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Institute for Neuroscience Faculty

 

ALDRICH, RICHARD W No
Richard W Aldrich
Professor Emeritus
Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Emeritus)

Molecular mechanisms of ion channels and signaling molecules.
ATKINSON, NIGEL S
Nigel S Atkinson
Professor
Molecular mechanisms underlying alcoholism
512-232-3404
PAT 228
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BITTNER, GEORGE D No
George D Bittner
Professor
Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration.
512-471-5454
PAT 321
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BRAGER, DARRIN H No
Darrin H Brager
Research Associate Professor
Britt, Steve
Brumback, Audrey No
Audrey C Brumback
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Assistant Professor (Medical)
512-495-5241
NHB 2.122
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Champagne, Frances
Chen, Yu No
Chen Yu
Professor
Charles and Sarah Seay Regents Professorship in Developmental Psychology (Holder)

Development and Learning, Language Acquisition, Perception and Action, Visual Attention, Social Interaction, Computer Vision, Machine Learni
Church-Lang, Jessica
Jessica A Church-Lang
Associate Professor
512-475-7009
SEA 2.216
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Cisler, Josh No
Josh M Cisler
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
COLGIN, LAURA L No
Laura L Colgin
Director, Center for Learning and Memory, Associate Professor
Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Fellow)

Investigate how brain rhythms affect memory operations, using multisite tetrode recordings from behaving animals.
512-232-6361
NHB 2.146
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Cormack, Lawrence
512-471-5380
SEA 4.228
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Curley, James
James P Curley
Associate Professor
Ding, Ming-Chieh
Dobbs, Lauren No
Lauren K Dobbs
Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor (Medical)
Donegan, Jennifer No
Jennifer J Donegan
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Assistant Professor
512-495-5985
HDB
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DREW, MICHAEL No
Michael Drew
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor
Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis
512-232-0677
WCH
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Duarte, Audrey No
Audrey Duarte
Professor, Professor (Medical)
512-232-4643
SEA
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Dunsmoor, Joseph No
Joseph E Dunsmoor Jr
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Assistant Professor
512-495-5144
HDB 4.216
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Fenno, Lief No
Lief Fenno
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Assistant Professor
Fonken, Laura
Laura K Fonken
Assistant Professor
512-232-8331
BME 3.510C
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Fonzo, Greg No
Gregory A Fonzo
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Assistant Professor
Freedberg, Michael Yes
Mike Freedberg
Assistant Professor
512-232-6024
BEL 542
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GOLDING, NACE L No
Nace L Golding
Professor, Director, Institute for Neuroscience
To understand how sensory systems function and develop
512-232-4888
NHB 3.342
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Goldschen-Ohm, Marcel No
Goldschen-Ohm, Marcel
Assistant Professor
512-232-1677
NHB 4.352
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Gonzales, Rueben
512-471-5192
PHR
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Gonzalez-Lima, F
F Gonzalez-Lima
Professor
George I. Sanchez Centennial Professorship in Liberal Arts (Holder)

Brain research on transcranial lasers, memory enhancement, neuroprotection, neurocognitive disorders
512-475-8497
SEA 3.236
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Goris, Robbe
Robbe L Goris
Assistant Professor
Visual Perception, Perceptual Decision-Making, Computational Neuroscience
Haley, Andreana No
Andreana P Haley
Professor
Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Regents Professorship in Clinical Psychology (Holder)

512-232-0863
SEA 3.238
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Hamilton, Liberty
Liberty Hamilton
Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Neurology
512-471-1929
CMA 4.116B
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HARRIS, KRISTEN M No
Kristen M Harris
Professor
To elucidate structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory.
512-232-3968
NHB 3.406
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HARRIS, R ADRON
Robert A Harris
Professor Emeritus
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Emeritus)

Investigating molecular mechanisms responsible for alcoholism and drug dependence.
HOFMANN, JOHANN
Hans Hofmann
Professor, Faculty collaboration with Gore lab
Neuromolecular and genomic basis of social behavior and its evolution
512-475-6754
PAT 141
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Howard, Mackenzie No
Mackenzie A Howard
Courtesy Faculty, Assistant Professor of Neurology
Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders
Hussain, Sara Yes
Sara J Hussain
Assistant Professor
512-232-2686
BEL 540
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Huth, Alexander
Alexander Huth
Assistant Professor
Jabbi. Mbemba
Mbemba Jabbi
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
512-495-5195
HDB 4.210
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Jara-Oseguera, Andrés No
Andres Jara-Oseguera
Assistant Professor
Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund (Holder)

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of electrical signaling, biophysics of ion channel proteins.
JOHNSTON, DANIEL
Daniel Johnston
Professor Emeritus
Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus)

Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy.
Jones, Theresa
512-232-1814
SEA 6.106
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Lee, Amy No
Amy Lee
Professor
Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration
512-471-1156
NHB 3.139
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Lewis-Peacock, Jarrod A No
Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock
Associate Professor
Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback
512-232-2149
SEA 2.222
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Lippard, Elizabeth
Elizabeth T Lippard
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
512-495-5216
HDB 4.202
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Marinelli, Michela (Micky) No
Michela Marinelli
Associate Professor, Other University Affiliate - Pharmacy
neuroscience of addiction and motivation
512-471-0080
HDB 5.318
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MAUK, MICHAEL No
Michael Mauk
Professor
To understand what brain systems compute, how learning contributes, how circuits, cells and synapses mediate this learning and computation.
512-232-3978
NHB 3.368
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MAYFIELD, R. Dayne No
Roy D Mayfield
Research Professor
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow)

512-232-7578
UT MAIN
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Melamed, Esther
Esther Melamed
Assistant Professor of Neurology
512-495-5053
NMS 3.324
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Messing, Robert No
Robert Messing
Department Chair, Neuroscience, Professor
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Holder)

Neurobiology of addiction and pain
512-471-1735
UT MAIN
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MIHIC, S J No
S J Mihic
Associate Professor
Developing a better understanding of how ligand-gated ion channels function
512-232-7173
MBB 1.148
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Millán, José del R. No
Jose del R Millan
Professor, Professor of Neurology
Carol Cockrell Curran Chair in Engineering (Holder)

512-471-3434
HDB
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MORIKAWA, HITOSHI No
Hitoshi Morikawa
Associate Professor
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow)

Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction
512-232-9299
PAT 402A
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Mukhopadhyay, Somshuvra
Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor
Alan W. Hamm Centennial Fellowship in Pharmacy (Holder)

neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery
512-232-8200
BME 3.510E
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Natividad, Luis Yes
Luis A Natividad
Assistant Professor
NISHIYAMA, HIROSHI No
Hiroshi Nishiyama
Associate Professor
The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain
512-232-8438
NHB
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Nixon, Kimberly No
Kimberly Nixon
Professor
James T. Doluisio Centennial Fellowship (Holder)

Role of adult neurogenesis and glia in the development of and recovery from alcohol use disorders
512-232-2788
BME 6.116A
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Noble-Haeusslein, Linda
Linda J Noble
Professor, Professor of Neurology
The Noble-Haeusslein laboratory studies cellular and molecular determinants of recovery after traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.
512-495-5250
SEA 5.226
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Orsini, Caitlin No
Caitlin A Orsini
Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Neurology
410-829-0980
SEA
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Paydarfar, David
David Paydarfar
Department Chair, Neurology, Professor of Neurology
Pestilli, Franco No
Franco Pestilli
Associate Professor
PHELPS, STEVEN M
512-475-6304
PAT 22
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Pierce, Jonathan No
Jonathan Pierce
Associate Professor
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow)

The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders.
512-232-4137
NMS 5.116
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POLLAK, GEORGE D
George D Pollak
Professor Emeritus
How the auditory system processes species-specific communication signals and the cues that enable association with its location in space.
Preston, Alison
Alison R Preston
Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Professor
Dr. A. Wilson Nolle and Sir Raghunath P. Mahendroo Professorship in Neuroscience (Holder)

512-232-2145
NHB 3.352
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PRIEBE, NICHOLAS J No
Nicholas J Priebe
Professor
Mechanisms underlying response properties of neurons in primary sensory cortex using both electrophysiology and imaging in vivo.
512-232-0802
NHB 2.112
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Ressl, Susanne Yes
Susanne Ressl
Assistant Professor
Santacruz, Samantha No
Samantha R Santacruz
Assistant Professor
Schwartz, William
William Schwartz
Professor of Neurology, Professor of Instruction
512-495-5252
MBB
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SEIDEMANN, EYAL No
Eyal Seidemann
Professor
How perceptual decisions and motor plans are formed in the primate cerebral cortex.
512-232-6052
SEA 4.204
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Senning, Eric Yes
Eric Senning
Assistant Professor
My research explores how ion channels affect the excitability of sensory neurons with an emphasis on the molecular basis of ion channel func
SNODDERLY, D M JR
Max Snodderly
Professor Emeritus
Early stages of the primate visual pathway from the retina to the cortex.
Strakowski, Stephen
Stephen M Strakowski
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
512-495-5047
HDB
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Taillefumier, Thibaud
Thibaud O Taillefumier
Assistant Professor
Mathematical Neuroscience
Wang, Huiliang Yes
Huiliang Wang
Assistant Professor
Neuroengineering, Bioelectronics, Biomaterials, Wearable Electronics, Nanotechnology
Wei, Xuexin Yes
Xuexin Wei
Assistant Professor
Computational & Theoretical Neuroscience
ZAKON, HAROLD H
Harold H Zakon
Professor
The function, regulation, and evolution of voltage-dependent ion channels. The regulation of sodium and potassium channels by hormones.
512-471-0194
PAT
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ZEMELMAN, BORIS V.
Boris Zemelman
Associate Professor
The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall.
512-232-5796
NHB 3.116
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