Research Labs
Our Department supports nationally funded research labs focusing on sleep, delirium, epilepsy, post anesthesia cognitive development, ischemic brain injury, sepsis, wearable technology, chronic pain, and more. Explore our labs by research theme.
Neuroscience | Biomedical Engineering | Data Science & Informatics
Neuroscience
Leclerc Lab
Applying anesthetics to aid the clearance of
toxic substances from the brain in
a variety of neuropathological states.
Lunardi Lab
Understanding the impact of anesthetic
drugs on endogenous sleep pathways
and the pathogenic mechanisms of
Intensive Care Unit delirium.
Patel Lab
Understanding sodium channels
and epilepsy, specifically SCN8A
epileptic encephalopathy
and SUDEP.
Wenker Lab
Understanding the neural mechanisms
that control breathing, the cardiovascular
system, and other homeostatic processes
in health and disease.
Zuo Lab
Investigating non-pharmacological
approaches, such as environmental
enrichment and exercise, to reduce
postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
Biomedical Engineering
Floyd Lab
Developing novel, minimally invasive optical
technologies to monitor, prevent, and manage brain
and spinal cord ischemia.
Thiele Technology Lab
Developing novel technology to improve
care of patients facing surgery,
anesthesia, and critical illness.
Data Science & Informatics
Naik Lab
Digitizing paper anesthesia records
using AI to improve perioperative
data access in low- and middle-income
countries.