Molecular mechanisms underlying alcoholism

Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration.

Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis

To understand how sensory systems function and develop

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

Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders

Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration

To understand what brain systems compute, how learning contributes, how circuits, cells and synapses mediate this learning and computation.

Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction

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

The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall.