Erin K. Purcell, PhD

Assistant Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 213A Giltner Hall
 arguell5@msu.edu

Neural circuits and reconsolidation mechanisms contributing to drug relapse

Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B331 Life Science
 517-353-4947
 atchiso1@msu.edu

Neurotransmitter release and synaptic transmission; models of human neuromuscular disorders of peripheral and central neurotransmission, chemical neurotoxicity, ion channel pharmacology

Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B426 Life Science
 517-432-3154
 barman@msu.edu

Central neural control of the cardiovascular system; sympathetic rhythms

Assistant Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 2193 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5046
 beattyj7@msu.edu

Neurological effects of Fragile X Syndrome, regulation and modulation of neuronal excitability of thalamocortical circuits and interactions between basal ganglia and thalamic circuits.

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Assistant Professor, Neurology and Ophthalmology
East Lansing Campus
 W. Fee Hall, Room 637
 517-884-7606
 bender@epi.msu.edu

Cognitive neuroscience of aging and lifespan development.

Assistant Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0957
 alison.bernstein@hc.msu.edu

Epigenetics in Parkinson's disease; toxicological models of Parkinson's disease

Associate Professor, Neurology & Ophthalmology
East Lansing Campus
 A217 Clinical Center
 517-884-2482
 bozoki@msu.edu

Effects of aging and dementia on the memory networks of the brain, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)

Assistant Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 282A Psychology
 517-355-9562
 brascamp@msu.edu

The human visual system

Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience
Professor, Integrative Biology, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 240 Giltner Hall
 517-355-1749
 breedsm@msu.edu

Effects of steroids on and the activation of plasticity in the human nervous system

Assistant Professor, Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
East Lansing Campus
 C211 East Fee
 517-355-7553
 laura.cabrera@ht.msu.edu

Ethical and societal implications of neurotechnology and advances in neuroscience

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development; College of Human Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 4012 Grand Rapids Research Center; 400 Monroe Ave NW; Grand Rapids, MI 49503
 616-234-2839
 Daniel.Campbell@hc.msu.edu

Cerebral cortex development: (e.g., neural development of sensory systems)

Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B446 Life Science
 517-353-5479
 cobbett@msu.edu

Ion channels and neuromuscular physiology of human and veterinary parasites

Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 (616)234-0953
 collie69@msu.edu

Models of Parkinson's disease to study mechanisms of degeneration and therapeutics; neurobiology of aging

Associate Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0997
 scott.counts@hc.msu.edu

Molecular pathogenic mechanisms of selective neuronal vulnerability in AD

Chair, Physiology
Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 2201E Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5060
 coxclee@msu.edu

Neurophysiology and neuroplasticity within thalamocortical circuits. Neurophysiological alterations associated with Developmental disorders (fragile X syndrome, Autism), Epilepsy, and Parkinson's Disesase

Assistant Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 2168 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5055
 cranda86@msu.edu

Structure and function of neural circuits in the mammalian brain; Basic physiology of neurons and synapses; Physiology of sensory systems; Optogenetics

Professor, Entomology
East Lansing Campus
 438 Giltner Hall
 517-432-2034
 dongk@msu.edu

Insect voltage-gated ion channels, interaction between ion channels and insecticides and other neurotoxins, and molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance

Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B340 Life Science
 517-432-7403
 dorranc3@msu.edu

Cerebral ischemia and cerebral vessel structure and function

Professor, Integrative Biology
East Lansing Campus
 342 Natural Science
 517-353-1953
 eisthen@msu.edu

Neuroethology, comparative and developmental vertebrate neurobiology

Associate Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 289B Psychology
 517-432-6258
 kfenn@msu.edu

Acquisition and consolidation of complex skills and episodic memory

Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B327 Life Science
 517-353-4648
 finkg@msu.edu

Neural control of blood pressure and body fluid homeostasis, autonomic nervous system; neuropeptides

Neuroscience Program Director
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 108 Giltner Hall
 517-353-4776
 galliga1@msu.edu

Neurophysiology and pharmacology of autonomic nerves

Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 4180 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5156
 gallok@msu.edu

Protein kinase signaling in neurogenerative diseases

Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology
East Lansing Campus
 39 Giltner Hall
 ganz@msu.edu

Development and regeneration of the enteric nervous system; Endothelin signaling in neural crest development

Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-2837
 Marcia.Gordon@hc.msu.edu

Innate immunity in neurodegerative diseases

Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Neurology & Ophthalmology
East Lansing Campus
 B436 Life Sciences
 517-884-2484
 john.goudreau@ht.msu.edu

Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease

MSU Foundation Professor
Associate Professor, Neuroscience & Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 567 Wilson Road, 3081 BPS
 517-884-5121
 gulbrans@msu.edu

Role of glia in neuroinflammation in the intestine

Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 217 Psychology
 517-353-0792
 harrisl@msu.edu

Neuropsychology of motor and cognitive functions, especially handedness and face perception

Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B439B Life Science
 517-432-2339
 hegg@msu.edu

Mechanisms of neuroregeneration, environmental toxicants and damage to the olfactory system

Director of Online Programs
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience Program
East Lansing Campus
 207 Giltner Hall
 517-884-9526
 mcgove14@msu.edu

Assistant Professor, Animal Science
East Lansing Campus
 1230H Anthony Hall
 517-353-1415
 hanne@msu.edu

Behavioral neuroendocrinology and reproduction

Professor, Radiology
East Lansing Campus
 164 Radiology
 517-884-3246
 jie@rad.msu.edu

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based systems level neuroscience research and its clinical application in migraine study

Assistant Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 205 Giltner Hall
 517-432-8446
 awj@msu.edu

Neuronal mechanisms of learning and motivation

Professor, Neuroscience Program
East Lansing Campus
 239 Giltner Hall
 517-355-1722
 jordancy@msu.edu

Neurobiological mechanisms of sex differences in neurodegenerative/neuromuscular disease and mental disorders including anxiety and PTSD

Associate Professor, Kinesiology
East Lansing Campus
 27Q IM Sports Circle
 517-432-9907
 fkagerer@msu.edu

Sensorimotor integration, adaptive motor control, motor development, brain-behavior relationship

Associate Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0956
 nicholas.kanaan@hc.msu.edu

Molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases and developing novel therapeutic strategies that target disease mechanisms

Chair, Neurology & Ophthalmology
Medical Director, Sparrow Hospital Neurosciences
East Lansing Campus
 A217 Clincal Center
 517-432-9277
 kaufman1@msu.edu

Diagnosis, prognosis and treatment strategies in optic neuropathies, visual electrophysiology in humans, MRI

Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Human Development
East Lansing Campus
 2114 Biomedical Engineering Building

Genetic and environmental influences on infant brain development, sexual differentiation of human brain, microbiome-gut-brain axis, neuroimaging

Associate Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences
East Lansing Campus
 D208 Veterinary Medical Center
 517-432-2755
 komaromy@cvm.msu.edu

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of inherited retinal and optic nerve diseases; gene therapy

Assistant Professor, Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
East Lansing Campus
 2507H Engineering Building
 517-432-0372
 arjun@msu.edu

Computational data-driven approaches for resolving, understanding, and tackling the heterogeneity of complex traits and diseases.

Assistant Professor, Physiology

Neurobiology of Chronic Pain

Assistant Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 3183 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5123
 leinning@msu.edu

Central regulation of feeding and other motivated behaviors

Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 100 Giltner Hall
 517-432-6705
 liweim@msu.edu

Pheromone regulation of behavior and neuroendocrine olfaction, functional genomics

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
East Lansing Campus
 1216 Engineering
 517-353-7832
 wenli@egr.msu.edu

MEMS/NEMS, neuroprosthetic devices, micro/nano sensors and actuators, nanoelectronics, and microsystem integration and packaging technologies.

Professor and Chair, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Professor, Neurology & Ophthalmology
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0950
 jack.lipton@hc.msu.edu

Developmental exposure to drugs of abuse, development of the dopamine system, etiology and experimental therapeutics of Parkinson's disease

Associate Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 289A Psychology
 517-432-6694
 tsliu@msu.edu

Visual perception and attention, attentional control, object recognition, neural mechanisms of perception and cognition

Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 219 Giltner Hall
 517-353-8675
 lonstein@msu.edu

Neural and hormonal control of peripartum anxiety disorders and postpartum maternal care

Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B432 Life Science
 517-353-8971
 lookingl@msu.edu

Development of neuroprotective pharmacological agents and strategies for the treatment of dopamine neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's Disease and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

Assistant Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0968
 manfreds@msu.edu

Development of virally-mediated CNS gene-therapy in the study, and treatment, of neurodegenerative disease

Assistant Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 3182 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5004
 mazeirob@msu.edu

Drug- and stress-induced changes in behavior, neuronal signaling, and neuronal morphology

Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 282B Psychology
 517-353-9069
 dmcauley@msu.edu

Auditory perception, attention, and cognition, timing and rhythm, relationship between music and language processing, computational modeling, and neuroimaging

Assistant Professor, Advertising and Public Relations
East Lansing Campus
 404 Wilson Road, Room 324, Communication Arts and Sciences
 517-355-1282
 darmeshi@msu.edu

Neural processing of social information, social media use, decision making, social influence.

Associate Professor, Integrative Biology
East Lansing Campus
 336 Natural Science
 517-353-9283
 kmiller@msu.edu

Axonal elongation and organelle transport in neurons

Associate Professor and Matilda R. Wilson Endowed Chair, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Department of Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 784 Wilson Road, G326 Veterinary Medical Center
 517-353-5978
 moeserad@cvm.msu.edu

Pathophysiology of Stress-Induced Gastrointestinal and Immune Disorders

Professor, Department of Translational Sciences and Molecular Medcine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-2846
 morga294@msu.edu

Alzheimer’s disease, mouse models, amyloid, tau, microglia

Associate Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 110B Psychology
 517-355-2159
 jmoser@msu.edu

Cognitive and affective neuroscience approaches to the study of self-regulation and anxiety

Professor and Chair, Pharmacology & Toxicology
East Lansing Campus
 B440 Life Science
 517-353-7145
 rneubig@msu.edu

G protein signaling in genetic epilepsies and movement disorders

Associate Dean, Graduate School
Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 102 Giltner Hall
 517-353-9066
 nunez@msu.edu

Circadian and seasonal rhythms, neuroendocrinology

Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistic
East Lansing Campus
 B218 West Fee Hall
 517-884-1876
 paneth@msu.edu

Brain damage in premature infants, prediction through ultrasound

Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Department of Radiology
East Lansing Campus
 2S Biomedical Engineering Building

Neuromodulation, Neuroimaging of cortical function, Post-injury plasticity, Somatosensory system, Traumatic brain injury, Peripheral nerve injury, molecular probes, Optical imaging, Development of molecular-based neuromodulation technologies

Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
East Lansing Campus
 126E IM Sports Circle
 517-432-5105
 pontifex@msu.edu

ERP, behavioral, and neuropsychological investigations of the relation between physical health and cognition during maturation

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical And Computer Engineering
East Lansing Campus
 334A Engineering
 517-432-8137
 epurcell@msu.edu

Regenerate and redefine the interface between neurons and electrodes implanted in the brain, improving the understanding and control of device-tissue integration

Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Mechanical Engineering
East Lansing Campus
 203 IM Sports Circle
 517-353-6491
 rrangana@msu.edu

Learning and Coordination of movement; Multi-joint control, Movement Rehabilitation

Associate Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 285C Psychology
 517-432-3366
 ravizzas@msu.edu

Cognitive processes necessary to achieve goals in a constantly changing environment

Associate Professor, Neuroscience Program
East Lansing Campus
 2117 Bioengineering Facility
 reimersm@msu.edu

Assistant Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 3180 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5003
 robiso45@msu.edu

How models of drug addiction and chronic stress alter gene expression in discreet brain regions, particularly the hippocampus

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
East Lansing Campus
 2308D Engineering Building
 517-355-7695
 salemf@msu.edu

Modeling neuronal population synchrony and asynchrony and their relation to memory, processing, prediction, and control

Assistant Professor, Communication
East Lansing Campus
 569 Communication Arts and Sciences
 517-355-6629
 schmaelz@msu.edu

Neuroimaging of dynamic media messages; Social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience; Message processing and audience response to messages

Research Director, Radiology
Associate Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 184 Radiology
 517-884-3270
 shapir86@msu.edu

Molecular and cellular MRI, particularly in the use of MRI to track specific cell populations

University Distinguished Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 138 Giltner Hall
 517-355-5253
 sisk@msu.edu

Neuroendocrinology, neural development during puberty, steroid hormone regulation of neural development and behavior

Professor, Integrative Biology, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 222 Giltner Hall
 517-432-1632
 smale@msu.edu

Neural mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms in nocturnal and diurnal animals

Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0959
 caryl.sortwell@hc.msu.edu

Primary neuronal cultures, ex vivo and in vivo gene therapy, stereotaxic surgery, immunohistochemistry, neuro substructure microdissections, behavioral evaluations of motor performance, microscopy, long term deep brain stimulation platform

Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-0969
 collie68@msu.edu

Brain plasticity in neurodegenerative disease models

Associate Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
East Lansing Campus
 Van Andel
 616-234-0970
 kstrauss@msu.edu

Regulation of arachidonic acid metabolism in the brain modulates inflammation and recovery after brain injuries

Professor, Chemistry
East Lansing Campus
 314 Chemistry
 517-355-9715 x229
 swain@chemistry.msu.edu

Application of electrochemical methods and sensors for studying the mechanisms and pharmacology of neuromuscular signaling in the vasculature and gastrointestinal tract

Undergraduate Director, Neuroscience Program
East Lansing Campus
 108 Giltner Hall
 517-432-2203
 symonds@msu.edu

Research Assistant Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 Yan Lab
 213 Giltner Hall
 517-884-2212
 tangyupi@msu.edu

Academic Specialist, Neuroscience Program
East Lansing Campus
 209 Giltner Hall
 517-884-9525
 taylo958@msu.edu

Assistant Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 110C Psychology
 517-884-8489
 kthakkar@msu.edu

Cognitive and biological mechanisms of illness in schizophrenia

Associate Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 212 Giltner Hall
 517-303-1434
 aveenema@msu.edu

Neurobiology of social behavior

Associate Professor, Translational Science & Molecular Medicine
Grand Rapids Campus
 Grand Rapids Research Center
 616-234-2828
 irving.vega@hc.msu.edu

Adaptive proteome dynamics in neurodegenerative diseases

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Human Development
Grand Rapids Campus
 Rm 4017, 400 Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49503
 517-884-2843
 Daniel.vogt@hc.msu.edu

Development and maturation of GABAergic interneurons and their role in neurological disorders.

Professor, Medicine
East Lansing Campus
 B316 Clinical Center
 517-432-0797
 wangdo@msu.edu

Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying salt sensitive hypertension

Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 3179 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5119
 wangho@msu.edu

Neuronal intracellular signaling in neuroplasticity, brain function, and neurological disorders

Professor, Physiology
East Lansing Campus
 2198 Biomedical and Physical Sciences
 517-884-5041
 weberar@msu.edu

Structure-function relation of retinal ganglion cells undergoing glaucoma-related degeneration in the primate eye. Development of treatment strategies aimed at mitigating or preventing glaucomatous retinal ganglion cell degeneration

Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
East Lansing Campus
 3144 Engineering
 517-353-4388
 weng@msu.edu

Computational modeling of nervous systems, mental architectures, neural networks, development, and learning

Associate Professor, Psychology
East Lansing Campus
 218 Giltner Hall
 517-432-8189
 yanl@msu.edu

Neural basis underlying the modulatory effects of ambient light on emotion and cognition.