Membership and Expertise
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| Name: | Research Interests: | Technical Expertise: |
| Agbas, A. Baki | Mitochondrial aspect of neurodegenerative diseases. Zinc homeostasis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Protein chemistry, spectroscopy; electrophoresis, immunoblotting, nucleik acid-protein interactions, radioligand binding asseys ELISA, RIA, chromatography |
| Agbas, Dora | mechanism of nerve degeneration, peripheral neuropathy, estrogen modulation of sympathetic nerves |
explant cultures, primary sympathetic neuron cultures, Campenot chamber cultures |
| Ahmed, Ali Bani | mechanisms underlying plasticity of function in humans and its functional relevance, Developing new interventional approaches that might enhance the recovery process of stroke survivors and which type of training approach is more beneficial for "true" motor recovery following a stroke. |
Physical Therapist |
| Belousov, Andrei | Developmental neuroscience, gap junctions, neuronal injury, cholinergic neurons, neuronal plasticity |
Patch-clamp electrophysiology, dye coupling, fura-2 digital calcium imaging, western blots, immunocytochemistry, confocal microscopy, primary cultures, acute slices, in vivo drug administration |
| Billings, Sara | Synaptogenesis |
immunohistochemistry, cell culture |
| Chen, Jie | formation and pathological changes of the neuromuscular junction | immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy |
| Estep, Meredith | Neuroimaging & Neurobiology | |
| Guggenmos, David | Cortical plasticity, anatomical and physiological changes following injury to primary motor cortex, brain‑machine‑brain interfaces | Intracortical microstimulation, cortical mapping, electrophysiology |
| Hasan, Wohaib | Autonomic Nervous System,
Neurotrophic Factors,
Cardiac innervation. |
Laser capture microdissection and Microarray. In situ hybridization, Histological techniques including immuno and histochemical methods. Cell and tissue culture. |
| Hudson, Heather | cortical organization of the hindlimb representation in primary motor cortex | electrophysiology |
| Hughes, Abbey | Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis, markers of oxidative stress associated with MS, measuring deficits in speed of processing, clinical health psychology, neuropsychological assessment. | neuropsychological assessment, immunohistochemistry, western immunoblotting, histology. |
| Jain, Tarang | ||
| Nicely, Hope | Neuroplasticity Apoptosis, Cell survival and death, Trophic support, Auditory neuroscience. | Histology, Laser Capture Microdissection |
| Nishimune, Hiroshi | Synapse formation and maintenance | molecular and cellular neurobiology |
| Russell, Kristin | N-3 fatty acids, traumatic brain injuries, neuropharmacology | rodent behavior, controlled cortical impact, zymography |
| Selfridge, Eva | Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative processes. | |
| Song, Ji Hoon | Neurodegenerative Disease Neurogenesis |
DNA/RNA, Protein, Biochemical Assays, Immunohistochemistry, Stereological micro injection |
| Tague, Sarah | Hormonal influences on peripheral sensory neurons. | Cell and Molecular Biology, Cell signaling, Nuclear receptors, Bone biology, Primary culture of sensory neurons, Cytoskeletal remodeling, and Neurite outgrowth. |
| Van Acker, Gustaf | Central mechanisms of motor control |
Electrophysiology |
| Wang, Yongfu | The role and the regulation of GJs in development or brain injury. | electrophysiology. histological staining. western blot |
| Williams, Rachel | Neuroimmunology/Neurovirology | |
| Wright, Doug | peripheral nervous system, neuropathy, diabetes, pain, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome | animal behavior, mouse genetics, immunocytochemistry, in situ hybridization |
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