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.
Floyd Lab
Developing novel, minimally invasive optical
technologies to monitor, prevent, and manage brain
and spinal cord ischemia.
Leclerc Lab
Understanding how anesthetic paradigms
can be used 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.
Naik Lab
Digitizing paper anesthesia records
using AI to improve perioperative
data access in low- and middle-income
countries.
Patel Lab
Understanding sodium channels
and epilepsy, specifically SCN8A
epileptic encephalopathy
and SUDEP.
Thiele Technology Lab
Developing and testing novel biomedical
technology to improve care of patients
undergoing surgery and anesthesia,
as well as those who are critically ill.
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.