Neurobiology Faculty

Mark Alkema, Ph.D. Associate Professor

C. elegans behavioral genetics

Christelle Anaclet, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Neuronal circuitry regulating the sleep-wake cycle

Gabriella Boulting, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Vivian Budnik, Ph.D., Chair, Professor

Molecular mechanisms of synapse development and plasticity

Alexandra Byrne, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

Mechanisms of axon regeneration and degeneration in the aging nervous system

Patrick Emery, Ph.D. Vice Chair, Professor

Circadian rhythms and photoreception in Drosophila

Michael Francis, Ph.D. (Francis Lab) 

Associate Professor

Activity-dependent regulation of circuit connectivity and behavior

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Kensuke Futai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

The roles of Inhibitory neurons in neuropsychiatric diseases

Hong-Sheng Li, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor

Neuronal regulation of membrane receptor signaling

Gilles Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Drugs of abuse and memory

Haley Melikian, Ph.D., Professor

Monoamine Transporters, Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Addiction

Dorothy Schafer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Neuron-Glia interactions regulating synaptic circuit development and plasticity

Andrew Tapper, Ph.D., Professor

Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in addiction and neurological disease

Travis Thomson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

David Weaver, Ph.D. Professor

Molecular physiology of circadian rhythms

Yang Xiang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Mechanism of sensory processing and behavior

Eviatar Yemini, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Neural activity and behavioral changes during development

Paul Greer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Marc Freeman, Ph.D. 

Adjunct Professor

Molecular basis of neuron-glia signaling

Heinrich Gompf, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Claudio Punzo, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor

Steven Reppert, M.D. (Reppert Lab)                  
Distinguished Professor Emeritus 

Molecular neuroethology

Steve Treistman, Ph.D. Professor