Affiliated Scientists

Janet A. Amico, M.D.: Professor, Medicine; jamico@pitt.edu; 412-586-9268; Focus: Molecular mechanisms of neuroendocrine peptide gene expression.
Jeffrey R. Balzer, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery; balzerjr@upmc.edu; 412-648-9779; Focus: Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring; cerebral blood flow.
Anthony J. Bauer, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Medicine; tbauer@pitt.edu; 412-648-9115; Focus:
David A. Brent, M.D. M.S. Hyg.: Professor, Psychiatry; brentda@msx.upmc.edu; 412-624-5172; Focus:
Anthony R. Caggiula, Ph.D.: Professor and Chairman, Psychology; tonypsy@pitt.edu; 412-624-4501; Focus: Drug-taking behavior and reactivity to stress in laboratory rats and the application of animals models of nicotine self-administration to smoking behavior.
Sujean Choi, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; choisj@pitt.edu; 412-624-3699; Focus: Neural circuitry and mechanisms underlying obesity and normal energy homeostasis: food intake, body weight regulation, and metabolism.
Cheryl Fattman, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health; cfattman@pitt.edu; 412-383-7843; Focus: Oxidative stress and apoptosis in Parkinsonian models.
John D. Fernstrom, Ph.D.: Professor, Psychiatry; fernstromjd@upmc.edu; 412-246-5297; Focus:
Madelyn H. Fernstrom, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Psychiatry; ferstrommh@upmc.edu; 412-246-6473; Focus: Physiological and cognitive factors contributing to body weight change: clinical and basic studies in obesity and eating disorders.
Joseph M. Furman, M.D. Ph.D.: Professor, Otolaryngology; furmanjm@upmcedu; 412-647-2117; Focus: Measuring human vestibular and ocular motor function.
Robert B. Gibbs, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; gibbsr+@pitt.edu; 412-624-8185; Focus: Estrogen, brain aging, and cognition.
Bruce Goldstein, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Psychology; bruceg@pitt.edu; 412-624-4533; Focus: Physiological psychology, perception sensory physiology, and cognitive psychology. (Textbook author)
Gretchen L. Haas, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Psychiatry; haasgl@upmc.edu; 412-383-5476; Focus: Neurocognitive substratum of social behavior; nerocognitive and psychosocial abnormalities in schizophrenia.
Allen L. Humphrey, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Neurobiology; humphrey@pitt.edu; 412-648-9071; Focus: Microcircuitry of visual information processing.
Milos D. Ikonomovic, M.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Neurology; ikonovicmd@upmc.edu; 412-383-8900; Focus: Alzheimer's disease.
Michael P. Jankowski, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Neurobiology; mpjst5@pitt.edu; 412-648-9086; Focus: Neurotrophic factor signaling and nerve injury induced plasticity in sensory neurons.
Richard J. Jennings, Ph.D.: Professor, Psychiatry; jenningsjr@msx.upmc.edu; 412-624-2039; Focus: Relationship between psychological processes, cariovascualr, and cerebrovascualr responses in adul humans.
William E. Klunk, M.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Psychiatry; klunkwe@msx.upmc.edu; 412-648-8620; Focus: Alzheimer's disease: A-beta neuroimaging and neurotoxicity.
Douglas Kondziolka, M.D. M.Sc. F.R.C.S.(C): Professor, Neurological Surgery; kondziol@neuronet.pitt.edu; 412-647-6782; Focus: Neural transplantation therapies, movement disorders, and radiobiological effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in normal brain and brain tumor models.
Patricia D. Kroboth, Ph.D.: Professor, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology; krobothpd@msx.upmc.edu; 412-624-8137; Focus: Neurosteroids and other factors that affect sensitivity to GABA-agonists.
Scott M. Kulich, Ph.D.: Research Associate Professor, Pathology; skulich@pitt.edu; 412-698-9218; Focus: Oxidative stress and MAP kinase signaling in Parkinsonian models.
David J. Kupfer, M.D.: Thomas Detre Professor and Chair, Psychology; kupferdj@upmc.edu; 412-246-6777; Focus: Psychobiology of affective illness and its relationship to diagnosis and treatment.
John S. Lazo, Ph.D.: Professor and Chairman, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology; lazo+@pitt.edu; 412-648-9319; Focus:
Dade L. Lunsford, M.D.: Professor and Chairman, Neurological Surgery; lunsford@neurnet.pitt.edu; 412-647-6781; Focus: Clinical/experimental applications of guided neurosurgery for the management of brain tumors, vascular malformations and nervous system restoration.
Pravat K. Mandal, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; mandalp@upmc.edu; 412-973-4090; Focus: Biophysical aspects of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and dementia with lewy body using NMR and MRS spectroscopy.
Chet Mathis, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Radiology; mathis@pet.arad.upmc.edu; 412-647-0734; Focus: Radiopharmeceuticals for in vivo imaging of 5-HT, DA, ACh, and beta-amyloid.
Carolyn C. Meltzer, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Radiology; meltzer@radserv.arad.upmc.edu; 412-647-0736; Focus: Functional imaging with aam emphasis on neuropharmaceutical studies (serotonin) of aging, late-life depression, and alzheimer's disease.
Adrian C. Michael, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Chemistry; amichael@pitt.edu; 412-624-8569; Focus: The development of voltammetric and amperometric sensors for in vivo neurochemical monitoring.
Nancy J. Minshew, M.D.: Associate Professor, Psychiatry; minshewnj@msx.upmc.edu; 412-624-0818; Focus: Cognitive and neurobiologic and genetic mechanisms underlying behavior in autism.
Robert Y. Moore, M.D.: Professor, Neurology; rym@pitt.edu; 412-692-4622; Focus: Neural mechanisms and disorders of circadian rhythms and sleep.
Tim D. Oury, Ph.D. M.D.: Assistant Professor, Pathology; tdoury@imap.pitt.edu; 412-648-9659; Focus: Oxidants and antioxidants in neurodegeneration and learning.
Alicia M. Palladino, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology; amc41@pitt.edu; 412-383-5848; Focus: Using Drosophila to study neurodegeneration and testing possible therapies to help improve quality of life of people with neurodegenerative diseases.
James M. Perel, Ph.D.: Professor, Psychiatry; pereljm@msx.upmc.edu; 412-624-2198; Focus: Psychotropic drugs discovery, mechanisms of action and stereospecific effects.
Jay W. Pettegrew, M.D.: Professor, Psychiatry; pettegre+@pitt.edu; 412-648-8541; Focus:
Tony M. Plant, Ph.D.: Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology; plant1@pitt.edu; 412-648-9395; Focus: Neurobiology of the onset of puberty in primates.
Michael F. Pogue-Gelle, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Psychology; mfpg@pitt.edu; 412-624-8818; Focus: Nature of genetic laibility to schizophrenia and genetic influences on cognition.
Ian F. Pollack, M.D.: Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery; jpollack+@pitt.edu; 412-692-5881; Focus:
Bruce G. Pollock, M.D. Ph.D: Professor, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology; pollockbj@msx.upmc.edu; 412-624-6846; Focus: Pharmokinetics and dynamics of antidepressants and antipsychotics in adult and geriatric populations.
Guy Salama, Ph.D.: Professor, Cell Biology; gsalama+@pitt.edu; 412-648-9354; Focus: Optical mapping of electrical activity; excitation-contraction coupling and regulation of ryanodine receptora by nitric oxide.
Robert J. Sclabassi, Ph.D. M.D.: Professor, Neurological Surgery; bobs@neuronet.pitt.edu; 692-5093; Focus: Computational neuroscience.
Marc Sommer, Ph.D.: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Neuroscience; masommer@pitt.edu; 412-624-5043; Focus:
Stuart R. Steinhauer, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; sthauer+@pitt.edu; 412-365-5251; Focus: Psychophysiological mechanisms for informaion procession activities in normal individuals and neuropsyhiatric patients.
Connie A. Tompkins, Ph.D.: Professor, Communication Science; tompkins@csd.upmc.edu; 412-647-1353; Focus: Cognitive/neurologic underpinnings of language/communicationdisorders in braindamaged adults; nonliteral language comprehension & inference generation
Alberto Vasquez, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Radiology; alv15@pitt.edu; 412-383-6696; Focus: Brain function metabolism and blood flow dynamics.
Regis R. Vollmer, Ph.D.: Professor, Pharmacology & Chemical Biology; vollm+@pitt.edu; 412-648-8565; Focus: Sympathetic nervous system control of cardiovascular function.
Stephen G. Weber, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Chemistry; sweber+@pitt.edu; 412-624-8520; Focus: Determination of peptides; selective extraction.
Ronald B. Wetzel, Ph.D.: Professor, Structural Biology; rwetzel@pitt.edu; 412-383-5271; Focus: Assembly, structure and cytotoxicity of pathological protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative diseases
David C. Wood, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Neuroscience; dwood@pitt.edu; 412-624-4514; Focus: Mechanical stimulus transduction and habituation.