Dr. David A. Baker
Professor and Associate Chair of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:
Neurobiology of addiction and schizophrenia

Dr. Murray Blackmore

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Nervous system repair and regeneration

Dr. Edward Blumenthal

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Research Interest:

Epithelial physiology and control of feeding/digestive behavior

Dr. James T. Buchanan

Professor of Biological Sciences

Research Interest:
Neurobiology of locomotion

Dr. Sujean Choi

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Central mechanisms of energy regulation through serotonin and/or neuropeptide interactions and feeding behavior

Dr. William Cullinan

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Stress neurobiology, neuroanatomy, and neuroendocrinology

Dr. Paul Gasser

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Neurobiology of stress; Cellular mechanisms underlying stress hormone action

Dr. M. Behnam Ghasemzadeh

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Synaptic transmission and plasticity in drug abuse

Dr. Doug Lobner

Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Mechanisms of cell death in neurodegenerative diseases, neurotrophic factors, stroke

Dr. John Mantsch

Professor and Chair of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Neuropsychopharmacology of stress and addiction

Dr. Michelle Mynlieff

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Research Interest:

Ion channels and neuronal function

Dr. Robert Peoples

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced regulation of the NMDA receptor

Dr. Linda Vaughn

Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Mechanisms of action of nitrous oxide in brain, GABA and nitrous oxide interactions in the nervous system

Dr. Robert Wheeler

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Research Interest:

Neural regulation of emotion, especially as it relates to addiction