6/17/2025
We are interested in understanding how neurons and epithelia develop the asymmetric shapes and subcellular organization, which enable their physiological functions. We focus on cytoskeleton-based mechanisms, and how they malfunction…
6/17/2025
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the combat environment is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in recent armed conflicts. Dr. Stone’s laboratory currently explores questions related to improving the…
6/17/2025
Historical scholar approach to improving pregnancy outcomes in the Thomas Jefferson Health District by conducting focus groups in neighborhoods with high infant mortality rates.
6/17/2025
My research and career goal is to develop expertise in the development of medications for the addictions. In addition, I plan to link clinical psychopharmacological research with basic biochemical studies…
6/17/2025
My research interests involve studies of pharmacology and function of voltage-gated calcium channels and particularly T-type (low-voltage-activated, LVA) channels in peripheral and central sensory transmission. Proposed roles for neuronal T-channels…
6/17/2025
Trophic interactions and factors are necessary for the survival and normal function of both synaptic partners in all systems, whether they are nerve-nerve or nerve-muscle. However, knowledge of the cellular…
6/17/2025
Analytical Neurochemistry I am interested in the development and characterization of analytical techniques to measure neurochemical changes. Measurements in the brain are challenging because zeptomole quantities of neuroactive molecules must be…
6/17/2025
I am an integrative neuroscientist, broadly trained in the neurophysiology of the brainstem, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. My research focuses on how neural circuitry, ion channels and membrane…
6/17/2025
Many diseases of the nervous system (both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative) as well as degenerative and regenerative processes after injury can be traced at the cellular level to disruptions of endolysosomal…
6/17/2025
The cardiovascular system is the first organ system to form in vertebrates and it is essential for embryonic survival. This system continually grows and remodels to meet the increasing energetic…
