Neuroscience PhD Student Research Topics

NAME

ADVISOR

TRACK

YEAR

RESEARCH TOPIC

Sunday Abiria Roger Colbran Molecular 2  
Christopher Asplund Integrative 1
Catherine Au Michael Aschner Molecular 2  
Mihaela Bazalakov

Randy Blakely

MSTP

3

 
Anthony Blount, Jr. Molecular 2

Emmanuel Botzolakis

Bob Macdonald

MSTP

2

 
Mark Burish Jon Kaas MSTP 1

Angela Boutte

Tom Montine

Molecular

5

Oxidized Lipids in Alzheimer's Disease

Nellie Byun

Eric Delpire

Molecular

5

 

Corrie Camalier

Jeff Schall

Integrative

2

 

Yelin Chen

Jeff Conn

Molecular

3

 
Jeremiah Cohen   Integrative 1  

Maria Couppis

Craig Kennedy

Integrative

3

 

Christine Crish

Ken Catania

Integrative

2

Evolution of Sensory Systems

Uade Olaghere-DaSilva

Elaine Sanders-Bush

Integrative

4

 

Erik Emeric

Jeff Schall

Integrative

2

 

Hugh Fentress

Elaine Sanders-Bush

Molecular

6

Characterization of a C23S Polymorphism in the Human 5-HT2C Receptor

Nicole Garbarini

Eric Delpire

Molecular

5

Protein interactions of cation-chloride cotransporters

Mika Garrett

R. Nass & A. Deutch

Molecular

3

 
Yang Geng Eric Delpire Molecular 2
Vandana Grover Michael Cooper Molecular 2  

Elizabeth Haldeman

Pat Levitt

Integrative

3

 

Erin (Clark) Henry

Ken Catania

Molecular

4

 

Michelle Jacobs

Ron Emeson

Molecular

5

Physiological Roles of Serotonin 2C Receptor Edited Isoforms
Matt Judson Pat Levitt Molecular 2
Amar Kar Jane Wu Molecular 2

Ilya Khaytin

Vivien Casagrande

Molecular

2

 
Kimberly Korwek Edwin Weeber Molecular 2

Wen-yi Lo

Bob Macdonald

Molecular

4

 

Brandon Lute

Aurelio Galli

Molecular

3

Trafficking and Activity of the Dopamine Receptor

Paul Marasco

Ken Catania

Molecular

4

 

Brian Mathur

Ariel Deutch

Integrative

3

Parkinson's Disease (PD)-Examining the Effects of an Enriched Environment on PD Model Rats and Mice Through the Use of Imaging Mass Spectrometry and Other Proteomic Methodologies

Paul McDonald

Randy Blakely

Molecular

5

Using Tandem Affinity Purification (TAP) Tagging and Mass Spectrometry to Investigate the C. elegans Dopamine Transporter (dat-1) and Associated
Proteins

Mike Morabito

Ron Emeson

Molecular

5

 

Sarah Owens

M. Southard-Smith

Molecular

6

Modifier Genes of Hirschsprung Disease in the Sox10Dom Mouse Model
Jiae Paik Edwin Weeber Molecular 2  
Adeola Pratt Integrative 1

Tony Raissian

Randolph Blake

Integrative

3

 

Jamie Reed

Jon Kaas

Integrative

3

 

Michael Remple

Jon Kaas

Integrative

5

A Comparative Study of Motor Cortex Organization in Select Mammalian Species

David Royal

Vivien Casagrande

Molecular

6

Extraretinal modulation of LGN excitability
Anuraag Sarangi Integrative 1

Emily Schwartz

Bob Macdonald

Molecular

3

 

Jennica Sherwood

Jeff Schall

Integrative

2

 

Bill Siesser

Mike McDonald

Molecular

6

Response to Methylphenidate in a Mouse Model of ADHD and RTH

Jennifer Steiner

Randy Blakely

Molecular

3

Regulation of the norepinephrine transporter by p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase

Xin Tang

Bob Macdonald

Molecular

3

 

Brent Thompson

Ron Emeson

Molecular

7

The Physiological Role(s) of Beta-CGRP

Tricia Thornton-Wells

J. Haines & J. Moore

Integrative

5

A semi-supervised computational approach for the discovery of complex genetic models confounded by trait heterogeneity in late-onset Alzheimer disease

Jennifer Veale

Ron Emeson

Molecular

3

 
Niranjana Vijayakrishnan Kendal Broadie Molecular 2  

William Walker

Larry Zwiebel

Molecular

3

 

Eric Ward

Chand Desai

Molecular

8

 

Joseph Watson

David Miller

Molecular

5

 

Adam Wegner

Brian Wadzinski

Molecular

4

The Role of Protein Phosphatase 2A in Norepinephrine Transporter Function

Carl Weitlauf

Danny Winder

Molecular

6

Synaptic Plasticity as a Molecular Mechanism of the Interaction between Stress/Anxiety and Drug and Alcohol Reward in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis

Blairanne Williams

Bruce Carter

Molecular

3

Signal Transduction and Apoptosis Through the p75 receptor focusing on the Role of Receptor Cleavage

Choya Yoon

Bruce Carter

Molecular

3

 
Denise Zannino Bruce Appel Molecular 2

Lei Zhu

Eric Delpire

Molecular

5

The Postnatal Regulation of KCC2 Expression and the Role of KCC2 in the Development Regulation of Intracellular Cl-