UCSD Neurosciences

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Alex StraikerNeuroscience, GPCRs, Cannabinoids19961999 Jane M. Sullivan (grad student), Greg Maguire (grad student)
Brian A. Baldo19921998 George F. Koob (grad student)
Peter Todd Ron Kuczenski (research assistant), Mark Geyer (research assistant)
Sila UltanirExcitatory synapses Anirvan Ghosh (post-doc)
Michael J. BaltzleySensory systems20062008 William B. Kristan (post-doc)
Ashley Linder20112012 Stefan Leutgeb (research assistant), Massimo Scanziani (research assistant)
Zhong-wei Zhangthalamus, cortex, neural circuit development19911995 Darwin K. Berg (post-doc)
Jeffrey E. Dahlen2012 Takaki Komiyama (grad student)
Julie Koeniglearning, memory, place cells, grid cells Stefan Leutgeb (post-doc)
Antonia Marin-BurginNeuronal circuits20042007 Massimo Scanziani (post-doc), William B. Kristan (post-doc)
Sarah RuedigerHippocampus Massimo Scanziani (post-doc)
Tim W. CacciatoreMuscle Tone, Posture, Biomechanics 19951999 William B. Kristan (grad student), David Kleinfeld (grad student)
Matthias M. Müller19951996 Steven Hillyard (post-doc)
Wolfgang Teder-Sälejärvivisual neuroscience John J. McDonald (collaborator), Steven Hillyard (post-doc)
Nima DehghaniComputational Neuroscience Anders M. Dale (grad student)
Diane WhitmerCognitive deficits in neurodegenerative disorders20022005 David Kleinfeld (grad student)
Catherine Borden Jane M. Sullivan (grad student)
Amy F. Arnstenprefrontal cortex, neuromodulators19761982 David S. Segal (grad student)
Faisal N. ZaidiNeurosciences20012008 Charles S. Zuker (post-doc)
Teresa M. Esch19982001 William B. Kristan (post-doc)
Chris Martin Hempel Allen I. Selverston (grad student)
Richard Douglas Fieldsneuron-glial interactions, developmental neuroscience, synaptic plasticity Mark H. Ellisman (grad student)
Jairaj K. Acharyalipids, Drosophila, Mouse19921999 Charles S. Zuker (post-doc)
John J. McDonaldAttention, vision, multisensory perpception, executive control19992000 Steven Hillyard (post-doc)
Lidia SzczupakLeech nervous system, sensory-motor network19901994 William B. Kristan (post-doc)
Chris Braun R Glenn Northcutt (grad student)
Shawn R. Lockeryneural network modeling, behavior William B. Kristan (grad student)
Francesco Di RussoERPs, perception, cognition, fMRI, Sport, Ageing19982001 Steven Hillyard (grad student)
Roberto Manilow
Nicole A Mercer LindsayMotor and pain circuits2018 David Kleinfeld (grad student)
Adina R. BuxbaumRNA, local translation Roberto Malinow (post-doc)
Jacqueline Rose Mosko
Shamit Patel20102012 Stuart Maudsley (grad student)
Daniela Cassataro2019 Edward M. Callaway (grad student)
Keng Ioi Vong
Lauren Stanwicks2021 Timothy Q. Gentner (grad student)
Weronika Matysik
Sadegh Nabavi Roberto Malinow (post-doc)
Wenzhen Chenhypothalamus, homeostasis Scott M. Sternson (post-doc)
Ilya A VerzhbinskyHuman Cortical Neurophysiology
Ege Ayse Yalcinbas
Bassam V. Atallah20062010 Jeffry S. Isaacson (grad student)
Yingcong Li
Emily L. Sylwestraksynapse formation, gene expression, neural circuits of motivated behavior20052011 Anirvan Ghosh (grad student)
David E. Smith19971999 Greg Maguire (grad student)
Hanxiong Zhang20162017 Jeffry S. Isaacson (research assistant)
Maya Sapiurkamemory, spatial memory20112016 Larry R. Squire (grad student)
Goonho ParkAlzheimer's disease, synapse, caspase and APP.
Romy V. Spitz, April A Benasich (post-doc)
Agustin PetroniCognitive Neuroscience20142014 Antigona Martinez (post-doc)
Sage Ryan AronsonIn Vivo Imaging, Depression
Elena A WesteindeOlfaction, Lateral Entorhinal Cortex, Navigation, Drosophila Central Complex Department of Neurobiology20172019 Jeffry S. Isaacson (research assistant)
James R. Howe VILearning and Memory Neuroscience2019 Cory M. Root (grad student), Kay M. Tye (grad student)
Katlyn Marie Monte Neuroscience Binhai Zheng (grad student)
Camilo Jubino Londonoaxon regeneration, spinal cord injury Neuroscience Binhai Zheng (grad student)
Nathan Gray HedrickSynaptic plasticity, dendrites, learning Neurosciences2017 Takaki Komiyama (post-doc)
Louise A StolzClinical neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, imaging
Chimuanya Kween AgbaSpinal cord injury; astrocytes