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Below is a list of all Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.

Acosta, Ana Maria

Acosta, Ana Maria

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

Description of Interests

I am interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying movement impairments after neural injury or disease and how the nervous system adapts. Current work examines the role of the trunk and the sh... [more]

Ahmed, Atique

Ahmed, Atique

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery

Description of Interests

Glioblastoma is a devastating disease that currently carries a median survival of 21 months. This is primarily due to the high rate of recurrence. At the Ahmed Lab, our goal is to study brain tumor pr... [more]

Alexander, Emma

Alexander, Emma

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Description of Interests

I am interested in low-level, bio-inspired, physics-based computer vision. New understanding of animals' brains and behavior can inspire new technology, particularly in the imaging and image processin... [more]

Amaral, Luis

Amaral, Luis

Erastus Otis Haven Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Description of Interests

Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming one of the major causes of death in developed nations. Many of these diseases are strongly associated with aging, prompting the question of which are the change... [more]

Andersen, Erik

Andersen, Erik

Associate Professor of Molecular Biosciences

Description of Interests

Erik Andersen is a molecular and statistical geneticist working on behavioral and neurophysiological traits that differ among individuals in a population. In his lab, he uses classical, quantitative, ... [more]

Apkarian, Vania

Apkarian, Vania

Professor of Neuroscience

Description of Interests

We study brain mechanisms of acute and chronic pain, in humans and rodent models, using multiple technologies. The CTPR is a collaboration between multiple neuroscience labs with the aim of untangling... [more]

Augustin, Shana

Augustin, Shana

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Description of Interests

The Augustin lab studies neuromodulation and associated intracellular signaling pathways that contribute to synaptic efficacy and circuit functions involved in decision making and behavior, as well as... [more]

Awatramani, Raj

Awatramani, Raj

Professor of Neurology

Description of Interests

Dysfunctional dopamine (DA) signaling has been associated with a broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders, prompting investigations into how midbrain DA neuron heterogeneity may underpin this vari... [more]

Baker, Jim

Baker, Jim

Professor of Neuroscience

Description of Interests

My lab has closed and I now concentrate on teaching and assisting other motor systems labs. Our history is the study sensory-motor processing in vestibular and oculomotor systems, in mice and other ma... [more]

Bass, Joseph

Bass, Joseph

Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine - Endocrinology

Description of Interests

Our focus is on the role of the circadian system in the coordination of behavior and physiology applying genetic approaches to reveal how clocks function within the CNS and peripheral tissues to influ... [more]

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