Neurosciences
Yu-Qing Cao, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: caoy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
mechanisms and treatments of chronic migraine and post-traumatic headache
Key words
ion channel, neuroimmune interaction, chronic migraine, post-traumatic headache, chronic pain and comorbidity, synaptic transmission, neuronal excitability
Bruce Carlson, PhD
Professor
- Email: carlson.bruce@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Sensory and Evolutionary Neuroscience
Key words
neural circuits, neurophysiology, sensory systems, behavior, evolution, mathematical modeling
Alexandre Carter, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: alexandre.carter@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Network plasticity as it pertains to neurorehabilitation, particularly in recovery from stroke
Key words
stroke, resting state connectivity, brain
Daniel Castro, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: castro.d@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Understanding the role of endogenous opioids in affective neuroscience and metabolic homeostasis
Key words
reward, valence, opioid, motivation, metabolism, diabetes
Valeria Cavalli, PhD
Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Professor of Biomedical Research
- Email: cavalli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Cellular, Molecular and Epigenetic control of axon regeneration
Key words
axon regeneration, nerve injury, epigenetic, transcription, glia biology, neuroimmune mechanisms, spinal cord injury, optic nerve injury
Shantanu Chakrabartty, PhD
Professor
- Email: shantanu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Exploring neuromorphic architectures using silicon and biological neurons; Novel self-powered neural recording systems
Key words
Baron Chanda, PhD
Professor
- Email: bchanda@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms and Design Principles of Ion Channel Function and Gating
Key words
Aisling Chaney, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: achaney@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Key words
Tao Che, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: taoche@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Characterizing and dissecting the molecular mechanisms of opioid receptor signaling
Key words
GPCRs, Analgesics, Side effects, opioid receptors, opioids, opioid alternatives
Hong Chen, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: hongchen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Advances the field of NeuroSonics by integrating breakthroughs in neuroscience and ultrasonics to deepen our understanding of brain function and transform the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases.
Key words
Brain, neuroscience, cancer biology, imaging, ultrasound