Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
**Reviewing graduate applications for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
cannabinoid pharmacology; neurobiochemistry; lipidomics
Provost Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Associate Department Chair
**Reviewing graduate applications for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
comparative cognition; episodic memory; metacognition; time perception; circadian rhythms; learning and memory; disorders of memory; Alzheimer's
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
**Reviewing graduate applications for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
cellular and molecular mechanisms of learning and memory; neurobiology of behavior; Excitable membranes/ion channels/cellular neurophysiology; neurobiology of nicotine abuse and addiction; molecular bases of signal transduction; computational models of neuronal excitability; neuroimmune disorders; neurodegeneration; hallucinogens
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research Interests
electrophysiological; neuroanatomical; neurochemical analyses of adult neural plasticity in cortical and subcortical structures, particularly with respect to the contributions of gonadal and stress hormones; Neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and behavioral analyses of animal models of autism; Secondary interests include sensory system development and comparative neuroanatomy
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Jack and Linda Gill Chair, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Research Interests
cellular and system neuroscience; wiring principles of cortical networks, GABAergic interneurons, synaptic inhibition, circuit operation in neural networks, oscillatory activities in cortical structures; hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex; neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, optogenetics
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Jack and Linda Gill Chair, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
**Reviewing graduate applications for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
mechanisms of pain; novel pain therapies
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Naus Family Chair in Addiction Sciences
Research Interests
signaling pathways and brain circuits involved in substance abuse, the endocannabinoid system, synaptic plasticity, super-resolution imaging/microscopy
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Jack and Linda Gill Scholar, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Research Interests
developmental neurobiology; the use of transgenic mouse models to study nervous system function
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Director, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Jack and Linda Gill Chair, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Research Interests
development of neural circuitry; particularly in the neocortex; activity-dependent remodeling and mis-wiring in autism; dyslexia, schizophrenia, and congenital epilepsy; neuroprotective strategies
Distinguished Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Jack and Linda Gill Chair, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
**Not accepting graduate students for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
regulation of CB1 cannabinoid receptor signaling; regulation of endocannabinoid production; role of endocannabinoids in synaptic plasticity; novel cannabinoid receptors, medical device development
Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
**Reviewing graduate applications for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
systems neuroscience; learning and memory; circuits; high-density electrophysiology; optogenetics; neural rhythms; theta and gamma rhythms; acetylcholine; neuromodulation; neural information processing; modeling of neural circuits; computational neuroscience
Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
**Not accepting graduate students for Fall, 2024**
Research Interests
molecular cellular basis of neuronal plasticity; learning and memory; functions of receptor tyrosine kinases in the central nervous system signal transduction; developmental neurobiology; neuronal and glial differentiation; functional roles of cell adhesion molecules and extracellular matrix proteins in morphogenesis
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