A-Z Faculty
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.
Silverman, Richard
Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor of Chemistry
Description of Interests
My group designs and synthesizes inhibitors of enzymes (neuronal nitric oxide synthase and GABA aminotransferase) important to the treatment of neurodegenerative (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cerebral pa... [more]
Sitek, Kevin
Research Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Description of Interests
Dr. Sitek’s research focuses on mapping the brain regions (cortical and subcortical), connections, and representations that enable human hearing and communication. To understand the human auditory sys... [more]
Slutzky, Marc
Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
The goal of our research is to help people with neurologic impairment from disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, or ALS to recover motor or speech function. Our research centers around usi... [more]
Smith, Richard
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Description of Interests
We study how electrical activity shapes brain development during the gestational period, and how neurodevelopmental diseases associated with ion channel dysfunction can change the structure of the bra... [more]
Solla, Sara
Professor of Neuroscience
Description of Interests
Sara A. Solla is a theoretical physicist who works in theoretical and computational neuroscience. Her research uses tools from statistical physics, statistical inference, information theory, machine l... [more]
Surmeier, D. James
Professor and Chair of Department of Neuroscience
Description of Interests
I direct a research program focusing on molecular, cellular and network mechanisms governing the basal ganglia in health and disease states. Using a combination of electrophysiological, optical and ge... [more]
Suzuki, Satoru
Professor of Psychology
Description of Interests
My research goal is to understand how internal neural dynamics are structured to facilitate productive interactions with environmental dynamics, using EEG time-series analyses, behavioral methods, and... [more]
Swanson, Geoff
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Description of Interests
We study the molecular and physiological properties of receptor proteins that underlie excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian brain. Current research focuses primarily on understanding the ... [more]
Thompson, Cynthia K
Ralph and Jean Sundin Professor of Communication Sciences
Description of Interests
Dr. Thompson's research in cognitive neuroscience focuses on the neural mechanisms of language, primarily sentence processing, in cognitively healthy and aphasic individuals. Her work in neuroplastici... [more]
Titos Vivancos, Iris
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Description of Interests
The focus of the lab is to identify novel peripheral organ signaling pathways and determine how they influence behaviors such as sleep and substance use disorder. Sleep is essential for life, and poor... [more]