Neurobiology Faculty and their Research

Faculty 

Mark Alkema, Ph.D. 
C. elegans behavorial genetics

Claire Bénard, Ph.D. 
Maintenance of nervous system architecture

Vivian Budnik, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Molecular mechanisms of synapse assembly and plasticity

Patrick Emery, Ph.D. 
Circadian rhythms and photoreception in Drosophila

Michael Francis, Ph.D. 
Mechanisms of neuronal signaling in C. elegans 

Marc Freeman, Ph.D.
Molecular basis of neuron-glia signaling

Hong-Sheng Li, Ph.D.
Neuronal regulation of membrane receptor signaling

Carlos Lois, Ph.D.,M.D.
Assembly of neuronal circuits, neuronal replacement, and the cellular mechanisms of behavior

 

Steven Reppert, M.D., Chair
Molecular neuroethology (Reppert Lab)

Scott Waddell, Ph.D.
Drosophila learning and memory

David Weaver, Ph.D.
Molecular physiology of circadian rhythms 

Moto Yoshihara, Ph.D.
Synaptic physiology and memory 

Affiliate Faculty

Fen-Biao Gao, Ph.D.
Neuronal microRNAs and Neurodegeneration

Tzumin Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Neural Circuitry Formation and Plasticity in Drosophila Brain