Scientists & Research

Researches the molecular basis of communication between neurons in the mammalian brain.

Develops chemical tools for the study of microbe-host interaction.

Investigates mechanisms of neuronal differentiation and migration during embryonic development.

Investigates histological and functional aspects of the mammalian brain in health and disease.

Pursues the development of drugs and vaccines to prevent HIV transmission.

Studies neural mechanisms of hearing and pursues treatments for hearing loss.

Investigates molecular and physical mechanisms of cell division.

Develops mathematical descriptions of the nerve networks involved in visual perception.

Investigates mechanisms of RNA splicing and the role of splicing in RNA transcription.

Investigates the genetic basis of, and novel treatments for, addictive diseases.

Studies evolution in insect societies at the level of the gene, individual and colony.

Uses psoriasis as a model to investigate the pathogensis of inflammatory disease and autoimmunity.

Conducts quantitative analyses of microbial systems on cellular and population levels.

Applies mathematical models to biological systems at organismal, cellular and molecular levels.

Studies principles underlying electricity in biology, particularly the passage of ions across cell membranes.

Creates computational and mathematical models to describe neurophysiological systems and living organisms.

Studies electrical activity and computation underlying behavior in Drosophila.

Investigates the exchange of genetic material among bacteria.

Studies molecular mechanisms underlying effects of stress and sex hormones on the brain.

Investigates mechanisms of immune activity and tolerance in intestinal mucosa.

Investigates the biology of vocal learning and neuronal replacement in songbirds.

Investigates the molecular mechanisms of cell division and cell shape.

Studies molecular aspects of adaptive and innate immune responses.

Studies molecular mechanisms of DNA replication, recombination and repair.

Studies RNA editing and DNA mutation as creators of information diversity in biological systems.

Studies steroid hormone effects on nerve cells regulating specific natural behaviors and overall CNS arousal.

Investigates mechanisms of the functional diversity of antibodies in host defense and immunotherapy.

Uses computational modeling to understand complex biological or neurological functions.

Investigates mechanisms of hepatitis C virus infection and replication.

Studies the proteins and enzymes that execute and regulate gene transcription.

Researches the structure of nuclear pore complexes and their role in oncogenic and developmental defects.

Investigates neural circuits that underlie innate and learned behaviors.

Conducts biological and chemical investigations of G protein coupled receptors.

Investigates the role of glial cells in nervous system development and function.

Uses bioinformatics to study regulatory patterns in gene expression.

Uses imaging techniques and other biophysical tools to study single events in biological systems.

Uses Fanconia anemia as a backdrop to investigate DNA repair mechanisms in aging and cancer.

Examines the targeting of host machineries by bacterial virulence factors.

Investigates signaling pathways underlying apoptosis.

Investigates neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease and hemorrhagic stroke.

Investigates the epigenetic control of immune gene expression.

Uses a variety of laboratory and clinical approaches to study the processes of cancer metastasis.

Investigates nerve circuit formation and regeneration and the mechanisms underlying nerve cell death.

Tracks and studies mechanisms of bacterial antibiotic resistance.

Investigates gene regulatory mechanisms triggered by double-stranded RNA and RNA-binding proteins.

Investigates how odor stimuli are processed and perceived.

Investigates the genetic regulation of biological clocks that underlie many activities of living organisms.