All Faculty

All Faculty

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

“I am from Taiwan, which means in addition to learning neuroscience, I also need to learn the language and culture of the United States. Iowa, especially the neuroscience program, provides me with an extremely friendly environment in which to learn. People in the program are warm, open-minded, and very willing to help me with my language questions, culture shock, homesickness, etc. In Taiwan, we say, “When you are home, you rely on your family; when you are not home, you rely on your friends. ” I made many friends in Iowa. In school, we help each other with classes and research. After school, we go out together, play sports together, and every once in a while, travel together (to nearby big cities and to conferences). Pursuing a Ph.D. degree is a long and difficult process. I am so glad that I came to Iowa for my degree because my friends and advisers here have been the always, most immediate, and most helpful support to me.”

Kuan-Hua Chen

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