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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.
Developmental / Systems Faculty
- 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 - Daniel Bonthius MD, Ph.D.
Neurological Birth Defects - Timothy Brennan Ph.D., M.D.
Understanding persistent pain mechanisms - Kelly Cole Ph.D.
Control of posture and movement - Robert Cornell Ph.D.
Neural crest patterning in zebrafish - Frank Faraci M.D.
Vascular biology; regulation of cerebral circulation - Robert Felder M.D.
Role of the central nervous system in heart disease - Steven Green Ph.D.
Intracellular signaling: signal transduction for neurotrophic stimuli -
- Donald Heistad M.D.
Regulation of the circulation - Douglas W. Houston Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms involved in the control of cell fate determination and pattern formation in early vertebrate nervous system development. - Matthew Howard M.D.
Neural basis of audition - Jean Jew M.D.
Sympathetic and peptidergic control of gut motility - Michel Ladouceur Ph.D.
Neuro-rehabilitation of walking - Inah Lee Ph.D.
Neural mechanisms of event memory and goal-directed behavior - Jack Lilien Ph.D.
Developmental Neurobiology: Regulation of cell-cell and cell-substrate adhesion during tissue formation, cell movement and axon growth - Vince Magnotta Ph.D.
Structural and functional imaging to study brain disorders
- M. Sue O'Dorisio M.D., Ph.D.
Role of neuropeptides in development of neural crest and cerebellum. - Amy Poremba Ph.D.
Neurobiology of learning and memory; auditory system and multisensory interactions - Kamal Rahmouni, Ph.D.
- Neurobiology of Metabolism and Cardiovascular Function
- Curt Sigmund Ph.D.
- Neural Control of Blood Pressure Regulation
- Kathleen Sluka P.T., Ph.D.
Somatosensory system; neuropharmacology of pain - William Talman M.D.
Central neurotransmitters - Daniel Tranel Ph.D.
Neuropsychological and neuroanatomical correlates of complex human behavior - 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