Neuroscience Graduate Students

Graduate Advisor:  Brian Muntean, Ph.D.

Research: Relationship between KCTD proteins on GPCRs & their role in neuronal signaling.

Graduate Advisor: Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD

Research: Epigenetic regulation of brain aging

Graduate Advisor: Qin Wang, MD, PhD

Research: Chd7 in the anterior cingulate cortez

Graduate Advisor: Lynette McCluskey, PhD

Research: SARS-CoV-2 taste loss by determining localization of Ace2 receptors in the taste system & their contribution to neural function using novel mouse models.

Graduate Advisor: Danielle Mor, PhD

Research: Role of the gut microbiome in healthy aging & Parkinson's Disease

Graduate Advisor: Eric Vitriol, PhD

Research: Role of Profilin1 in ALS using super-resolution microscopy

Graduate Advisor: Eric Vitriol, PhD

Research:  The actin cytoskeleton in proteostasis and neurodegeneration.

Graduate Advisor:  Hedong Li, PhD

Research: Characterization of neuronal reprogramming process by in-vivo imaging analysis.

Graduate Advisor: Frank Deak, PhD

Research: Molecular risk factors & synaptic dysfunction in brain aging & Alzheimer's Disease.

Graduate Advisor:  David Blake, PhD

Research: Chronic stress, cognitive aging & neurodegeneration

Graduate Advisor:  Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD

Research: Stress-induced neuronal plasticity & cognitive dysfunction

Graduate Advisor:  Kris Dhandapani, PhD

Research: Peripheral immune reactions to central nervous system injury.

Graduate Advisor:  Hedong Li, PhD

Research: Optimizing neuronal reprogramming technique for spinal cord injury repair.

Graduate Advisor:  Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD

Research: Role of adipokines & chemokines in neuroinflammation & Alzheimer's disease

 Graduate Advisor:  Danielle Mor, PhD

Research: Role of α-synuclein & tau aggregation in Parkinson's & Alzheimer's disease

Graduate Advisor: Lin Gan

Research: Gene regulatory networks involved in the development, maintenance, & function of retina neurons.