BIG Faculty
Doug Bayliss, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of neuromodulation in central neurons
Stuart Berr, Ph.D.
Medical and Molecular Imaging and Cardiovascular Engineering
George Bloom, Ph.D
Pathogenic mechanisms in Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
Anna Cliffe, Ph.D.
Herpes Simplex Virus infection of neurons
Elise Cope, Ph.D.
Perineuronal Nets and Microglia in Hippocampal Plasticity
Jaeda Coutinho-Budd, Ph.D.
Neuron-glia and glial-glial interactions
Christopher Deppmann, Ph.D.
Mechanisms governing nervous system assembly and disassembly
Bimal Desai, Ph.D.
Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation, immunity, and tissue homeostasis
Ukpong Eyo, Ph.D.
Microglia in neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders
Sarah Ewald, Ph.D.
Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions, Toxoplasma gondii, and proteomics
Heather Ferris, M.D., Ph.D.
The role of diabetes in cognitive decline
Alban Gaultier, Ph.D
Exploring new therapeutic avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.
Jennifer Güler, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of genetic and metabolic adaptation in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum
Young Hahn, Ph.D
Immune regulation for HCV infection and chronic liver inflammation
Tajie Harris, Ph.D. (BIG Director)
Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS
Chia-Yi (Alex) Kuan, M.D., Ph.D.
Neuro-Immune Interactions
Sarah Kucenas, Ph.D.
The role of glia in the development, maintenance, and regeneration of the nervous system
Kyle Lampe, Ph.D.
Neural tissue engineering, biomaterials, drug delivery, redox regulation of stem cell fate, engineering cell-interactive micro-environments
Kevin Lee, Ph.D.
Neuronal Vulnerability: A Study of Cellular Mechanism
John Lukens, Ph.D.
Understanding How Immunological Pathways Contribute to Neurodegenerative, Neurodevelopmental, Mental and Behavior Disorders
James Mandell, M.D., Ph.D.
Identification of Novel Biomarkers for Inflammatory Myopathies
David Parichy, Ph.D.
Developmental Genetics, Evolution and Regeneration
Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Ph.D.
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
William Petri, M.D., Ph.D.
Immune mechanisms of defense against COVID-19 and enteric (diarrheal) infections
Rebecca Pompano, Ph.D.
Bioanalytical tools for inflammatory disease
Richard Price, Ph.D.
Image Guided Drug and Gene Delivery for Neurodegeneration and Cancer; Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy; Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Javier Provencio, M.D.
Innate Inflammatory Pathways Associated with Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Benjamin Purow, M.D.
Novel therapeutic approaches to brain cancers and to other neurologic diseases
Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.
Role of Glia in Neurological Illnesses and Cancer
Joshua Wythe, Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Development and Cerebrovascular Pathologies
Hui Zong, Ph.D.
Early detection, cancer prevention, and tumor microenvironment
Eli Zunder, Ph.D.
Single Cell Analysis