Training Faculty

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Last Name

Department/Program

Research Area

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Francisco

Alvarez

Physiology

Development and plasticity of synaptic circuits in functional networks. Focus on inhibitory synapses and interneurons of the spinal cord motor circuits; their origin, specification and maturation during development and alterations following injury or neurodegenerative disease.

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Jocelyne

Bachevalier

Psychology, Yerkes, NS

Neurobiology of cognitive development in nonhuman primates and long-term behavioral consequences of early insult to specific brain regions.

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Gary

Bassell

Cell Biology, BCDB, NS

Neuronal mechanisms of mRNA transport, local protein synthesis and their dysfunction in Fragile X Syndrome and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

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Patricia

Bauer

Psychology

The development of memory from infancy through childhood, with special emphasis on the determinants of remembering and forgetting.

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Guy

Benian

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cell Biology, BCDB, GMB

Muscle and cytoskeleton in C. elegans.

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Henry

Blumberg

Medicine, Epidemiology, Global Health

My major academic interests focus on tuberculosis-related research; clinical and translational research training, and healthcare epidemiology.

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F. DuBois

Bowman

Biostatistics

Statistical methods for the analysis of functional brain imaging data to reveal distributed patterns of task-related changes in activity and to identify functional connections.

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Patricia

Brennan

Psychology

Child development and psychopathology from a biosocial perspective.

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Lou Ann

Brown

Pediatrics, NHS, MSP

Impact of alcoholism in adults or fetal alcohol exposure on pulmonary oxidant stress and cellular functions.

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Tamara

Caspary

Human Genetics, GMB, NS

The use of genetics to identify and characterize novel genes in mammalian neural development.

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Gordon

Churchward

Microbiology and Immunology, MMG

Mechanisms of transposition, bacterial pathogenesis

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Vince

Conticello

Chemistry

Director Graduate Studies

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Max

Cooper

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vaccine Center, Center for AIDS Research

Ontogenetic and phylogenetic studies of the adaptive immune system in parallel with the analysis of immunological diseases in humans.

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Anita

Corbett

Biochemistry, BCDB, GMB

Role of nuclear transport and prostranscriptional processing in controlling cellular function.

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Gray

Crouse

Biology, GMG

Molecular genetics; DNA repair and recombination in yeast and mouse.

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Richard

Cummings

Biochemistry, BCDB, IMP

The role of glycoconjugates in immunobiology, inflammation, cardiovascular biology and cancer.

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Paul

Doetsch

Biochemistry, Radiation Oncology, BCDB, GMB, MSP, CB

Molecular biology of DNA damage and repair.

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Douglas

Eaton

Physiology, BCDB

Ion channels and cellular signaling.

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Arthur

English

Cell Biology, Yerkes, Rehabilitation Medicine

Structural and functional recovery following injury to peripheral nerves.

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Brian

Evavold

Microbiology, IMP program

Director, IMP Program

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Victor

Faundez

Cell Biology, BCDB

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of endosomal membrane trafficking in neuronal systems.

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Judith

Fridovich-Keil

Human Genetics, BCDB, GMB

Human genetics and metabolic disease.

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Julie

Gazmararian

Epidemiology

Director Graduate Studies

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Sherryl

Goodman

Psychology

The mechanisms by which mothers with depression may transmit psychopathology to their children.

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Kareem

Graham

Physiology

Elucidate pathogenic mechanisms and define novel targets for therapy of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system.

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Kathy

Griendling

Medicine, MSP

Reactive oxygen species in smooth muscle growth, differentiation and migration; oxidative stress in vascular disease.

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Randy

Hall

Pharmacology, MSP program

Director, MSP Program

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Robert

Hampton

Psychology

Memory and cognition in nonhuman primates.

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John

Hanfelt

Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Director Graduate Studies

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Shawn

Hochman

Physiology, NS

Neuromodulation, plasticity, and regeneration of spinal cord functional systems.

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Robert

Hoover

Medicine, Physiology

Regulation of the thiazide-sensitive Na-CI cotransporter.

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Leonard

Howell

Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Pharmacology, MSP, NS

Behavioral neuropharmacology of CNS stimulants in nonhuman primates.

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P. Michael

Iuvone

Ophthalmology, Pharmacology, MSP, NS

Circadian rhythms, signal transduction and neuromodulators in the retina; neuroprotection from degenerating diseases.

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Jorge

Juncos

Neurology, Wesley Woods Health Center, NS

Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Rick

Kahn

Biochemistry, BCDB Program

Director, BCDB Program

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William

Kelly

Biology, GMB Program

Director, GMB Program

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James

Kindt

Chemistry

We use computer simulation and formal theory to study the fascinating phenomenon of molecular self-assembly: the spontaneous and reversible aggregation of molecules into a wide variety of structures.

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Andrew

Kowalczyk

Cell Biology, Dermatology, BCDB CB

The function and regulation of cell adhesion molecules by membrane trafficking pathways in the context of skin disease, angiogenesis, and epithelial and endothelial tumorigenesis. 

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Steven

L'Hernault

Biology, GMB, BCDB

Developmental genetics; cell and molecular biology of C. elegans spermatogenesis and fertilization.

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Juan

Leon

Global Health, Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health

The immune response of individuals and populations to parasitic and enteric viral pathogens, especially those involved in foodborne and waterborne disease.

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Lian

Li

Pharmacology, BCDB, MSP, NS

Vesicular trafficking in neurotransmission, signal transduction, and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Stella

Lourenco

Psychology

The development of spatial and numerical cognition

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Stefan

Lutz

Chemistry

Tailoring the functional properties of enzymes by protein engineering and directed evolution to find novel and improved biocatalysts for therapeutical and industrial application.

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David

Lynn

Chemistry, Biology, BCDB, MMG

Develop skeletons other than nucleic acids for autonomous information storage and replication.

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Joseph

Manns

Psychology, NS

Electrophysiological recordings in rats performing memory tasks and how activity in the hippocampus allows us to encode and retrieve specific information about individual items.

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Michele

Marcus

Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health

Reproductive epidemiology; environmental and occupational epidemiology; musculoskeletal disorders.

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Gary

Miller

Environmental Health

Director Graduate Studies

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Kenneth

Moberg

Cell Biology, BCDB, GMB

A primary interest in developmental control of apoptosis and proliferation, organ and organism growth, and cancer models in Drosophila. A developing interest in a Drosophila model of a novel form of inherited intellectual disability.

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Charles

Moran

Microbiology and Immunology, GMB, MMG

Microbial genetics; gene expression during bacterial differentiation; RNA polymerase-promoter interactions.

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Carlos

Moreno

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BCDB, CB, GMB

Cancer bioinformatics and DNA microarray analysis of tumors; systems biology research of prostate, breast, and brain tumors to identify new drug targets and biomarkers.

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Laura

Namy

Psychology, Center for Mind, Brain and Culture

Word learning, symbol use, and categorization in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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Ilya

Nemenman

Physics, Biology, NS, PBEE

Using methods of theoretical physics and machine learning to develop functional, coarse-grained models of information processing in systems biology.

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Azhar

Nizam

Biostatistics

Infectious disease dynamics, analysis of clinical trials data, statistics education, biostatistical collaboration

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Lynne

Nygaard

Psychology

My research is concerned with neural and functional plasticity in speech perception and the nature of language processing and representation.

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Ighovwerha

Ofotokun

Medicine

Translation research focused on the complications of chronic HIV-infection and antiretroviral clinical pharmacology with emphasis on viral and antiretroviral disruption of the immuno-skeletal interface, and compartmental drug exposure.

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Taofeek

Owonikoko

Hematology and Medical Oncology

Identification and clinical development of biomarkers and new treatment approaches to improve the standard of care for lung and thyroid cancer patients.

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David

Pallas

Biochemistry, Winship Cancer Inst, BCDB, CB, MSP

Papovavirus tumor antigen-mediated transformation and the role of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and PP2A methylation in the regulation of cell-cycle control, cancer, and Tau phosphorylation; identification of novel targets and therapies for cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

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Charles

Parkos

MD/PhD Program

Director, MSTP

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Guey Chuen (Oscar)

Perng

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IMP, MMG

Pathogenesis of chronic virus infections, focusing on the early immune events upon viral-host contacts.

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Usha

Ramakrishnan

Global Health, NHS Program

Director, NS Program

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Phillip

Rather

Microbiology, MMG program

Director, MMG Program

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Hilary

Rodman

Psychology

Director, Graduate Studies

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Khalid

Salaita

Chemistry

Our primary interest is in understanding the role of mechanical forces and cooperativity in signal transduction. To reach this goal, we design tension sensors and multi-enzyme nanoparticle scaffolds that function in vivo.

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Krish

Sathian

Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, NS

Cognitive neuroscience of tactile perception, visual attention and neural plasticity; psychophysics, neuroimaging and neurophysiology.

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William

Shafer

Microbiology and Immunology, MMG, PBEE

Genetics of antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial peptides; transcriptional regulation of gene expression; mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis.

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Stephanie

Sherman

Human Genetics, Epidemiology, GMB, PBEE

Genetic epidemiology of complex human disorders including chromosome nondisjunction, reproductive health and fragile X-spectrum disorders.

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Yoland

Smith

Neurology, NS program

Director, NS Program

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Patrice

Smith

Physiology, Neurology

Molecular regeneration in the brain.

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Anne

Spaulding

Epidemiology, Medicine

Infectious disease detection at entry and linkage into jail-care.

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Paul

Spearman

Pediatrics, IMP, MMG

To understand the molecular and cellular basis for the assembly of HIV particles, the mechanism of action of Vpu, and to develop particle based HIV vaccines that can elicit effective neutralizing antibodies.

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Samuel

Speck

Microbiology and Immunology, MMG, IMP

Pathogenesis of gamma-herpesviruses and development of lymphoma and other cancers.

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Aryeh

Stein

Global Health, Epidemiology, NHS

Methods in dietary assessment; childhood and prenatal influences on chronic disease risk; cardiovascular disease epidemiology.

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Malu

Tansey

Physiology, NS

Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in regulation of glial activities and neuronal survival by Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Regulator of G-protein Signaling-10 (RGS10).

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Viola

Vaccarino

Epidemiology, Medicine, NHS

Cardiovascular disease epidemiology.

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Erwin

Van Meir

Neurosurgery, CB program

Director, CB Program

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Paula

Vertino

Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Inst, CB, GMB

The contribution of epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation / chromatin structure) to human carcinogenesis.

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Elaine

Walker

Psychology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, NS

Neurodevelopmental aspects of psychopathology; role of neuroendocrinology in mental disorders.

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Kim

Wallen

Psychology, Yerkes, NS

Neuroendocrinology of primate behavior; role of hormones on life span development and behavior in primates.

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David

Weinshenker

Human Genetics, MSP, NS

Norepinephrine signaling in rats and genetically-engineered mice underlying neuropsychiatric and neurological disease.

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Paul

Weiss

Biostatistics

Sampling, complex survey design, biostatistical collaboration.

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Larry

Young

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Yerkes, NS, PBEE

Role of neuropeptide and neuropeptide receptor gene expression and social behavior in a variety of mammalian species.

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Thomas

Ziegler

Medicine, NHS

Clinical, metabolic and molecular effects of specialized parenteral and enteral nutrition in catabolic states.

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Michael

Zwick

Human Genetics, PBEE program

Director, PBEE Program

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