UVA School of Medicine

MSTP: Medical Scientist Training Program

Neuroscience

Douglas Bayliss

Bayliss, Douglas A.

Mechanisms of neuromodulation in central neurons

Mark Beenhakker

Beenhakker, Mark P.

Circuit mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy

Bertram, Edward H.

Studies of various aspects of epilepsy using anatomy and in vivo and in vitro physiology.

Bloom, George S.

Pathogenic mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

Condron, Barry G.

Regulation and Function Serotonergic Neurons During Development

Dwyer, Noelle

Neural Development; Cell Division in Neural Stem Cells; Axon Outgrowth and Guidance

Gaultier, Alban

Exploring new therapeutics avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.

Robert Grainger

Grainger, Robert M.

Molecular embryology--gene regulation in cells committed to specific developmental lineages

Grant, Patrick A.

Transcription; Chromatin Modifications, Neurodegenerative Disease, Cancer

Patrice Guyenet

Guyenet, Patrice G.

Neural control of blood pressure and respiration

Harris, Tajie H.

Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS

Hirsh, Jay

Molecular genetics; development and function of neurotransmitter-synthesizing neurons in Drosophila

Kapur, Jaideep

Pathophysiology of Status Epilepticus; Mechanisms and pathways of seizure spread

Keller, Raymond E.

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of morphogenesis

Jonathan Kipnis

Kipnis, Jonathan

Neuroimmunology and glia biology in cognition, neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration

Kucenas, Sarah C.

The role of glia in the development, maintenance and regeneration of the nervous system

Lee, Kevin S.

Neuronal Vulnerability: A Study of Cellular Mechanism

Lynch, Kevin R.

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Mahadevan, Mani S.

Molecular Mechanisms of Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy

Mandell, James W.

Identification of Novel Biomarkers for Inflammatory Myopathies

Michael Menaker

Menaker, Michael

Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Circadian Rhythms

Kenneth Pfister

Pfister, K. Kevin

Regulation of Cytoplasmic Dynein for Membrane Bounded Organelle Trafficking in Axons

Kodi Ravichandran

Ravichandran, Kodi S.

Apoptotic cell clearance mechanisms in health and disease

Christine Thisse

Thisse, Christine I.

Molecular Mechanisms of Early Vertebrate Development and Morphogenesis. Application to Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Bettina Winckler

Winckler, Bettina

Endosomal function and dysfunction in neurons. Development of the nervous system: cytoskeleton and membrane traffic in axon and dendrite growth.

Venton, B. Jill

Analytical Neurochemistry; Dopamine and Serotonin Neurotransmission in Drosophila; Mechanisms of rapid adenosine signaling in rodents

Yates, Paul A.

Development and regulation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and blood vessels as they relate to retinal diseases.

Zhu, J. Julius

Neural Circuits in Healthy and Diseased Brains