Neurosciences
Denise Head, PhD
Professor
- Email: dhead@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Cognitive neuroscience of aging
Key words
aging, Alzheimer’s disease, cognition, imaging, structure-function relations
Keith Hengen, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: khengen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We take a "big data" approach to understanding the self-organization of neurons and networks in behaving animals.
Key words
Homeostatic plasticity, behavior, neurodegeneration, self-organization, emergence, learning, computational, computation, modeling
Tamara Hershey, PhD
Professor
- Email: tammy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Clinical neuroscience of diabetes and related diseases
Key words
neuroimaging, diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, Wolfram Syndrome, Parkinson disease, cognition, mood
Erik Herzog, PhD
Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor
- Email: herzog@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Molecular, cellular and circuit analysis of circadian rhythms in mammals
Key words
neurobiology, behavior, imaging, circadian rhythm, glia, brain cancer, potassium channels, neuropeptides, astrocytes, glioblastoma, cancer, developmental biology, computational modeling
Naoki Hiratani, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hiratani@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Understanding the learning mechanisms of the brain from theoretical and computational perspectives
Key words
Computational neuroscience, Synaptic plasticity, Olfaction, Deep learning
Keiko Hirose, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: hirosek@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Innate immunity in the inner ear
Key words
inflammation, inner ear, cochlear injury, monocytes, macrophages, blood labyrinth barrier
David Holtzman, MD
Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor
- Email: holtzman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Cellular and Molecular studies of Alzheimer’s disease
Key words
amyloid, tau, antibodies, apolipoprotein E, Alzheimer’s disease, neurodegeneration, neurobiology
Timothy Holy, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor
- Email: holy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Sensory processing and plasticity (olfaction), large-population calcium imaging, computation, social communication
Key words
calcium imaging, physiology, mathematical modeling, behavior, neurobiology, smell, olfaction, pheromones, neuroendocrine, circuits
Cheng Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: huang.cheng@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Our lab deciphers how fruit flies learn, memorize, and make decisions using state-of-the-art optical imaging techniques
Key words
Voltage imaging, computational modeling, learning system, memory processing, Drosophila melanogaster
Eric Huang, MD, PhD
Edward Mallinckrodt Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Immunology
- Email: erichuang@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
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