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

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

Chandra, Ramesh , PhD, Research Associate

(410) 706-3309

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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

(410) 706-0112

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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Cramer, Nathan P., PhD, Assistant Professor

410-706-1967

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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

(410) 706-7401

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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 E., PhD, Assistant Professor

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Keefer, Sara , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Keller, Asaf , PhD, Professor

(410) 706-8912

akeller@som.umaryland.edu

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

Khachaturian, Henry , PhD, Instructor (Adjunct Faculty I)

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LaPasha, Diana I., PhD, Instructor (Adjunct Faculty I I)

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Li, Min , MS, Instructor (Adjunct Faculty I)

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Lindberg, Iris , PhD, Professor

410-706-4778

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, Professor

(410) 706-8824

mklobo@som.umaryland.edu

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

Lujan, Miguel A., PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Makarava, Natallia , BS, Research Associate

410-706-4563

nmakarava@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: Prions, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation

Margolis, Frank L., PhD, Professor Emeritus

(410) 706-8913

fmargoli@umaryland.edu

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Keywords: Chemosensory, olfaction, gene regulation,

Marino, Rosa Anna M., , Post Doc Fellow

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Martin, David , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Mateo, Yolanda , PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Monteiro, Mervyn J., PhD, Professor

(410) 706-8132

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Keywords: Protein misfolding, Neurodegenerative diseases, ALS, Alzheimer's, ubiquilin, proteasome, autophagy

Munger, Steven D., PhD, Adjunct Professor

(410) 706-5851

smung001@umaryland.edu

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Nam, Hyungwoo , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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O'Donnell, Patricio , MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor

(410) 706-6411

podon002@umaryland.edu

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Olusakin, Jimmy , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Peters, Kate Zara , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Pielago, Jose Martin S., MD, Instructor (Adjunct Faculty I)

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Powell, Elizabeth , PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor

(410) 706-8189

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Puche, Adam C., PhD, Professor

(410) 706-3530

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Keywords: Olfactory, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, imaging

Pumplin, David W., PhD, Professor (Adjunct Faculty I I)

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Schoenbaum, Geoffrey , MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor

(410) 706-3814

schoenbg@schoenbaumlab.org

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Shaham, Yavin , PhD, Adjunct Professor

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Shakya, Manita , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Soler, Mario A., MS, Visiting Research Fellow

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Sparta, Dennis R., PhD, Assistant Professor

410-706-3814

dsparta@som.umaryland.edu

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Keywords: circuits, optogenetics, electrophysiology, behavior, imaging

Van Patten, Gabrielle N., DVM, Post Doc Fellow

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Venniro, Marco , PhD, Assistant Professor

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Violand, Richard L., PT, BS, Instructor (Adjunct Faculty I I)

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Wade, Ronald S., BS, Adjunct Instructor

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Yuan, Xiaobing , PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor

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Zhang, Lan-Yuan , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

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Zhou, Fuwen , BM, MM, Dr. rer. nat., Assistant Professor

(410)706-7119

fuwen.zhou@som.umaryland.edu

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Zlebnik, Natalie E., PhD, Assistant Professor

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