Neurosciences
Deanna Barch, PhD
Professor and Chair
- Email: dbarch@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Neurobiological and Psychological Mechanisms of Cognitive and Emotional Control: Normative Function and Abnormalities in Psychiatric Disorders
Key words
cognition, neuroimaging, prefrontal cortex, psychiatry, schizophrenia, depression
Randall Bateman, MD
Charles F and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor
- Email: batemanr@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Alzheimer disease pathophysiology
Key words
amyloid, apolipoprotein E, Alzheimer’s disease, drug treatment, mass spectrometry, protein production and clearance
Philip Bayly, PhD
Lee Hunter Distinguished Professor and Chair
- Email: pvb@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
The application of nonlinear dynamics and vibrations to mechanical and biomedical systems
Key words
MR imaging of motion, mechanics of brain injury, impact, vibration, wave motion
Michael Belloy, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: belloy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Our research is dedicated to understanding the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, employing bioinformatic tools and a big-data approach that integrates genetics, multi-omics, brain imaging, and clinical data.
Key words
Genetics, Multi-Omics, Bioinformatics, Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease
Yehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD
Professor
- Email: benshahary@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Molecular, cellular, genetic and evolutionary mechanisms of behavior
Key words
Behavioral genetics, Evolutionary neurogenetics, Drosophila, Ion channels, Molecular genetics, Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Sensory systems
Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: benzingert@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Novel neuroimaging approaches to study aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Key words
MRI, PET, Alzheimer’s disease, aging, imaging biomarkers for clinical trials
Janine Bijsterbosch, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Computational neuroimaging using big data to study brain organization and mental health
Key words
mental health, fMRI, connectivity, big data, psychiatry, computational models
Kevin Black, MD
Professor
- Email: kevin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
(1) Tourette syndrome neuroimaging; (2) Parkinson disease pharmacological imaging; (3) pharmacological activation neuroimaging
Key words
fMRI, neuroimaging, movement disorders, Tourette syndrome, pharmacology, PET, deep brain stimulation, DBS
Ryan Bogdan, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: rbogdan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
How genetic variation and environmental experience contribute to individual differences in brain function, behavior, and psychopathology
Key words
Todd Braver, PhD
Professor
- Email: tbraver@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Studies of cognitive (executive) control and prefrontal cortex function using cognitive neuroscience methods (fMRI, computational, behavioral, clinical)
Key words
aging, attention, behavior, fMRI, prefrontal cortex, systems neuroscience