Molecular mechanisms underlying alcoholism

Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration.

To elucidate structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory.

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of electrical signaling, biophysics of ion channel proteins.

Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction

neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery

The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain

The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders.

How the auditory system processes species-specific communication signals and the cues that enable association with its location in space.

My research explores how ion channels affect the excitability of sensory neurons with an emphasis on the molecular basis of ion channel func

Immunological responses to PEG-fusion repair of severed peripheral nerves

The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall.