University of Rochester Medical Center

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Leo G. Abood
Craig Applegate
William E. Armstrongneuroendocrine neurophysiology1982 John R. Sladek (post-doc)
Estephanie Balbuena Neuroscience2021 Lauren Hablitz (grad student)
Adrian M. BartlettVision, Electrophysiology, Oscillations, Attention, Audiovisual Integration, Neuroethology, Active Perception20082008 Lizabeth M. Romanski (research assistant)
Louis A. BeneventoVisual system19701970 Paul D. Coleman (grad student)
Shiona Biswasearly and postnatal CNS Development
Mariah Blegen
William J. BowersCNS Gene Therapy, Immunotherapy, Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's Disease19951999 Howard J. Federoff (post-doc), Alanna Ruddell (grad student)
Amy-Lee Bredlau Pediatrics20102012 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Zhuoxun ChenAdult Neurogenesis
Soon Keen CheongVisual Neurophysiology, Biomeical Optics, Adaptive Optics Flaum Eye Institute20142017 William H. Merigan (post-doc)
Eun Young ChoiCortical Networks, Striatum, Human Functional Connectivity, Monkey Anatomy, Neurophysiology, Clinical Trials20132016 Suzanne Haber (post-doc)
Paul D. ColemanAlzheimer's disease
Timothy J. CollierParkinson's and Ageing19821985 John R. Sladek (post-doc)
Victor A. ColotlaPTSD, Depression, Memory, History of Neuroscience Victor G. Laties (post-doc)
Christine A. Curcioaging and age-related macular degeneration Paul D. Coleman (grad student)
Barbara J. Davis1983 Celia Sladek (post-doc)
Stephen DewhurstHIV-1, influenza A virus
Maria M. DiehlPrefrontal Cortex, Primates, Neurophysiology
Robert T. Dirksen Shey-Shing Sheu (grad student), Kurt G. Beam (post-doc)
Michael T DuHainSomatosensory system, Interneuron circuits Neuroscience2020 Kuan H. Wang (grad student)
James Eles20092012 Ania K. Majewska (research assistant)
John ElfarPeripheral neurotrauma, muscle atrophy20102016 Mark Noble (research scientist)
Blandini Fabio19931995 J. Timothy Greenamyre (post-doc)
Howard J. Federoff
Kimberly Fiscella Donna Calu (grad student)
Karl Foley Neuroscience2017 Houhui Hugh Xia (grad student)
Dana Work Fuhrman Pediatrics20112013 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Veena R. GaneshanNeuroscience Biology, Oncology, Medicine and Surgery Neuroscience2013 Nina F. Schor (grad student)
Yu-Rong Gaotwo-photon microscopy
Harris A. GelbardNeuroscience
Steven A. Goldmanneurogenesis, gliogenesis, clinical neurology19872007 Maiken Nedergaard (collaborator)
James G. Greene19921996 J. Timothy Greenamyre (grad student)
Robert A. Grossneuropharmacology, epilepsy, hippocampal neurogenesis Robert L. Macdonald (post-doc)
Burak Guclutactile system Lizabeth M. Romanski (post-doc)
Catalina Guzman
Lauren Hablitz20172021 Maiken Nedergaard (post-doc)
Marc W. HaltermanNeuroscience Biology, Cell Biology Neurology20062009 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Jeanne Hansen Pediatrics20142017 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Sarah R. HeilbronnerNeuroeconomics2012 Suzanne Haber (post-doc)
Stephanie HerrlingerNeurodevelopment, Neuropsychiatry20102013 Steven A. Goldman (research assistant)
Frederick A Horner
Hailong Hou Pharmacology and Physiology Houhui Hugh Xia (research scientist)
Krystel HuxlinVisual system Neuroscience Tatiana Pasternak (post-doc)
Michelle C. Janelsins
Monica JavidniaNeuropharmacology
Richard V. KraneBio psychology, animal learning, physiological psychology, Memory and Learning, Cognitive Psychology Centre for Brain Research19711971 Garth Thomas (post-doc)
Wai-Meng KwokCardiovascular Pharmacology Robert S. Kass (post-doc)
Sidney R. LehkyVision19911994 John HR Maunsell (post-doc)
John Lueck Robert T. Dirksen (grad student)
David Malcolm MacLeanBiophysics of iGluRs and ASICs, pharmacology
Echezona Maduekwe Pediatrics20112013 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Sanjay B. MaggirwarHIV-1, NFkB, Platelet biology, cell signaling, CD40
Katherine L. McCoy (Mitterling) Neurology/CTN2015 Steven A. Goldman (research assistant)
Monique S Mendesmicroglia, visual cortex, two-photon microscopy, Neuroscience20152020 Ania K. Majewska (grad student)
Prita Mohanty Pediatrics20112013 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Heidi D. Morales
Max Myakishevstress, psychoneuroimmunology, neurogenic inflammation, photobiology2007 Ian M. Dickerson (collaborator), Francisco Tausk (post-doc)
Tara A. Nealey1992 John HR Maunsell (grad student)
Maiken Nedergaard
Robert Nutt Pediatrics20142017 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Lisa A. OpanashukEnvironmental & Neurotoxicology
Ananta Paine
John Parnevelas Paul D. Coleman (grad student)
Tsung-I Peng19941998 J. Timothy Greenamyre (post-doc)
David J. Pinto19901997 G Bard Ermentrout (grad student)
Katsiaryna Pleshankova N/A20092009 Nina F. Schor (grad student)
Oksana O. PolesskayaHIV, drug abuse
Melissa J. PolonenkoAuditory neuroscience, development, EEG, multisensory integration, hearing aids, cochlear implants, spatial hearing Center for Visual Sciences2018 Krystel Huxlin (collaborator)
Richard H. P. Porter19921993 J. Timothy Greenamyre (post-doc)
Yaoli Pu N/A20122013 Nina F. Schor (grad student)
Aliya Qazi N/A20112011 Nina F. Schor (grad student)
Amado A. QuintarReproductive Biology, Innate Immuniy Joseph M. Miano (post-doc)
Servio H. Ramirezblood-brain barrier, neuroinflammation Harris A. Gelbard (grad student), Sanjay B. Maggirwar (grad student)
David J. Reinerneuropharmacology, ingestive behavior, motivated behaviors, drug addiction20082009 Suzanne Haber (research assistant)
David P RichardsonNeuroscience, cognitive-motor interference Neuroscience John J. Foxe (grad student)
Cynthia D. Rittenhouse
Robert Alexander Robinsonelectron microscopy, bone strucutre, anterior decompression and cervical spine fusion, total joint replacement, medical maggots
Danny Rogers Neuroscience20072013 Nina F. Schor (grad student)
Deborah A. Ryan
Norman Salem Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Leo G. Abood (research scientist)
Michael T. SellixChronobiology
Jessica Shand Pediatrics20132017 Nina F. Schor (research scientist)
Shey-Shing Sheu
Jerry SiegelSleep19681973 Paul D. Coleman (grad student)
Caroline Silva Psychiatry Kim Van Orden (post-doc)
Anjali Sinha Houhui Hugh Xia (grad student)
Nathan Anthony SmithAstrocytes, ADHD, Epilepsy and Depression20052013 Maiken Nedergaard (grad student)
Robert Spencervision Paul D. Coleman (grad student)
Gabriella Sterne
Rianne D. StowellVisual system, microglia, two-photon microscopy, synaptic plasticity
David A Stumpfbiochemistry, mitochondrial disorders, lysosomal disorders Neurology Frederick A Horner (post-doc)
Wei TangCognitive Neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Neuroanatomy Department of Pharmacology and Physiology20152019 Suzanne Haber (post-doc)
Francisco Tauskstress
Michel (Michael) TeliasNeuroscience, Fragile X Syndrome, Retina
Carolyn M. Tyler20032006 Howard J. Federoff (grad student)
Kim Van OrdenSuicide, aging, loneliness, social connectedness
Velia Sofia Vizcarra2021 Lauren Hablitz (grad student), Maiken Nedergaard (grad student)
Amy WeinsteinMemory, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke
Houhui Hugh XiaPP1, its regulatory proteins, synaptic plasticity and experience-dependent brain functions
Pamela J. Yaosynapse Paul D. Coleman (research scientist)