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What's Neuroscience
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Alphabetical Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Rob Akins, PhD Sr. Research Scientist |
Institution | Nemours Biomedical Research, A.I. duPont Childrens Hospital |
| Contact Information | rakins@nemours.org; |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Heterotypic cell:cell interactions affect the organization and function of muscle |
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Tom Beebe, PhD |
Institution | Department of Chemistry, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | beebe@udel.edu |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | ECM regulation of axonal growth/regeneration |
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Maninder Chopra, PhD |
Institution | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
| Contact Information | Maninder.Chopra@astrazeneca.com |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Electrophysiological, Genetic, and Molecular Pharmacology techniques for Ion-Channels & Receptors |
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Leonard G. Davis, PhD |
Institution | Department of Biology, Delaware State University |
| Contact Information | ledavis@desu.edu |
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| Research Area | Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | RNA interference for targeted gene knock-outs in an invertebrate model system. |
| Harbinder S. Dhillon, PhD Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Biology, Delaware State University |
| Contact Information | dhillon@biol.sc.edu |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Role of odor binding proteins (OBPs) in courtship behavior of Drosophila, and (b) Chemosensory associative learning in C. elegans |
| Mary Dozier, PhD Professor, Clinical Psychology Amy E DuPont Chair of Child Development, Director of Research, Early Learning Center |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | mdozier@udel.edu |
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| Research Area | Clinical Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Intervening With Young Foster Children And Maltreated Children; Attachment; Neuroendocrine Regulation |
Deni Galileo, PhD |
Institution | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | dgalileo@UDel.Edu Ph: 302-831-1277 Fx & Lab: 302-831-2767 |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Development of the vertebrate brain, neuronal migration and differentiation, glial tumors and control of their invasiveness, axon outgrowth |
| James C. (Cole) Galloway, PhD, PT Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | jacgallo@udel.edu (302) 831-3697 |
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| Research Area | Biomechanics & Movement Science | |
| Research Interests | Development of purposeful movement, control of limb dynamics in infancy |
| Amy Griffin, PhD Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | amygriff@psych.udel.edu 212 Wolf Hall (302) 831-2575 |
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| Research Area | Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Neural Basis Of Learning And Memory; in vivo electrophysiology in conjunction with inactivation of discrete brain regions |
| Melissa A. Harrington, PhD Associate Professor |
Institution | Department of Biology, Delaware State University |
| Contact Information | mharring@desu.edu Ph: 302-857-7117 Fx: 302-857-6512 |
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| Research Area | Neurophysiology | |
| Research Interests | Multi- and single electrode physiology in invertebrate model systems and cultured neurons in models of neurodegenerative disease |
James Hoffman, PhD |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | hoffman@udel.edu 213 Wolf Hall (302) 831-2453 |
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| Research Area | Cognitive Psychology | |
| Research Interests | Visual Cognition, Selective Attention, Williams Syndrome, Event-Related Brain Potentials |
| Anna Klintsova, PhD Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | klintsov@udel.edu 131 Wolf Hall (302) 831-0452 |
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| Research Area | Cognitive Psychology | |
| Research Interests | Experience-Dependent Developmental And Adult Brain Plasticity; Perinatal effects of alcohol on brain development; Evaluation of plasticity is done on the behavioral (testing the motor abilities and memory), cellular (light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, optical densitometry, neuronal tract-tracing) and sub-cellular (electron microscopy) levels. |
| John Koh, PhD Professor |
Institution | Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | johnkoh@udel.edu (302) 831-1947 |
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| Research Area | Organic Chemistry | |
| Research Interests | Bioorganic Chemistry, Molecular Design and Synthesis |
| David C. Martin, Ph.D.
Professor |
Institution | Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | milty@udel.edu Ph: 302-831-2062 Fx: 508-256-8352 |
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| Research Area | Systems Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Developing conducting polymers for interfacing implanted biomedical devices with neural tissue, including both cortical electrodes and peripheral nerve constructs for bionic arms and legs. |
| Sabrina M McGary, PhD Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Biology, Delaware State University |
| Contact Information | smcgary@desu.edu Ph: 302-857-7464 Fx: 302-857-6512 |
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| Research Area | Systems Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Stress, the HPA axis and respiratory development in chickens |
| George Molloy, PhD, Associate Professor |
Institution | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | gmolloy@udel.edu Ph: 302-831-8478 |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Role of brain creatine kinase in supplying energy demands of astrocytes for the extension of membrane processes & glutamate metabolism |
| Thierry Morlet, PhD Research Scientist |
Institution | Head, Auditory Physiology and Psychoacoustics Laboratory, A.I. duPont Children's Hospital |
| Contact Information | tmorlet@asel.udel.edu Ph: 302-651-6838 Fx: 302-651-6895 |
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| Research Area | Systems Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Development of the human auditory system and its various pathologies. |
| Steven Most, PhD Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | most@psych.udel.edu |
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| Research Area | Cognitive Psychology | |
| Research Interests | Integrative approaches to attention and emotion; Individual differences in "motivated perception". |
| David Northmore, PhD | Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | northmor@psych.udel.edu | |
| Research Area | Systems Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Sensory systems (particularly vision), neuronal modeling, cognition and fish brains. |
| Jeffrey B. Rosen, PhD Associate Professor |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | jrosen@psych.udel.edu Ph: 302-831-4209 Fx: 302-831-3645 |
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| Research Area | Systems Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Neurobiology of emotion, fear, anxiety, and stress; From gene expression to behavior. |
| Tania L. Roth, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | troth@psych.udel.edu Ph: 302-831-2787 Fx: 302-831-3645 |
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| Research Area | Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Epigenetics, environmental influences on CNS gene activity and behavior, early-life experiences, developmental psychobiology |
| Carolyn Schanen, MD, PhD Sr. Research Scientist |
Institution | Nemours Biomedical Research , A.I. duPont Children's Hospital |
| Contact Information | schanen@medsci.udel.edu Ph: 302-651-6702 Fx: 302-651-6767 |
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| Research Area | Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Neurogenetics and disease mechanisms in Rett Syndrome & Autism. |
| John Scholz, PhD Associate Professor |
Institution | Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | jpscholz@udel.edu 307 McKinly Lab Ph: 302-831-6281 |
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| Research Area | Clinical Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Understanding basic processes underlying the control and coordination of movement inhealthy individuals and in patients with movement dysfunction. |
| Robert Simons, PhD Associate Chair of Psychology Department |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | rsimons@udel.edu 215 Wolf Hall Ph: 302-831-2389 |
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| Research Area | Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Psychophysiological approaches to human emotion and cognition; utilization of event-related brain potention (ERP) components to study cognitive characteristics of patients with anxiety disorders such as OCD and social phobia. |
| Mark Stanton, PhD Professor |
Institution | Department of Psychology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | stanton@udel.edu 132A Wolf Hall Ph: 302-831-0175 |
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| Research Area | Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Developmental psychobiology of learning and memory and its applications to development neurobehavioral disorders such as autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, and other environmental or genetic conditions. |
| Steven J. Stanhope, MD, PhD Sr. Research Scientist |
Institution | College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | stanhope@udel.edu 211 McDowell Hall Ph: 302-831-3496 |
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| Research Area | Biomechanics | |
| Research Interests | Development and implementation of novel biomechanically-based evaluation methods and novel clinical intervention. |
| Buz Swanik, PhD, ATC Associate Professor |
Institution | Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware |
| Contact Information | cswanik@udel.edu |
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| Research Area | Sports Medicine | |
| Research Interests | Focus on the neuromechanical regulation of joint stiffness and how it relates to musculoskeletal pathology. Special interest is in how the nervous system can make certain individuals more prone to injury than others. |
| Michael Teixido, M.D. Assistant Professor |
Institution | Christiana Care Health Services, Thomas Jefferson University |
| Contact Information | michaelteixido@comcast.net |
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| Research Area | Mechanisms of vestibular disease. 3D temporal bone anatomy for teaching and clinical modeling. Pathophysiology of migraine. | |
| Research Interests | Special interest in medical and surgical conditions that affect hearing and balance. |
| Jeffery Twiss, MD, PhD Sr. Research Scientist |
Institution | Nemours Biomedical Research, A.I. duPont Children's Hospital |
| Contact Information | twiss@medsci.udel.edu Ph: 302-651-6701 Fx: 302-651-6767 |
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| Research Area | Cellular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Intracelluar mechanisms of axonal groth and neural repair. |
| Cynthia M. van Golen, PhD Assistant Professor | Institution | Department of Biology, Delaware State University |
| Contact Information | cvangolen@desu.edu Ph: 302-857-6516 |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Growth factors, tumor growth and metastasis in pediatric neuroblastoma |
| Wenlan Wang, PhD Research Scientist |
Institution | Nemours Biomedical Research, A.I. duPont Children's Hospital |
| Contact Information | wwang@nemours.org Ph: 302-651-6838 Fx: 302-651-6895 |
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| Research Area | Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Research Interests | Mechanism(s) of cell death in spinal muscular atrophy. |
Pictures from Neuroscience Open House, March 10th, 2010