Faculty and Labs in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Name Title Research Interests e-mail
Busciglio, Jorge A. Associate Professor Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome, neurodegeneration jbuscigl@uci.edu
Helguera, Pablo Assistant Project Scientist phelguer@uci.edu
Garcia-Gonzales, Octavio Postgraduate Researcher ogarciag@uci.edu
Hanna, Michael Graduate Student mhanna@uci.edu
Torres, Maria Graduate Student mdtorres@uci.edu
Cahill, Larry Associate Professor Neural mechanisms of emotionally influenced memory lfcahill@uci.edu
Ferree, Nikole Graduate Student nferree@uci.edu
Segal, Sabrina Graduate Student ssegal@uci.edu
Andreano, Joseph Jr. Specialist jandreano@uci.edu
Nielsen, Shawn Graduate Student nielsens@uci.edu
Carew,Thomas Bren Professor, Chair Cellular and molecular mechanisms of memory tcarew@uci.edu
Hoftstadter, Paul Staff Research Associate phofstad@uci.edu
Sherff, Carolyn Assistant Project Scientist csherff@uci.edu
Pu, Lu Assistant Project Scientist lu.pu@uci.edu
Shobe, Justin Postgraduate Researcher jshobe@uci.edu
Boyle, Heather Laboratory Assistant hboyle@uci.edu
Stough, Shara Graduate Student sstough@uci.edu
Fischbach, Soren Graduate Student fischbas@uci.edu
Galvez, Bryan Graduate Student bgalvez@uci.edu
Philips, Gary Postdoctoral Scholar gphilips@uci.edu
Ye, Xiaojing Postdoctoral Scholar xye@uci.edu
Chance, Frances S. Assistant Professor Sensory processing by cortical circuitry, computational modeling frances.chance@uci.edu
Ayaz, Asli Graduate Student aayaz@uci.edu
Cohen-Cory, Susana Associate Professor Synapse formation in the developing nervous system; in vivo imaging studies scohenco@uci.edu
Kidane, Adhanet Postdoctoral Scholar akidane@uci.edu
Ling, Justin Staff Research Associate jling@uci.edu
Shirkey, Nicole Graduate Student nshirkey@uci.edu
Chakravarthy, Sridhara Assistant Specialist schakra@uci.edu
Cotman, Carl Professor (split appointment with Neurology) Alzheimer's disease, apoptosis, successful aging, dementia, neurodegeneration, apopotosis, amyloid cwcotman@uci.edu
Wasserman, Andrea MSO, Brain Aging Research Unit awasserm@uci.edu
Liu, Luter Senior Financial Analyst lliu@uci.edu
Smith, Erica Graduate Student edsmith@uci.edu
Cramer, Karina Associate Professor Nervous system development; development of auditory brainstem pathways cramerk@uci.edu
Korn, Matthew Graduate Student mkorn@uci.edu
Nakamura, Paul Graduate Student pnakamur@uci.edu
Intskirveli, Irakli Assistant Specialist iintskir@uci.edu
Fortin, Norbert Assistant Professor Learning and memory, electrophysiology, and the hippocampus norbert.fortin@uci.edu
Feinberg, Leila Graduate Student leilamf@uci.edu
Jacobs, Nathan Graduate Student natesjacobs@gmail.com
Frostig, Ron Professor Function, structure, and plasticity of sensory cortex rfrostig@uci.edu
Bee, Cynthia Specialist cbee@uci.edu
Davis, Melissa Graduate Student mfdavis@uci.edu
Lay, Christopher Graduate Student layc@uci.edu
Gall, Christine Professor (joint appointee) Neuroanatomy, in situ hybridization, molecular neurobiology, integrins, neurotrophic factors, neurotrophins, hippocampus cmgall@uci.edu
Guzowski, John Associate Professor Molecular basis of learning and memory in the mammalian brain john.g@uci.edu
Miyashita, Teiko Assistant Project Scientist tmiyashi@uci.edu
Pevzner, Alex Graduate Student apevzner@uci.edu
Vogel-Cierna, Annie Graduate Student a.ciernia@uci.edu
Josephson, Robert Professor (Emeritus) Neural control of muscle contraction; muscle contraction kinetics and power output rkjoseph@uci.edu
Kawas, Claudia Professor (split appointment with Neurology) Dementia and Memory Disorders, Neuropsychiatry and Neurobehavior ckawas@uci.edu
Pittman, Sandy Administrative Specialist spittman@uci.edu
Killackey, Herbert Professor, Assoc. Vice Chancellor Developmental neuroanatomy hkillack@uci.edu
LaFerla, Frank Professor Molecular biology of Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative disorders; Presenilins and calcium signaling laferla@uci.edu
Blurton-Jones, Mathew Assistant Research Scientist mblurton@uci.edu
Green, Kim Assistant Project Scientist kim.green@uci.edu
Kitazawa, Masashi Assistant Project Scientist kitazawa@uci.edu
Martinez-Coria, Hilda Postgraduate Researcher hildam@uci.edu
Medeiros, Rodrigo Postgraduate Researcher rodrigo.medeiros@uci.edu
Freude, Kristine Postdoctoral Fellow kfreude@uci.edu
Cheng, David Staff Research Associate dcheng@uci.edu
Monroe, Angela Assistant to the Director atmonroe@uci.edu
Roman, Gary Lab Asst./ INP Student Affairs Officer groman@uci.edu
Castello, Nicholas Graduate Student ncastell@uci.edu
Koike, Maya Graduate Student mkoike@uci.edu
Myzcek, Kristoffer Graduate Student kmyczek@uci.edu
Neely, Kara Graduate Student kneely@uci.edu
Chabrier, Meredith Graduate Student mchabrie@uci.edu
Pabst, Adam Staff Research Associate apabst@uci.edu
Walls, KC Postdoctoral Scholar kwalls@uci.edu
Leon, Michael Professor Olfactory coding mleon@uci.edu
Johnson, Brett Project Scientist bajohnso@uci.edu
Woo, Cynthia Assistant Project Scientist
Hingco, Edna Staff Research Associate ehingco@uci.edu
Marshall, John Professor Recovery of function after brain injury; cellular factors contributing to neurodegeneration; organization of basal ganglia motor systems jfmarsha@uci.edu
O’Dell, Steven Assistant Project Scientist sjodell@uci.edu
Boikess, Steven Graduate Student sboikess@uci.edu
Gross, Noah Graduate Student ngross@uci.edu
Fricks, Ashley Graduate Student africks@uci.edu
Alaghband, Yasaman Graduate Student yalaghba@uci.edu
Azarnia, Siavash Laboratory Assistant sazarnia@uci.edu
McGaugh, James Research Professor Neurobiology of learning and memory james.mcgaugh@uci.edu
Collett, Nan Laboratory Assistant nkcollet@uci.edu
Metherate, Raju Professor Neurophysiology, Synaptic physiology of auditory cortex raju.metherate@uci.edu
Mezzasalma, Candace Specialist candace@uci.edu
Lazar, Ronit Assistant Specialist rlazar@uci.edu
Kang, Ho An Lab Assistant hoank@uci.edu
Miledi, Ricardo Distinguished Professor Synaptic physiology and molecular neurobiology; neurotransmitter receptor function rmiledi@uci.edu
Limon Ruiz, Agenor Postgraduate Researcher alimonru@uci.edu
Reyes-Ruiz, Mauricio Postgraduate Researcher jreyesru@uci.edu
Parker, Ian Professor Calcium signaling; second messengers; inositol trisphosphate; confocal microscopy; two-photon microscopy; lasers iparker@uci.edu
Demuro, Angelo Assistant Project Scientist ademuro@uci.edu
Yamasaki, Michiko Postgraduate Researcher michiko@uci.edu
Smith, Ian Assistant Project Scientist ismith@uci.edu
Wiltgen, Steve Graduate Student swiltgen@uci.edu
Rugg, Michael Professor Cognitive neuroscience of human memory using EEG and fMRI research techniques mrugg@uci.edu
Sweegers, Carly Jr. Specialist csweeger@uci.edu
Johnson, Jeff Associate Specialist jeff.johnson@uci.edu
De Chastelaine, Marrianne Postgraduate Researcher mdechast@uci.edu
Suzuki, Maki Postgraduate Researcher msuzuki@uci.edu
Vilberg, Kaia Postgraduate Researcher kvilberg@uci.edu
Abdellateef, Marwa Graduate Student mabdella@uci.edu
Gottlieb, Lauren Graduate Student lgottlie@uci.edu
Hayama, Hiroki Junior Specialist hhayama@uci.edu
Wang, Tracy Graduate Student tracyhw@uci.edu
Yu, Sarah Graduate Student ssyu@uci.edu
Miladinovich, Stacy Laboratory Manager smiladin@uci.edu
Soltesz, Ivan Professor (joint appointee) neurophysiology, GABA, hippocampus, plasticity, neurological diseases, epilepsy, trauma, computational modeling, sprouting isoltesz@uci.edu
Sperling, George Distinguished Professor (joint appointee) Empirical studies of human information processing: short-term visual memory systems, attention, visual perception, and 3D object recognition. sperling@uci.edu
Stark, Craig Associate Professor Memory, hippocampus, neuroimaging, amnesia, FMRI cestark@uci.edu
Stark, Shauna Staff Research Associate starks@uci.edu
Yassa, Michael (Mike) Graduate Student myassa@uci.edu
Mattfield, Aaron Graduate Student amattfel@uci.edu
Wu, Joyce Graduate Student jwu10@uci.edu
Starr, Arnold Research Professor Neurological disorders affecting cognition, sensation and motor behaviors astarr@uci.edu
Steward, Oswald Professor (joint appointee) Recovery of function following damage to the nervous system; and mRNA trafficking osteward@uci.edu
Wong, Jamie Graduate Student jamiekw@uci.edu
Striedter, Georg Associate Professor Behavioral Neuroscience; Evolutionary Developmental Neurobiology; Animal Behavior; Neuroethology gstriedt@uci.edu
Charvet, Christine Graduate Student ccharvet@uci.edu
Heinz, Thomas Specialist theinz@uci.edu
McGowan, Luke Graduate Student lmcgowan@uci.edu
Sumikawa, Katumi Associate Professor Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology; nicotinic cholinergic control of synaptic plasticity; learning and memory and addiction ksumikaw@uci.edu
Tenner, Andrea Professor (joint appointee) Immunity; Inflammation; Complement; Alzheimer's Disease; Cell Surface Receptors; Phagocytosis atenner@uci.edu
Cole, Tracy Graduate Student colet@uci.edu
Thompson, Leslie Professor (split appointment with Psychiatry & Human Behavior) Human genetic disorders lmthomps@uci.edu
Weinberger, Norman Research Professor Neurobiology of learning and memory, cortical plasticity, auditory system, cholinergic function, music nmweinbe@uci.edu
Miasnikov, Alexandre Associate Specialist amiasnik@uci.edu
Hui, Gabriel Associate Specialist huig@uci.edu
Weinberger, Jacquie Project Assistant jdweinbe@uci.edu
Bieszczad, Kasia Graduate Student kbies@uci.edu
Chavez, Candice Graduate Student candicc@uci.edu
Headley, Drew Graduate Student headleyd@uci.edu
Elias, Gabriel Graduate Student gelias@uci.edu
Chen, Jemmy Laboratory Assistant jemmyc@uci.edu
Wood, Marcelo Assistant Professor Molecular basis of learning and memory mwood@uci.edu
Stefanko, Daniel Laboratory Assistant dstefank@uci.edu
Barrett, Ruth Graduate Student rbarrett@uci.edu
Malvaez, Melissa Graduate Student mmalvaez@uci.edu
Hattig, Jakob Postdoctoral Scholar jhattig@uci.edu
McQuown, Susan Postdoctoral Scholar smcquown@uci.edu
Post, Rebecca Lab Assistant rpost@uci.edu
Xu, Zhe Staff Research Associate zxu@uci.edu
Yahr, Pauline Professor (Emeritus) Behavioral neuroendocrinology; neuroendocrine control of male social behaviors; sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior piyahr@uci.edu