Neurosciences
Jacob McPherson, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mcpherson.jacob@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Sensorimotor neural plasticity and neurological injury
Key words
Laura McPherson, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: laura.mcpherson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Identify neural mechanisms that are associated with motor dysfunction following neurological injury
Key words
Steven Mennerick, PhD
Professor
- Email: menneris@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Physiology of glutamate and GABA neurotransmission in the CNS
Key words
neurobiology, synapse biology, receptor, ion channel, glutamate transmission, GABA transmission
Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD
James S. McDonnell Professor
- Email: jmilbrandt@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function in neuropathy and neurodegenerative disease
Key words
functional genomics, metabolism, mitochondria, diabetic neuropathy, neurodegeneration, transcriptional networks, Alzheimer’s disease, Schwann cell
Timothy Miller, MD, PhD
David Clayson Professor
- Email: miller.t@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and targeted therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
Key words
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), SOD1, TDP-43, C9ORF72, miRNA, Tau, Dementia, Neurodegeneration, Antisense oligonucleotides
Mayssa Mokalled, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mmokalled@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Mechanisms of neural regeneration using zebrafish and mouse model systems
Key words
Daniel Moran, PhD
Professor
- Email: dmoran@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Neurophysiology of volitional arm movements and its application to neuroprosthetics
Key words
neurobiology, neuroprosthetics, motor control, brain computer interfaces
Josh Morgan, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jlmorgan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Use advanced cellular imaging techniques to investigate how neurons organize themselves into image processing circuits
Key words
connectomics, vision, retina, LGN, synapse, electron microscopy, circuit
Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD
Professor
- Email: jmoron-concepcion@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying opiate dependence
Key words
opioids, addiction, pain, molecular mechanisms, animal models
Erik Musiek, MD, PhD
Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor
- Email: musieke@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with interest in circadian clock genes, glial function, and neuroinflammation
Key words
circadian, clock genes, astrocytes, microglia, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, Bmal1, Alzheimer`s Disease