Dr. James M. Nichols

Our lab is interested in the pathological mechanisms which drive neuropathic pain and neurodegeneration. In our work, we use a wholistic approach to the study…

Dr. Jean-Vianney Haure-Mirande

Our laboratory investigates the cellular, molecular, and network mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with particular focus on neuroimmune interactions and…

Dr. Amber Southwell

Dr. Amber L. Southwell, Associate Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience, has been working in preclinical therapy development for Huntington disease (HD)…

Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya

Our research focus is to develop stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and ALS. We reported that human fetal neural…

Dr. Stephen J King

Our ultimate goal is to understand how intracellular transport occurs and how defects in transport may lead to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disease. …

Dr. Cristina Fernandez-Valle

My research is focused on understanding molecular mechanisms controlling peripheral nerve development with emphasis on regulation of growth and differentiation of Schwann cells into myelin-forming…

Dr. Zixi (Jack) Cheng

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity and many of the cardiovascular disorders (hypertension, cardiomyopathy, decreased cardiac reflexes, and cardiac failure) are…