email |
executive functioning deficits and pragmatic disorders post TBI |
| Elham Bayat, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Diabetic Neuropathies, Motor Neuron Disease, Pain, Biomarkers, Paraproteinemias, |
Email |
Proximal Martin-Gruber anastomosis, dietary interventions for chronic diabetic neuropathy pain, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and neurologic complications in plasma cell dyscrasias. |
| Michael Bell, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Hypothermia, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine , Neurology |
Email |
Critical care and neurocritical care, barriers to implementation of traumatic brain injury guidelines, the effect of hypothermia on brain injuries and clinical applications for neurological markers. |
| David Belyea, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Ophthalmology: SMHS |
Cataract and Glaucoma, Cataract simulation, Nerve fiber layer imaging, Marijuana and Glaucoma therapy , |
Email |
Research includes glaucoma and herpetic stromal keratitis. |
| Jeffrey Berger, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine: SMHS |
Graduate Medical Education, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Practice Management , Anesthesiology , Medical Education, brain |
Email |
Regional and obstetric anesthesiology, practice management, and resident education. |
| Jennifer Berkeley, MD, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Neurology: Lifebridge |
neurocritical care, brain injury, Spinal Disorder, Vascular Neurology, neurology |
Email |
Neurocritical care, brain injury |
| John Bethea, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Neurology, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological Diseases, Cognitive Rehabilitation, |
Email |
Spinal Cord Injury, Astrocytes, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Neuroinflammation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration, Neurobiology, Glioma, Neuron-Glia Interaction, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Neuron Culture, Molecular Neurobiology, Neurogenesis, Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases |
| Michael Bukrinsky, MD, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine: SMHS |
Gene Products, vpr, Poliovirus, Neuroaid, Genes, vpr, HIV Infections, Cholesterol, Enterovirus C, Inflammation, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Proteins, Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy, Infectious Diseases , Neurology, brain |
Email |
The interactions between HIV and cholesterol, including the effects of HIV protein Nef on cholesterol homeostasis and the mechanisms behind the effects of genes regulating cholesterol metabolism on HIV replication, latency and pathogenesis. HIV associated neurocognitive disease. |
| Dorothy Bulas, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Radiology: CNH |
prenatal sonographic, MRI, congenital anomalies, Transcranial Doppler (TCD), neonatal and pediatric cerebrovascular injury, blunt abdominal trauma, fetal brain development, pediatric MRI, neuroimaging |
Email |
Prenatal sonographic and MRI evaluation of congenital anomalies, Transcranial Doppler evaluation of neonatal and pediatric cerebrovascular injury, and blunt abdominal trauma. |
| Ljubica Caldovic, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Genomics & Precision Medicine: CNH |
Urea cycle, nitrogen metabolism, functional genomics, drug screening, gene regulation, animal models of hyperammonemia, Biochemistry , Genomics |
Email |
Regulation of the urea cycle and ammonia toxicity to the brain. Approaches include transcriptional and proteomic profiling to examine global changes in the liver and brain related to ammonia load, bioinformatics and functional genomics approaches to evaluate pathogenicity of non-coding sequence variants, and phenotypic screens for drugs that protect CNS from ammonia toxicity. |
| Wei-Liang Chen, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: CNH |
epilepsy, neurogenetic diseases, neurometabolic disorders and functional neuroimaging. |
Email |
Child neurology and genetics with focus on epilepsy, infantile spasm, brain malformation and other neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Yan Cheng, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health equity, health function, Fraumatic brain injury, Mental illness, Osteoporosis, HIV, Outcomes research, Epidemiology, |
Email |
Pharmacoepidemiology, health outcome research, and medical informatics; addressing health and health care disparities among VA populations. |
| Anne Chiaramello, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Pediatric Mitochondrial Neurodegenerative Diseases, Epigenetic Drug Development for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders, Neurotherapeutics, Mitochondrial Medicine , Neurology |
Email |
Research studying mitochondrial homeostasis in differentiating neurons, translational research on rare and inherited mitochondrial diseases, and small molecule and epigenetic-based therapeutic approaches. |
| Kevin Cleary, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Robotics, Arthrography, Rehabilitation Robotics, Brain |
Email |
Rehabilitation robotics, medical robotics, medical device development, minimally invasive interventions, and image-guided navigation. |
| Matthew Colonnese, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Neuroscience, Visual system, Fetal brain development, Electrophysiology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders , Neurology , Pharmacology & Physiology |
Email |
Developmental Origin of Brain States Supporting Consciousness The Neonatal Rodent as a Model of Fetal Human Brain Development Neural Circuit Function in the Diseased Fetal, Infant and Juvenile Brain |
| Joshua Corbin, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Optogenetics, Limbic System, Smell, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Telencephalon, Neurogenesis, Brain |
Email |
How genetic embryonic neurodevelopmental programs pattern development of circuitry of the limbic system, neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders. |
| Deepika Darbari, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
sickle cell, brain connectivity, central mechanisms, pain, |
Email |
Complications of sickle cell disease with emphasis on pain. |
| Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, PhD, NNP, FAAN |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Nursing: School of Nursing |
at-risk and preterm infants, infant research, developmental outcomes, early brain and development trajectories, language interventions, literacy, cognitive development, |
Email |
Infant health and developmental outcomes in high-risk infants with a focus on understanding the early brain and development trajectories in this population. |
| Leslie Davidson, PhD, MSEd |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
medical education, health function, Combat-related traumatic brain injury, Concussion, Advances in online pedagogy, Activity engagement, Cognition, Family wellbeing, |
Email |
Development and testing of cognitive outcome assessments; dual task and multitask assessments to help inform return to duty with servicemembers who have sustained concussion; qualitative and mixed methods approaches for assessment; participating in large multi-center studies and analysis of concussion assessment data. |
| Terry Dean, MD, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Neuroscience, traumatic brain injuries, the role of circadian rhythms in brain injury and recovery, sleep |
Email |
Traumatic brain injuries, circadian rhythms, sleep |
| Daniel Donoho, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
brain tumors, Chiari Malformations, Hydrocephalus, Spina Bifida, Neurology , Endocrinology |
Email |
Pediatric Neurosurgery. Developing methods to use computer vision and machine learning for surgical training and innovations. |
| Maritza Dowling, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Nursing: School of Nursing |
longitudinal assessment, cognitive decline, digital technologies, statistical approaches, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive outcome measures, hormone therapy, TBI, elderly, |
Email |
Longitudinal assessment of cognitive decline in older adults and the application of novel statistical approaches to model the complex interplay between risk and protective factors in Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes and biomarkers for disease prognosis; optimize cognitive outcome measures for early diagnosis and patient selection in clinical studies of Alzheimer’s disease-modifying therapies. |
| Adre du Plessis, MB, ChB |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
brain development, brain injury, prenatal neurology, fetal imaging, |
Email |
nervous system of the fetus and newborn, the hazards and mechanisms of injury, and the potential prevention of insult to the brain. |
| Jordan Estroff, MD, FACS |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Gunshot Wounding Patterns, Long term outcomes of Mild Neuroaxial injury in the Geriatric Population, Insulin-like Growth Factor modulation in severely injured trauma patients, |
Email |
Mass shootings and gun violence from the perspectives of incidence of potentially preventable death, variation in palliative care, and wounding patterns |
| Arash Foroughi, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: Lifebridge |
Epilepsy, seizure |
Email |
Epilepsy, seizure, brain |
| Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health function, Nutrition and diet, Immunology, Inflammation, Microbiome, Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Dietary Supplements, Public Health, Integrative Medicine, Cancer control, health equity, brain |
Email |
Nutrition and immunity translational research perspective; the role of the microbiome and nutrition in promoting health, and the consequences of malnutrition in obesity; the role of vitamin D as an immune modulatory hormone particularly in skin, the primary site of vitamin D production and activation. |
| Sarah Frasure, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Emergency Medicine: SMHS |
Emergency Ultrasound |
Email |
Ultrasound for small bowel obstruction, appendicitis, diverticulitis, volvulus, ultrasound education, ultrasound-guided procedures (nerve blocks, lumbar puncture etc) |
| William Gaillard, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurology: CNH |
Epilepsy, Imaging, Neurology, Pediatrics |
Email |
The effects of childhood epilepsy on brain structure and function. |
| Lindsay Garmirian, DPT, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS |
Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Movement |
Email |
Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Movement |
| Pritha Ghosh, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Movement Disorders, Parkinson's disease, Medical Student education, Dystonia, Tremor , Medical Education , Neurology |
Email |
Clinical interest in Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation (DBS), tremor and other movement disorders. |
| Gerard Gioia, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Concussion, Mild traumatic brain injury, Executive function, |
Email |
Pediatric mild TBI with a focus on the development of methods/tools for the evaluation of the executive functions and post-concussion neuropsychological functioning. |
| Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH |
Prof |
Info |
Environmental & Occupational Health: MISPH |
Pesticides, Policy, Public Health Preparedness, tobacco, cancer control & health equity, Cancer, Patient-Centered Research, Brain |
Email |
She studies public health issues such as cancer and tobacco use and has engaged in translating research to policy. |
| Adrian Goldszmidt, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: Lifebridge |
stroke, |
Email |
stroke, brain |
| Karen Goodman, DPT |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS |
health function, medical education, |
Email |
Management of vestibular dysfunction, in particular looking at optimizing exercise prescription for visual vertigo and VOR dysfunction; research to improvement measurement of function in real-world environments; research teams studying innovation in health sciences education. |
| Aiste Gulla, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
Medical Education, Clinical and Translational Research, Surgery |
Email |
Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) transplantation and surgery, clinician researcher development |
| Ling Hao, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
cell biology, mass spectrometry, disease mechanisms, brain |
Email |
Developing novel and improved bioanalytical methods using LC-MS platforms and applying the combination of analytical chemistry, bioinformatics, and cell biology approaches to study human diseases. |
| Dalia Haydar, PharmD, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Neuro-Oncology, Tumor Immunology, CAR T cell therapy, pediatric oncology |
Email |
Mechanisms responsible for the lack of CAR T cell efficacy in pediatric brain tumors using cutting-edge technologies and innovative animal models that recapitulate human disease and barriers for adoptive immunotherapies. |
| Rodrigo Herrera-Molina, |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Synapse formation, neuroplasticity |
Email |
Synapse formation, neuroplasticity |
| Eugene Hwang, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Immunotherapies, Pediatric Brain Tumors, cancer, microbial oncology, |
Email |
Pediatric brain tumors. |
| Adnan Hyder, MD, MPH, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Global Health: MISPH |
global health, health systems, epidemiology, children's health, developing world, non-communicable disease, biomedical ethics, brain |
Email |
Improve global health in low- and middle- income countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East; pioneered empirical work around health systems, ethics, and injury prevention in the developing world. |
| Nobuyuki Ishibashi, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
White Matter, Brain, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Heart Defects, Congenital, Developmental Disabilities, |
Email |
Brain protection in congenital heart disease. |
| Vivek Jain, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Polysomnography, Hypertension, Neurons, |
Email |
Effects of oxytocin on sleep apnea. |
| Henry Kaminski, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Myasthenia Gravis, Thymectomy, Immunosuppressive Agents, Biomarkers, neurology, extraocular muscle, brain |
Email |
Biomarkers that may guide future clinical trials in myasthenia gravis; basic biology of extraocular muscle. |
| Panagiotis Kassavetis, MD, MSc, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
movement disorder, dystonia, neuromuscular, neuron, brain, DBS |
Email |
Deep phenotyping of essential tremor, Clinical correlates in Movement Disorders treated with Neuromodulation, Dystonia. |
| Matthew Kay, DSc |
Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
Oxytocin, Sarcolemma, Cancer Engineering, Myocardial Ischemia, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Myocardium, Heart Failure, Hypoxia, Neurons, Electrophysiology, |
Email |
Metabolism and electrophysiology during hypoxia, ischemia, and heart failure; how chronic selective activation of hypothalamic oxytocin neurons improves cardiac function and favorably alters indices of cardiac ischemia and damage that occurs in heart failure. |
| Robert Keating, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurological Surgery: CNH |
brain tumors, TBIs, spina bifida, pediatric neurosurgery, |
Email |
Brain tumors, traumatic brain injuries, craniofacial anomalies, chiari malformations, and spinal dysraphism, including spina bifida and tethered cord. |
| Stephanie Kielb, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health |
Neuropsychology, Brain, neuropsychological evaluations, movement disorders, deep brain stimulation |
Email |
neurologic illnesses, including multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disease. |
| Jonathon Keeney, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine: SMHS |
autism, brain expansion, biochemistry, neuroscience, genomics, molecular genetics, Biochemistry , Cancer |
Email |
Cross disciplinary research at the intersection of neuroscience and genomics. |
| Lindsay Kilburn, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
cancer, tumor, pediatrics, palliative care, hematology, |
Email |
The development and evaluation of new therapeutic agents for children with pediatric brain tumors through clinical trials; improvement of palliative and supportive care. |
| Han Rae Kim, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
neural circuits, neurons, neuronal/glial interaction |
Email |
Cellular and molecular mechanisms within neural circuits that are associated with obesity-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. |
| Uhnoh Kim, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Neuroscience, cortical networks, Parkinson's disease, dendritic morphology, neurotransmitter release, Neurology, Pharmacology & Physiology |
Email |
Cortical networks, mechanisms of action in Parkinson's disease, dendritic morphology, and neurotransmitter release. |
| Susan Knoblach, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Genomics & Precision Medicine: CNH |
Spinal Cord Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, inflammation, neurodegeneration, CNS repair, Genomics , Pediatrics |
Email |
Inflammatory/immune mechanisms of neurodegeneration and repair after CNS injury and in multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
| Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS |
Torture, Poverty, War-Related Injuries, Disasters, Mental Health, Brain |
Email |
Mental health; populations affected by war-related trauma, torture, environmental disasters, and chronic stressor of poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to healthcare. |
| Can Korman, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Electrical & Computer Engineering: SEAS |
microelectronics, VLSI, magnetics, numerical modeling, and digital signal processing |
Email |
noise in semiconductor devices, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and magnetic aftereffect. |
| Mohamad Koubeissi, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Epilepsy, Consciousness, Memory, Clinical Trials, Deep Brain Stimulation , |
Email |
Epilepsy and consciousness. |
| Youssef A. Kousa, DO, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Neonatal Neurology, human genetics, genetic engineering, developmental biology, immunology and virology |
Email |
Brain malformations, Neurovirology |
| John Lach, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Electrical & Computer Engineering: SEAS |
Wireless technologies in health, Brain |
Email |
Cyber-physical systems, embedded sensor systems, smart and connected health, body sensor networks, integrated circuit design methodologies, safety-critical system design and analysis, application-specific and general-purpose processor design |
| Rong Li, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine: SMHS |
Estrogen Receptors, BRCA1 protein, Breast Neoplasms, Stromal Cells, Biochemistry , Cancer, brain |
Email |
Breast cancer treatment and prevention, including how BRCA1 suppresses tumors in gender- and tissue-specific manners, how tumor inhibiting estrogen receptor ß can be mobilized, and how adipose stromal cells can promote breast cancer progression. |
| Zhenyu Li, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
Microfluidics, Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems, Electronics, Nanotechnology, Biosensing Techniques, Cancer Engineering, |
Email |
Innovation of novel biosensors and medical devices using micro and nanotechnology, specifically microfluidics, MEMS, nanophotonics, and flexible electronics; integration of Nanophotonics and Microfluidics for biomedical applications. |
| Zhenyu Li, |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
development of novel biosensors and medical devices using micro and nanotechnology, namely microfluidics, MEMS, nanophotonics and flexible electronics. |
Email |
Handheld automated blood analyzer using microliter blood samples, a wearable ECG sensor on a finger ring, and soft robotics with embedded medical sensors and actuators for automated healthcare delivery. |
| Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Brain Injuries, Fetal Diseases, Heart Diseases, Neurology , Pediatrics |
Email |
Fetal neonatal brain injury. |
| Hui Lu, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Optogenetics, Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2, Brain |
Email |
In vivo Ca2+ imaging techniques, mouse genetics and optogenetics to characterize malfunction of the neural circuit in mouse models of autism spectrum disorders |
| Ponda Madati, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Brain Concussion, Pediatrics, Gastroenteritis, |
Email |
Clinical practice guidelines for treatment of pediatric gastroenteritis. |
| Sanjay Maggirwar, PhD, MBA |
Prof |
Info |
Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine: SMHS |
HIV, HIV-1 dementia, aging, inflammatory response, neurocognitive impairment, cardiovascular impairment, cellular proteins, cancer immunology & immunotherapy, Infectious Diseases, brain |
Email |
Inflammatory secondary complications of HIV infection experienced by those living longer with the disease, compared to their aging, uninfected counterparts. |
| Yamane Makke, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Epilepsy, Seizures, brain |
Email |
Medically refractory epilepsy, Autoimmune Epilepsy, Non-epileptic spells, brain |
| Trudy Mallinson, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health function, Brain injury, Disorders of consciousness, Rehabilitation, Chronic disability, Outcome assessment (Health Care), Health policy, Shared decision-making, Health care quality, Quality performance measures, |
Email |
Health outcome assessments, rehabilitation health services research, and health policy; improving outcome measurement in severe TBI, standardized assessment in rehabilitation, and developing measurement methodology; psychometric analysis of brain injury assessment data. |
| Paul Marvar, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, inflammation and stress and anxiety disorders, PTSD , |
Email |
Post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of exposure to physical or psychological trauma; how stress and anxiety related disorders contribute to increased cardiovascular disease risk; integrative (i.e., neuroimmune) mechanisms related to the brain neurocircuitry involved in cardiovascular autonomic and fear/stress regulation. |
| David Mendelowitz, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Sudden Infant Death, Oxytocin, Optogenetics, Polysomnography, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Autonomic Nervous System, Hypertension, Brain Stem, Cardiovascular Diseases, Homeostasis, Neurology, Pharmacology & Physiology |
Email |
Autonomic and respiratory control of cardiovascular function; targets in the autonomic nervous system control of cardiac function; obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and heart failure; cellular properties, neuronal network and in-vivo reflex control of pre-motor parasympathetic cardio-inhibitory vagal neurons located in the brainstem that generate parasympathetic activity to the heart. |
| Robert Miller, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Neural development, Neurogenesis, Neuroglia, Neurons, Stem Cells, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cell Proliferation, Neoplasms, Anatomy & Pathology, Neurology |
Email |
Neural development and stem cells, such as understanding cellular and molecular control of nervous system glial specification; myelin repair; the cellular origins of neural tumors; novel therapeutic targets to control cell proliferation, death and migration of neural cells; neural and non-neural stem cell approaches to modulate spinal cord injury responses. |
| Reza Monfaredi, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Medical Robotics, brain |
Email |
MRI-compatible robotics, rehabilitation robotics, and medical devices |
| Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
newborn brain injury, brain growth, neurologic conditions, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, neurodevelopmental outcomes, |
Email |
Brain injury in the fetus and newborn, brain growth and development and neurodevelopmental outcomes in newborns at risk for brain injury. |
| David Nagel, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Electrical & Computer Engineering: SEAS |
nuclear reactions and noise in solar cells. |
Email |
Nuclear reactions and noise in solar cells. |
| Kayla Nguyen PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Chronic Pain, Brain, Non-opioid theraputics |
Email |
Sex-specific mechanisms of chronic pain in both disease and injury involving the CNS with a focus on neuronal and immune cell populations. |
| Chima Oluigbo, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurological Surgery: CNH |
epilepsy, brain and spine tumors, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, spina bifida and tethered spinal cord. He specializes in the surgical care of children with epilepsy as well as pediatric functional and restorative neurosurgery. |
Email |
epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, functional neurological restoration and the development of innovative neuromodulation therapies for the treatment of chronic neurological disorders including epilepsy, movement disorders, neurobehavioral and cognitive disorders, chronic pain and spasticity in children. |
| Roger Packer, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Child, Pediatric, Neurofibromatosis 1, Translational Medical Research, Brain Neoplasms, Hospitals, Military, Neurology , Pediatrics |
Email |
Clinical trial development and translational research, clinical/translational neuro-oncology trials, clinical research in pediatric brain tumors and neurofibromatosis type 1. |
| Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Multiple sclerosis, Myelination, Optic nerve, Oligodendrocytes, Microglia, |
Email |
Pathways and repair mechanisms that play a role in Multiple Sclerosis; demyelination and remyelination in the mouse optic nerve. |
| Chung Hyuk Park, PhD, MS |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
Robotics, Technology, Computers, Machine Learning |
Email |
Collaborative innovation between human intelligence and robotic technology, using machine learning, computer vision, haptics, and telepresence robotics; current research focuses on multi-modality in human-robot interaction and assistive robotics, and robot learning and humanized intelligence. |
| Geet Paul, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine: SMHS |
Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Interventional Spine, Brain |
Email |
Sports-related injuries, Neck and Back Pain, Hip and Knee Pain, Shoulder Pain, Tendinopathy, Platelet Rich Plasma, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Neuromodulation |
| Monica Pearl, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Radiology: CNH |
neurovascular disorders, cerebrovascular pathology, hemimegalencephaly, brain tumors, drug delivery systems, |
Email |
Radiation dose reduction strategies and innovative endovascular therapies for pediatric tumors of the head, neck and spine. |
| Yanxin Pei, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Cancer, Medulloblastoma, Tumor stem cells, Cancer , Pediatrics |
Email |
New ways to target and eliminate tumor cells in children with malignant brain tumors. |
| Paola Pergami, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Neurology: CNH |
pediatric neurology, pediatric stroke, neuroimaging, brain plasticity, seizures, |
Email |
Seizures in pediatric stroke (SIPS), the role of inflammation in pediatric stroke (VIPS), and addressing safety and efficacy of mechanical clot removal in children with stroke. |
| Sophie Pestieau, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Pain Management, Nerve Block, Thigh, Muscular Dystrophies, Peripheral Nerves, Genetic Therapy, Anesthesiology , Pediatrics |
Email |
Research includes muscle cell biology; gene therapy and treatment; and muscular dystrophy. |
| Kenna Peusner, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Cell and Tissue Biology, Neurobiology, |
Email |
Development of neurons in the CNS and how these processes may be reexpressed in young neurons responding to injury or disease; developing central vestibular system model; potassium currents and excitability in developing neurons, developmental change in synaptic transmission, ionic membrane and synaptic conductances underlying vestibular compensation, glutamate immunoreactivity for NMDA and AMPA receptor subunits during vestibular development |
| Vsevolod Polotsky, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine: SMHS |
Sleep Apnea, Athsma, Resperatory Physiology, gene-therapy, leptin, Anesthesiology, Brain |
Email |
Hypoxia; Obesity; Metabolic Syndrome; Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| Abigail Polter, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Dopamine, Serotonin, Neurons, Neurobiology, Neurotransmitter Agents, Neurology , Pharmacology & Physiology |
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Neurobiological effects of stressful and adverse experiences; mechanisms of stress-induced changes in synapses and circuits; synaptic regulation of neurons that produce monoamines-neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin that are important modulators of affective and reward-related behavior. |
| Anastas Popratiloff, MD, PhD |
Adj Prof |
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Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Neurons, neuronal structure, neuronal networks, neurological conditions, sensory deprivation, homeostatic regulation, |
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Neuronal structure, neuronal networks, and models of major neurological conditions. |
| Melinda Power, ScD |
Asst Prof |
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Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH |
Cognitive Dysfunction, Risk Factors, Blood Pressure, Environmental Pollutants, Cognition Disorders, Alzheimer Disease, Neuroimaging, Autism, Aging, Health Disparities, Epidemiologic Methods, Biostatistics, health disparity, |
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Modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia, and dementia-related brain changes assessed via neuroimaging in older adults; environmental pollutants or toxins contribute to accelerated cognitive deterioration in older adults, lifecourse vascular risk factors and cognitive health, the relative contribution of multiple brain pathologies to cognitive status, and race/ethnic disparities in the incidence and diagnosis of dementia. |
| Christina Prather, MD |
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Medicine: SMHS |
Geriatric Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Acute Geriatric Care, Undergraduate Medical Education, Geriatric Trauma and Surgical Care , Geriatrics , Medical Education, brain |
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Medical education, palliative care among severely injured patients, and hearing loss from fall-related injuries. |
| Antonio Puente, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS |
Clinical Neuropsychology, Neuropsychological Assessment, Dementia, Epilepsy, Brain |
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Neural basis of cognition and refinement of neuropsychological methods for improved accuracy in the prediction of behavior. |
| Xiaodong Qu, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Computer Science: SEAS |
Machine Learning, Brain-Computer Interfaces, ensemble methods, time-series data, LSTM and Transformer models |
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Non-invasive brain signals for both clinical and non-clinical applications. Ensemble methods and specialized approaches for time-series data |
| Brian Rood, MD |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Pediatric brain tumors, cancer, |
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Proteome of medulloblastoma, a pediatric brain tumor, in order to identify therapeutic targets; biomarkers to identify brain tumors and microsatellite markers in DNA that predict the risk of developing brain tumors. |
| Jeremy Root, MD |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Brain Concussion, Cognition, transport medicine, |
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Cognitive rest and prolonged concussion symptoms; transport medicine. |
| Michael Rosner, PhD |
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Neurological Surgery: SMHS |
Complex Spine Disorders such as Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis, Degenerative Spinal Pathology, Revision spine surgery and deformity correction, Spinal oncology, Minimally-invasive spine surgery and neuro-trauma, brain |
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Spinal column disorders and neuro-trauma; complex spine disorders such as scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis, degenerative spinal pathology, revision spine surgery and deformity correction, spinal oncology, minimally invasive spine surgery and neuro-trauma. |
| Ted Rothstein, PhD |
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Neurology: SMHS |
Multiple Sclerosis, General Neurology, Deep Brain Stimulation, Movement Disorders, Dementia |
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Multiple sclerosis, general neurology issues, deep brain stimulation, movement disorders, dementia, brain anatomic changes and long covid. |
| Ayman Saleh, MD |
Asst Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
pediatrics, psychiatry, developmental neuropsychopathology, brain development, |
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Developmental neuropsychopathology and the impact of early adverse life experiences on brain development related to risk and resilience factors. |
| Carlos Sanchez, MD |
Asst Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
cancer, immunology, brain tumors, pediatrics, |
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Cellular engineering of CAR NK cells for brain tumor immunotherapy |
| Leigh Sepeta, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: CNH |
Neuropsychology, Memory, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Psychiatry, Brain |
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Memory development and its neural basis in order to determine how temporal lobe epilepsy affects memory. |
| Edward Seto, PhD |
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Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine: SMHS |
Cancer, Chromatin, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell, Histone Deacetylases, Transcription, Genetic, Biochemistry , Cancer |
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Histone deacteylases (HDACs), an enzyme that catalyze the removal of acetyl groups from the lysine residues of histones. These enzymes play a pivotal role in the regulation of gene transcription and are indispensable in numerous eukaryotic biological processes involving chromatin. |
| Chet Sherwood, PhD |
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Anthropology: CCAS |
evolution of primate brain, primatology, human cognition, evolutionary neuroscience, behavior, |
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Research in evolutionary neuroscience to understand how brain differ amoung species, how this variation is correlated with behavior, how it is constrained by the rules of biological form, and how it is encoded in the genome. |
| Maho Shibata, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
prostate cancer, androgen, organogenesis, organoid, Wnt signaling, stem cells, Cancer , Pharmacology & Physiology, brain |
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Castration resistant prostate cancer, prostate organogenesis, prostate stem cells, 3D organoid culture |
| Michael Sidorov, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Neurodevelopmental disorders, Quantitative EEG biomarkers, Sensory processing, autism, Neural circuits, brain |
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Neural circuits and behavior in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Dimitri Sigounas, MD |
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Neurological Surgery: SMHS |
Neurological Surgery, Cerebrovascular Disorders, aneurysms, brain tumors, |
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Minimally invasive neurosurgery; treatment of aneurysms, dural arteriovenous fistulae, and brain tumors using the most innovative, least invasive approaches. |
| Ameet Singh, MD |
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Surgery: SMHS |
Chronic sinusitis, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Drug Eluting Therapy for Chronic Sinusitis, Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty , |
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Minimally invasive endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery for chronic sinusitis, sinonasal tumors, and anterior skull base brain tumors. |
| Mary Ann Stepp, PhD |
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Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Integrins, Cornea, Extracellular Matrix, Wound Healing, Epithelial Cells, Sensory Nerves, Innervation, Aging, |
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Epithelial tissue function and support of the corneal sensory nerves; how epithelial cells adhere to their extracellular matrix and sensory nerves via proteins called integrins and how those interactions change during wound healing. |
| Sameera Talegawkar, PhD |
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Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: MISPH |
Cardiovascular Diseases, Epidemiologists, Risk Factors, Life Style, Diet, Chronic Disease, Disabled Persons, Cognition, brain |
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Nutritional epidemiology; the role of diet and other lifestyle factors on chronic disease risk in minority populations, and on age-related functional declines in older individuals; cardiovascular health with age-related declines in physical and cognitive function, and the study of dietary trajectories over the adult life course and their associations with physical function, disability, and mortality. |
| Malathi Thothathiri, PhD |
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Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences: CCAS |
Language, Cognition, brain |
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Neural basis of language and other higher level cognitive functions; the role of language experience in shaping language use, the neural basis of sentence production and language processing, and the interaction between language and cognitive control. |
| Masaaki Torii, PhD |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Corpus Callosum, Autistic Disorder, Time-Lapse Imaging, Cerebral Cortex, Neurons, Electroporation, Tuberous Sclerosis, |
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the development of fundamental neural circuits responsible for diverse brain functions and dysfunctions; how various neuronal subtypes in the cerebral cortex are assembled into functional cortical columns during development, how these neurons establish specific neuronal connections, and how these processes are disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. |
| Jason Triplett, PhD |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Brain, Neurons, Electrophysiological Phenomena, Sensation, Electrophysiology, Neurology |
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Developmental mechanisms by which sensory information is brought together in the brain; topographic maps in which neighboring neurons monitor adjacent regions of space. In associative centers, these maps must be brought into register in order to integrate sensory information. |
| Robert Turner, II, PhD |
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Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health equity, Sports Medicine, Concussion, Brain Injury, Healthcare Disparities, African American health, Medical Sociology, Alzheimer's and related diseases, Men's health, Social and behavioral determinants of health, |
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Ethnographic and mixed methods research. His research examines psychosocial and neurocognitive risk and protective factors, accelerated cognitive aging, and mild traumatic brain injury among former NCAA Division I and former NFL athletes. |
| Alexandros Tzatsos, MD, PhD |
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Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Cancer, Epigenesis, Genetic, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Signal Transduction, Pancreatic Neoplasms, |
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Epigenetic progression model of pancreatic cancer, epigenetic regulation of hematopoietic stem cells, cross-talk of signaling pathways and the epigenetic machinery, and gene discovery. |
| Xin Wang, PhD |
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Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
neural circuitry network, autonomic cardio-respiratory regulation, anesthesiology, developmental biology, Optogenetics and chemogenetics, |
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Anesthetic and analgesic modulation of central cardio-respiratory autonomic regulation and the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which anesthetics produce their effects in the brainstem. |
| Alison Warren, DAOM |
Adj Asst Prof |
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Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
Integrative Medicine |
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Integrative Medicine |
| Jennifer Weaver, PhD |
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Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
medical education, rehabilitation, decision making, patient centered outcomes, outcome measurement, health services, |
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Shared decision making between rehabilitation practitioners, the client, and family care partners, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, outcome measurement (special interest in using Rasch Analysis and Implementation Science), and health services research. |
| Hua Xie, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Neurology: CNH |
Computational Neurology, Brain |
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computational modeling of fMRI, resting-state and task-evoked functional connectivity dynamics |
| Elizabeth Wells, PhD |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Brain Tumor, neuro-oncology, pediatrics, neuro-inflammatory disorders |
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Brain Tumor, neuro-oncology, pediatrics, neuro-inflammatory disorders |
| Colin Young, PhD |
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Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Reactive Oxygen Species, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Hypertension, Obesity, Cardiovascular System, Neurosciences, Transcription Factors, Nervous System, |
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Central nervous system mechanisms that contribute to the development of cardiovascular (e.g., hypertension) and metabolic (e.g., obesity) disorders, with an emphasis on endoplasmic reticulum stress, alterations in reactive oxygen species, and transcription factor activation. |
| Omar Zalatimo, MD |
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Neurosurgery: Lifebridge |
socioeconomic, academic practice, outcomes |
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Brain tumors, brain hemorrhages, Chiari malformations, epilepsy, pain, trigeminal neuralgia, spinal stimulation, peripheral nerve disorders and deep brain stimulation. |
| Vesna Zderic, PhD |
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Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
modeling, ultrasound therapy, tumors, pancreatic beta cells, cancer engineering, brain |
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Application of ultrasound to enhance ocular drug delivery, focused ultrasound treatment of tumors, studies of safety of therapeutic ultrasound applications, and ultrasound application for functional modification of cells such as pancreatic beta cells. |
| Qing Zeng, PhD |
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Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health function, Complementary and integrative health, Consumer health informatics, brain |
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Data mining, natural language processing, and consumer health informatics; leverage information for healthcare research and delivery. collaboration to develop interoperability standards for the broader clinical NLP community and have been developing a clinical NLP ecosystem. |
| Xiaoyan Zheng, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
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Anatomy & Cell Biology: SMHS |
Cancer, Child, Medulloblastoma, Indicators and Reagents, Genetic Background, Genotype, Antibodies, Signal Transduction, Brain Neoplasms, Cell Communication, Mutation, Anatomy & Pathology, Cancer, lung |
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Target genes regulated by the Hh signal; molecular mechanisms employed by the Hh signaling pathway in regulating cell-cell interactions; trafficking of Hh receptors (II). |
