Northwestern University Dept. of Neurobiology and Physiology
 

Molecular Neurobiology

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The roots of physiological processes, behavior, and development of the brain lie within the basic molecular processes of signal transduction. Faculty interests range from the molecular architecture of ion channels to the ligand-receptor interactions in hormone action.

Faculty

Ravi Allada
Circadian rhythms in drosophila

Thomas Bozza
Molecular genetics and physiology of olfaction

Anis Contractor
Synaptic plasticity and the mechanisms of learning and memory

Peter Dallos
Biophysics and neurobiology of the cochlea

William Klein
Molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease; signal transduction in brain development

David McLean
Development and plasticity of motor networks

Lawrence Pinto
Structure-function relationships of ion channels; genetic neurobiology

Raphael Pinaud
Neural mechanisms of sensory processing and plasticity

Aryeh Routtenberg
Neurobiologic applications of magnetic resonance imaging

Fred Turek
Circadian and seasonal rhythms in animals