Neuroscience Research Faculty
Morris Benveniste, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Role of NMDA channels in synaptic integration. Action of scorpion
toxins on sodium channels.
Email: mbenveniste@msm.edu
Alec Davidson, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Integrative analysis of circadian systems in mammals.
Email: adavidson@msm.edu
J. Christopher Ehlen, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Health consequences of shift work. Circadian disruption.
Email: jehlen@msm.edu
Koichi Inoue, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neuroscience. Vascular biology. Functional analysis of ion transporters/channels.
Therapeutic strategies for brain injury.
Email: kinoue@msm.edu
Peter MacLeish, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Functional organization of the vertebrate retina; axonal regeneration;
Purkinje cell viability.
Email: pmacleish@msm.edu
Robert Meller, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Rapid ischemic tolerance. Rapid events mediating neuroprotection.
Email: rmeller@msm.edu
Shobu Namura, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest: Circadian and hypothalamic coordination of sleep and wakefulness.
Email: snamura@msm.edu
John Patrickson, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Chronobiology; neural mechanisms in the generation of circadian
rhythms.
Email: jpatrickson@msm.edu
Kennie Shepherd, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neurodegenerative disorders and neuroprotective therapies.
Email: kshepherd@msm.edu
Research Interest: Endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms in the brain.
Email: rsimon@msm.edu
Robert Sloviter, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Structure, function, and malfunction of the hippocampus and temporal
lobe epilepsy.
Email: rsloviter@msm.edu
Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Interactions between retinal and hypothalamic circadian clocks.
Email: gtosini@msm.edu
Zhigang Xiong, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest: Ion channels and neurological disorders.
Email: zxiong@msm.edu
An Zhou, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Proteomics and protein effectors of neuronal disorders.
Email: azhou@msm.edu