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Scott Marek, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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Jordan McCall, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying emotional dysregulation in the contexts of stress, chronic pain, and addiction

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John McCarthy, PhD

Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
The use of mathematical techniques to improve our understanding of the development of Alzheimer`s Disease

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Kathleen McDermott, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Human behavioral and fMRI studies of memory

Key words
memory, learning, cognition, cognitive, fMRI, imaging, behavior

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Jacob McPherson, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Sensorimotor neural plasticity and neurological injury

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Laura McPherson, PT, DPT, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Identify neural mechanisms that are associated with motor dysfunction following neurological injury

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Steven Mennerick, PhD

Professor

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

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Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD

James S. McDonnell Professor

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

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Timothy Miller, MD, PhD

David Clayson Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and targeted therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

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ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), SOD1, TDP-43, C9ORF72, miRNA, Tau, Dementia, Neurodegeneration, Antisense oligonucleotides

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Mayssa Mokalled, PhD

Associate Professor

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

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