The Program in Neuroscience

Biology Department

Christopher Korey, Ph.D. :Drosophila genetics. Molecular genetics of human neurological disease using Drosophila as a model system.

Elizabeth Meyer-Bernstein, Ph.D. (Director): Systems neuroscience. Physiological mechanisms underlying the circadian timing system using Drosophila and mouse model systems.

Jeffrey Triblehorn, Ph.D.: Sensory neurobiology and the neural control of behavior primarily involving invertebrate system

Physics Department

Sorinel Oprisan, Ph.D.: Conductance-based computational models for single cell and large neural networks. Phase resetting mechanisms involved in learning and plasticity

Psychology Department

Mark Hurd, Ph.D.: Behavioral neuroscience. Understanding the relationship between circadian rhythms and learning and memory. Functional neuroimaging in humans and bioinformatics.

Garrett Milliken, Ph.D.: Comparative psychology and systems neuroscience. Evolution of brain and behavior and perceptual mechanisms of neural plasticity.

Michael Ruscio, Ph.D.: Behavioral neuroendocrinology. Neural mechanisms associated with parental behavior and other affiliate behaviors.