People / Synapse Neurobiology Faculty

The following  investigators are faculty members with interests in synapse development and/or function. Follow the links below for detailed information about their research interests.

• Robert Blaustein, M.D., Ph.D., Synapse function; structure and function of voltage-gated potassium channels.

• Dan H. Cox, Ph.D., Ion channels and synapse function.

• Kathleen Dunlap, Ph.D., Mechanisms of synaptic output; modulation of calcium channels.

• Larry A. Feig, Ph.D., Ras and related GTP binding proteins in synaptic signaling.

• Eric Frank, Ph.D., Sensory neuron development and the establishment of synaptic connectivity in the spinal cord.

• Phil Haydon, Ph.D., Regulation of synaptic transmission by glia; mechanistic studies of synaptogenesis by neuronal progenitors.

• F. Rob Jackson, Ph.D., Neurogenetics; circadian clock cell output; GABAergic neurotransmission.

• Michele H. Jacob, Ph.D., Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating neuronal synaptogenesis.

• Daniel G. Jay, Ph.D., Axonal pathfinding; biochemistry of neural development.

• Peter Juo, Ph.D., Cell biology of the synapse; localization and regulation of synaptic proteins.

• Alan S. Kopin, M.D., G protein-coupled receptors; synaptic signaling through peptide and biogenic amine receptors.

• Karina F. Meiri, Ph.D., Axonal growth; cytoskeletal regulation of neuronal differentiation.

• Stephen J. Moss, Ph.D., The control of inhibitory neurotransmission, with emphasis on the construction and regulation of inhibitory synapses.

• Suzanne Roffler-Tarlov, Ph.D., Biogenic amines and neurotransmission; neurogenetic studies of cerebellar development.

• Barry A. Trimmer, Ph.D., Neurotransmitter receptors of Manduca; biochemistry of simple behaviors.

• Douglas E. Vetter, Ph.D., Neurotransmitter receptor function; auditory physiology.