Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research

 

INVESTIGATORS

TARGET INVESTIGATORS:

Dr. Anna Y. Klintsova, U of D - FAS Model: Structure and Function of Prefrontal Cortex

Dr. Harbinder S. Dhillon, DSU - Co-transmission of Glutamate with Dopamine in C.elegans Movement Based Behaviors

Dr. Tania Roth, U of D - Epigenetic and Behavioral Outcomes Associated with Caregiver Experiences

Dr. Jaclyn M. Schwarz, U of D - Effects of In Utero Alcohol Exposure on the Immune Cells of the Developing Brain

Dr. Michael Gitcho, DSU - InducibleTDP-43 expression and the functional relationship between memory, network connectivity, and pathology        (link to GitchoLab web site)

Dr. Hakeem Lawal, DSU - Using Drosophila to screen the neuroprotective drugs against Parkinson's Disease and other neurological disorders

PILOT PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:

Dr. Jia L. Song, U of D - Regulatory Role of MicroRNA-124 in Neurogenesis and Pattern Formation

Dr. Murali K. Temburni, DSU - The Role of Glia in the Development of Synchronized Bursting Behavior in Neuronal Networks in Culture

Dr. Y. Hwan Kim, DSU - Assessing Mechanisms of Lithium as a Potential Therapeutic Compound in Parkinson's Disease Models

Dr. Dayan Knox, U of D - The roles of glucocorticoid receptors and phosphoinositol-3 kinase signaling in mediating extinction memory deficits in the SPS model  (more info soon)

NEW FACULTY INVESTIGATORS:

Dr. Michael Gawrysiak, DSU - Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP): An Aftercare Treatment Study for Addiction (more info soon)

GRADUATED INVESTIGATORS (those who have received their own independent funding):

Dr. Amy L. Griffin, U of D - Role of the Rodent Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Behavioral Plasticity




Investigators