Anatomy and Neurobiology - Primary Faculty | University of Maryland School of Medicine

Keywords: Reward, learning, motivation, attention, decision-making, addiction, obesity, individual differences, hedonics, amygdala, insular cortex, striatum, dopamine, in vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, chemogenetics

Cardoso-Silva, Gleice Kelli , MS, Visiting Research Fellow

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Chandra, Ramesh , PhD, Research Associate

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rchandra@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: addiction, depression, optogenetics, striatum, nucleus accumbens, neuron subtypes, epigenetics

Chaplot, Kriti , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Cheer, Joseph F., PhD, Professor

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jcheer@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: Cannabinoids, endocannabinoids, dopamine, motivation, addiction, depression, schizophrenia, voltammetry, electrophysiology, optogenetics, chemogenetics, calcium imaging

Cole, Shannon L., PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Covey, Daniel P., PhD, Assistant Professor

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Cramer, Nathan P., PhD, Assistant Professor

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ncramer@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: nociception, pain perception

Engeln, Michel , PhD, Research Associate

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Engi, Sheila A., PhD, Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow

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Erzurumlu, Reha S., PhD, Professor

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Keywords: Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying axon-target interactions in mammalian sensory pathways. Molecular mechanisms of sensory axon elongation and arborization. Activity-dependent refinement of synaptic connections. NMDA receptor-mediated development and patterning of sensory maps. Recent research focuses on the development and plasticity of the cerebral cortex and somatosensory pathways. We use molecular biology, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology, imaging, neuroanatomy and behavioral techniques to understand mechanisms underlying development of topographic maps, neural patterning, plasticity and neonatal injury-induced alterations in the trigeminal system.

Fox, Megan , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Jarvela, Timothy S., PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Keefer, Sara , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Keller, Asaf , PhD, Professor

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akeller@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: chronic pain, descending pain modulation, sensory processing, drug abuse

Kochli, Daniel E., PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Lindberg, Iris , PhD, Professor

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ilindberg@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: Peptide hormones, obesity, proprotein convertases, diabetes, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, protein chaperones

Lobo, Mary Kay , PhD, Associate Professor

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Keywords: Addiction, depression, stereotypy, striatum, nucleus accumbens, neuron subtypes, circuits, gene expression, transcription, epigenetics

Makarava, Natallia , BS, Research Associate

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nmakarava@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: Prions, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation

Margolis, Frank L., PhD, Professor Emeritus

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