6/17/2025
Our goal is to understand how the brain integrates sensory feedback to control specific autonomic responses that restore physiologic balance. We are also interested in the cross-talk between cardiorespiratory physiology…
6/17/2025
Alu RNA transcripts promote advanced dry age-related macular degeneration:Geographic atrophy (GA) is the advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration and is a leading cause of blindness in the Unites…
6/17/2025
Signaling between cells in the brain relies on electrical and chemical transmission. Ion channels traverse brain cell membranes to serve as conduits for the flow of ionic current, which creates…
6/17/2025
Our lab aims to understand how the brain generates complex electrical signals, and how these signals are used to process information. A major extension of this aim is to understand…
6/17/2025
Research in our laboratory is now focused primarily on Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of a group of neurodegenerative disorders known collectively as tauopathies. The histopathological hallmark of…
6/17/2025
Our lab is involved in studying the development of the brain. We always have a number of projects underway, with a focus on understanding the development of the ventral forebrain.…
6/17/2025
The overall goal of our research is to study the organization, function and development of the visual system. With an integrative approach that combines physiology, functional imaging, genetics, molecular, behavioral,…
6/17/2025
Research description: Herpes simplex viruses type 1 and type 2 are significant human pathogens. Approximately 65% of the US population are infected with HSV-1 and 20% with HSV-2. The viruses persist…
6/17/2025
Serotonin is an important modulator in the brain and is associated with a wide range of physiological functions including development. The exact mechanisms whereby serotonin influences brain development are not…
6/17/2025
The lab is interested in understanding the epigenetic (and genetic) regulation of the oxytocin receptor in the context of human and animal social behavior.
