“The program is truly multidisciplinary, so you are exposed to many different aspects of neuroscience, both through courses and the seminar series.”
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 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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| Daniel Bonthius, M.D., Ph.D. |
Neurological Birth Defects |
| Timothy Brennan, 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 |
| Robert Cornell, Ph.D. |
Neural crest patterning in zebrafish |
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| Michael Dailey, Ph.D. |
Development and Remodeling of Neurons and Glia in Mammalian Brain Tissues |
| Warren Darling, Ph.D. |
Control of posture and movement |
| Beverly Davidson, Ph.D. |
Neurodegenerative diseases and gene transfer. |
| Natalie Denburg, Ph.D. |
Prefrontal Brain Structures, Aging, and Decision-Making |
| Melissa C Duff |
Memory, communication and social interaction |
| Daniel Eberl, Ph.D. |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of hearing and auditory behavior |
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| Frank Faraci, M.D. |
Vascular biology; regulation of cerebral circulation |
| Robert Franciscus Ph.D. |
Craniofacial evolution in Genus Homo |
| John Freeman, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of learning and memory |
| Minnetta Gardinier, Ph.D. |
CNS myelination and oligodendroglial cell biology |
| Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, M.D. |
Neurobiology of diseases of the basal ganglia |
| Jean K. Gordon, Ph.D. |
Lexical Access in Normal and Disordered Systems |
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| 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 |
| Douglas W. Houston, Ph.D. |
Molecular mechanisms involved in the control of cell fate determination and pattern formation in early vertebrate nervous system development |
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| 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 |
| Jean Jew, M.D. |
Sympathetic and peptidergic control of gut motility |
| 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 |
| Gloria Lee Ph.D. |
Neuronal cytoskeleton, signal transduction, and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Irwin Levin |
Decision Neuroscience |
| Vince Magnotta, Ph.D. |
Structural and functional imaging to study brain disorders |
| Laurie McCormick, M.D. |
“Pathophysiological investigations of eating disorders, depression and psychosis” |
| D. P. Mohapatra, Ph.D. |
Ion Channel Modulations and Cellular Plasticity |
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| Steven A. Moore, M.D., Ph.D. |
Muscular dystrophy and developmental neurobiology |
| 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 |
| Nicholas J. Pantazis, Ph.D. |
Fetal alcohol syndrome: mechanisms and prevention of detrimental effects of ethanol on the developing nervous system, Neuronal development |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kamal Rahmouni, Ph.D. |
Neurobiology of Metabolism and Cardiovascular Function |
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| Matthew Rizzo, M.D. |
behavioral neurology, cognitive neuroscience, vision, neuroergonomics |
| Robert G Robinson, M.D. |
Neuropsychiatry/neurobehavior |
| David Rudrauf, Ph.D. |
Functional neuroanatomy, neurodynamics and functional brain imaging. |
| 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 |
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| Long-Sheng Song M.D. |
Local Ca2+ signaling in health and diseases |
| 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 |
| Christopher W Turner, Ph.D. |
Auditory perception and hearing loss |
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| 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 |
| Michael Wall, M.D. |
Neuro-ophthalmology/vision; Motion perception in health, aging and disease |
| Edward Wasserman, Ph.D. |
Biology of learning and memory in pigeons |
| Joshua Weiner, Ph.D. |
Molecular Control of Synapse Formation and Synaptic Specificity |
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| 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 |
“The program is truly multidisciplinary, so you are exposed to many different aspects of neuroscience, both through courses and the seminar series.”