“The people here are exceptional—the faculty, program administrators, and students are outstanding both in and outside of neuroscience.”
Research and teaching in the neurosciences at Iowa are consolidated in three partially overlapping research tracks.
Faculty members may be associated with more than one research track.
| Paul Abbas, Ph.D. |
Physiology of electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve |
| François M. Abboud M.D. |
Neural regulation of the circulation |
| Michael G Anderson Ph.D. |
Mechanisms contributing to glaucomatous neurodegeneration |
| Steven Anderson, Ph.D. |
Human higher cortical functions (frontal lobe) |
| Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D. |
Brain imaging in the major psychoses |
| Alexander Bassuk |
The genetics of human neural tube defects, The genetics of human epilepsy. |
| Christopher Benson, M.D. |
Molecular mechanisms of cardiac sensation |
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| Mark S Blumberg Ph.D. |
One of the goals of our research is to identify the role that sleep plays in the development of the nervous system |
| Daniel Bonthius, M.D., Ph.D. |
Neurological Birth Defects |
| Timothy Brennan, MD, Ph.D., |
Understanding persistent pain mechanisms |
| Martin Cassell, Ph.D. |
Delineating the microcircuitry of brain systems involved in emotion |
| Mark W. Chapleau, Ph.D. |
Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular regulation. Baroreflex function in health and disease |
| Kelly Cole, Ph.D. |
Control of posture and movement |
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| Robert Cornell, Ph.D. |
Neural crest patterning in zebrafish |
| Michael Dailey, Ph.D. |
Development and Remodeling of Neurons and Glia in Mammalian Brain Tissues |
| Beverly Davidson, Ph.D. |
Neurodegenerative diseases and gene transfer. |
| Natalie Denburg, Ph.D. |
Prefrontal Brain Structures, Aging, and Decision-Making |
| Melissa C Duff Ph.D. |
Memory, communication and social interaction |
| Daniel Eberl, Ph.D. |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of hearing and auditory behavior |
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| Carrie Figdor Ph.D. |
Theoretical issues in neuroscience and philosophy of mind |
| C. Andrew Frank Ph.D. |
Homeostatic Control of Synaptic Function |
| John Freeman, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of learning and memory |
| Bernd Fritzsch Ph.D. |
Ear and hair cell development, regeneration, and evolution |
| Minnetta Gardinier, Ph.D. |
CNS myelination and oligodendroglial cell biology |
| Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, M.D. |
Neurobiology of diseases of the basal ganglia |
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| Jean K. Gordon, Ph.D. |
Lexical Access in Normal and Disordered Systems |
| Steven Green, Ph.D. |
Intracellular signaling: signal transduction for neurotrophic stimuli |
| Jeremy Greenlee, M.D. |
Cortical mechanisms subserving human language and vocalization |
| Donna L. Hammond, Ph.D. |
Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of central nervous system (CNS) pathways that convey pain; bulbospinal pathways that mediate the production of analgesia |
| N. Charles Harata, M.D., Ph.D. |
Structure and function of synapses in the mammalian central nervous system |
| Eliot Hazeltine, Ph.D. |
Representing and Selecting Action |
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| William Hedgcock, Ph.D. |
Decision Neuroscience |
| Matthew Howard, M.D. |
Neural basis of audition |
| Richard Hurtig, Ph.D. |
Invariant properties of human perception and information processing, with an emphasis on the underlying neural mechanisms |
| Alan Kim Johnson, Ph.D. |
Neuronal control of behavior, hormonal systems and the circulation. |
| Wayne Johnson Ph.D. |
Molecular mechanisms of sensory signal transduction |
| Alan Kay, Ph.D. |
Firing dynamics of neurons in the mammalian cerebral cortex |
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| Toshihiro Kitamoto, Ph.D. |
Genetics of complex behavior |
| Ryan T. LaLumiere, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of Drug Addiction |
| Bridget Lear, Ph.D. |
Neural and genetic basis of circadian behavior |
| Amy Lee, Ph.D. |
Regulation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels |
| Gloria Lee Ph.D. |
Neuronal cytoskeleton, signal transduction, and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Irwin Levin Ph.D. |
Decision Neuroscience |
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| Vince Magnotta, Ph.D. |
Structural and functional imaging to study brain disorders |
| Laurie McCormick, M.D. |
Pathophysiological investigations of eating disorders, depression and psychosis |
| Bob McMurray, Ph.D. |
Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Speech Perception and Development |
| James O. McNamara, Ph.D |
RNA Based Therapeutics Targeting the Nervous System |
| D. P. Mohapatra, Ph.D. |
Ion Channel Modulations and Cellular Plasticity |
| Steven A. Moore, M.D., Ph.D. |
Muscular dystrophy and developmental neurobiology |
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| David Moser, Ph.D. |
Vascular disease and cognition in the elderly |
| Peg Nopoulos, M.D. |
Brain Structure / Function Relationships using MRI and cognitive/behavioral assessment |
| M. Sue O'Dorisio M.D., Ph.D. |
Role of neuropeptides in development of neural crest and cerebellum |
| Daniel O'Leary Ph.D. |
Human cognitive function and its neural basis; neuroimaging |
| Sergio Paradiso, M.D., Ph.D. |
Relationship between emotion processing and psychopathology, and between neuropsychological functioning and mood, in neuropsychiatric disorders and late-life |
| Jane Paulsen, Ph.D. |
Neural basis of cognition; preclinical deficits in dementia gene-carriers; frontal subcortical deficits, particularly Huntington's disease |
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| Stanley Perlman, M.D., Ph.D. |
Localization of virus and cell-mediated immune response in mice developing demyelination after infection with mouse hepatitis virus |
| Robert Philibert, M.D., Ph.D. |
Behavioral genetics |
| Amy Poremba, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of learning and memory; auditory system and multisensory interactions |
| James B. Potash, M.D, M.P.H. |
Genetics and epigenetics of mood disorders |
| Jason J Radley, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of stress |
| Kamal Rahmouni, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of Metabolism and Cardiovascular Function |
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| George B. Richerson, MD, Ph.D. |
Serotonin neurons, pH control and sudden death |
| Matthew Rizzo, M.D. |
behavioral neurology, cognitive neuroscience, vision, neuroergonomics |
| Andrew F Russo Ph.D. |
Neuronal control of gene expression |
| Curt D Sigmund, Ph.D. |
Neural Control of Blood Pressure Regulation |
| Kathleen A Sluka, P.T., Ph.D. |
Somatosensory system; neuropharmacology of pain |
| Megan M. Smith, Ph.D. |
Cognition in white matter neuropathology |
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| Long-Sheng Song M.D. |
Local Ca2+ signaling in health and diseases |
| Steven F. Stasheff M.D., Ph.D. |
Developmental Mechanisms in Retinal Degeneration |
| Christopher Stipp, Ph.D. |
Cell surface interaction maps and neuronal cell motility and function |
| Stefan Strack, Ph.D. |
Protein phosphatase 2A in neuronal signal transduction |
| William T Talman, M.D. |
Central neurotransmitters |
| Daniel T Tranel, Ph.D. |
Neuropsychological and neuroanatomical correlates of complex human behavior |
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| Budd A. Tucker, Ph.D. |
Use of a stem cell based tissue-engineering approach to reconstruct the outer neural retina |
| Christopher W Turner, Ph.D. |
Auditory perception and hearing loss |
| Ergun Uc, M.D. |
Driving and cognitive function in Parkinson's disease; Body composition in Parkinson's disease; Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia; Investigational drugs in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders |
| Yuriy M. Usachev Ph.D. |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pain transmission and neurodegeneration. |
| Shaun P Vecera, Ph.D. |
Visual cognition |
| Edward Wasserman, Ph.D. |
Biology of learning and memory in pigeons |
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| Joshua Weiner, Ph.D. |
Molecular Control of Synapse Formation and Synaptic Specificity |
| Michael J Welsh, M.D. |
Ion channels and their abnormalities in disease |
| John A Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D. |
Role of acid sensing ion channels in fear related behavior |
| Chun-Fang Wu, Ph.D. |
Ion channels, activity-dependent neural plasticity, and learning behavior in Drosophila |
| Asgar Zaheer, Ph.D. |
Inflammation and Neurodegeneration |
“The people here are exceptional—the faculty, program administrators, and students are outstanding both in and outside of neuroscience.”