Development/Plasticity/Repair

Kathryn M. Albers

Growth factors and sensory neuron function in pain and nerve injury.

Guo-Qiang Bi

Development and plasticity of neural circuits.

Justin C. Crowley

Development of visual system structure and function.

Brian M. Davis

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of central and peripheral nervous system development and plasticity.

Kenneth N. Fish

Functional consequences of altered connectivity in schizophrenia; the early secretory pathway’s role in neurodevelopment and synaptogenesis

Willi M. Halfter

Axonal pathfinding in the developing chick visual system.

Karl Kandler

Development and plasticity of inhibitory circuits.

H. Richard Koerber

Development, plasticity and pain processing in sensory neurons and in the spinal dorsal horn.

Carl F. Lagenaur

Neurite outgrowth and synaptogenesis.

Cynthia Lance-Jones

Motoneuron development and spinal cord patterning.

Laura E. Lillien

CNS stem cells.

Stephen D. Meriney

Regulation and modulation of presynaptic ion channels and transmitter release.

A. Paula Monaghan-Nichols

Genetic analysis of vertebrate CNS development.

Martin Oudega

Cellular transplants for spinal cord repair. Development of combinatorial spinal cord repair strategies.

Jonathan Rubin

Theoretical and computational modeling of dynamics in neuronal networks.

Maria E. Rubio

Ultrastructure and the chemical nature of the tripartite synapse

Joel R. Stiles

Spatially realistic simulations of neurotransmitter release, synaptic transmission and plasticity.

Edda Thiels

Behavioral, biochemical, and physiological analysis of learning and memory.

Amy K. Wagner

The impact of gender and changes in neurochemistry on rehabilitation and treatment outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Joseph W. Yip

Molecular control of neuronal migration.