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.
Vassar, Robert
Director of Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, Professor of Behavioral Neurology and Cell & Developmental Biology
Description of Interests
We study the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease with the goal of contributing to the discovery of effective disease-modifying therapies. We have multiple projects focusing on div... [more]
Vitaterna, Martha
Research Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
My primary research focus is on the genetics of sleep and circadian rhythms. This has included the functional identification of core mammalian circadian clock genes, Clock, Cry1, and Cry2. The origina... [more]
Weintraub, Sandra
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Description of Interests
Age-related neurodegenerative brain diseases that affect cognition and behavior are the focus of my work. Large-scale neuroanatomical networks such as those that support language can be selectively ta... [more]
Whitlon, Donna
Research Professor of Otolaryngology
Description of Interests
The main focus of this group is to screen for drug/chemicals that protect or repair hearing and to move them to the clinic.
Wong, Yvette
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
Our lab’s goal is to investigate organelle dynamics such as mitochondria and lysosomes to elucidate new pathways in neuronal and cell biology, and diseases including neurodegeneration. Mitochondria an... [more]
Woolley, Catherine
Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
Our research focuses on steroid regulation of synaptic structure and function and the consequences of steroid-driven synaptic modulation for behavior. Most of our work is on the hippocampus, a brain r... [more]
Wright, Beverly
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Description of Interests
Perceptual learning: Performance on perceptual tasks improves with practice, indicating that our sensory systems are not rigid but rather can be changed through experience. I investigate the factors t... [more]
Yan, Lirong
Associate Professor of Radiology
Description of Interests
My research focuses on developing novel neuroimaging MRI techniques to study brain function and hemodynamics. I am also interested in developing early and sensitive MRI imaging biomarkers for neurodeg... [more]
Yang, Yue
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
Large numbers of genes turn on and off in temporally and spatially precise patterns in the brain to regulate neural circuit development and refinement. The Yang laboratory is interested in the chromat... [more]
Yao, Jun
Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Description of Interests
I have a keen interest in employing multi-modality brain imaging and quantitative methodologies to investigate the neuromechanisms that underlie motor control and movement disorders resulting from ner... [more]