Graduate Faculty

 Timothy Jegla

 Associate Professor of Biology

 Research Interests:

- Neuronal signaling

- Evolution of ion channels

- Structural polarity of neurons

 Janine Kwapis

 Assistant Professor of Biology

 Research Interests:

- Circadian clock genes in age-related memory decline

- Epigenetic mechanisms underlying fear memory

- Molecular mechanisms of memory updating

 Aimin Liu

 Associate Professor of Biology

 Research Interests: 

- Molecular mechanisms of mammalian development and human birth defects

- The regulation of cilia biogenesis in mammals

- The relationship between the cilia and hh signal transduction

- The levels of gli proteins and their impact on developement

 Bernhard Luscher

 Professor of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry

 Research Interests:

- Role and function of GABAergic transmission in health and disease

- Etiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

- Mechanisms of antidepressant drug action

 Yingwei Mao

 Associate Professor of Biology

 Research Interests:

- Neural progenitor subtypes during neurodevelopment

- Genetic mouse models and iPS model for psychiatric disorders

- Wnt signaling defect in psychiatric disorders

- Development of specific inhibitor for psychiatric diseases

 Richard Ordway

 Professor of Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics

 Research Interests:

- Genetic analysis of neural function

- Chemical synaptic transmission

- Neurodegeneration