Neurosciences
Hysell Oviedo, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hysell@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
My research program aims to understand the neural circuits that underlie vocal communication processing and investigate how these circuits are disrupted in neuropsychiatric disorders.
Key words
Auditory System, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Mouse Models, Communication Processing, Development
Karen O`Malley, PhD
Professor
- Email: omalleyk@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms underlying the specification, regulation, and neurodegeneration of dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems
Key words
apoptosis, bioinformatics, gene expression, neurobiology, signal transduction, transgenic
Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, PhD
Professor
- Email: camillo@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Neurobiology of economic decisions
Key words
decision making, neuroeconomics, neurophysiology, computational neuroscience, prefrontal cortex
Ben Palanca, MD, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor
- Email: palancab@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Dr. Palanca has NIH-funded investigations on acute confusion after cardiac surgery and leveraging the anesthetic propofol to modulate sleep to treat depression and cognitive impairment.
Key words
Anesthesia, delirium, sleep, surgery, electroencephalography, imaging, fMRI, consciousness, cognition, encephalopathy, depression, antidepressant
Michael Paley, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: paleym@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Mechanisms of inflammation in immune-privileged organs
Key words
Thomas Papouin, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: thomas.papouin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Mechanisms or neuron-glia interactions in health and disease
Key words
Astrocytes, Synapses, Neuromodulation, Behavior, Electrophysiology,
Bhuvic Patel, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bhuvic.patel@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Our lab employs cutting-edge molecular biology techniques to investigate the genetic, epigenetic, and cellular alterations driving the initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance of brain tumors.
Key words
brain tumors, systems biology, genetics, neurosurgery, neurooncology
Guangyong Peng, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: pengg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding the role of immune system in the pathogenesis of cancer and age-related neurological disorders (Alzheimer's disease), and then to develop effective strategies for manipulation of immune cell fate and function for disease prevention and immunotherapy.
Key words
Senescent T cells, Regulatory T cells (Tregs), Dendritic cells (DCs), Tumor microenvironment, Alzheimer's disease, Cell metabolism, Toll-like receptors, Immunotherapy
Susan Perlman, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: perlmansusan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Key words
Joel Perlmutter, MD
Professor
- Email: perlmutterjoel@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology of basal ganglia and movement disorders
Key words
pathogenesis, neuroimaging, physiology, neurobiology, movement disorders, Parkinson disease, dystonia