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	Department and Faculty	Area of Study
	Behavioral Science
	Dr. Joshua Lile	human laboratory models of substance use disorders
	Dr. Craig Rush	behavioral and pharmacological interventions for the management of stimulant dependence.
	Dr. William Stoops	novel treatments of alcohol and stimulant use disorders
	Dr. Michael Wesley	neuroimaging, noninvasive brain stimulation, clinical pharmacology
	Biology
	Dr. Vincent Cassone	chronobiology
	Dr. Robin Cooper	invertebrate models of neurophysiology
	Dr. Elizabeth Debski	retinal development
	Dr. Bruce O'Hara	circadian rhythms/genetics
	Dr. Julie Pendergast	circadian rhythms
	Dr. Jessica Santollo	neuroendocrinology, sex differences, homeostasis, ingestive behaviors
	Dr. Eve Schneider	mechanobiology, sensory ecology, ion channels
	Chemistry
	Dr. D. Allan Butterfield	free radical chemistry/Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. Mark Lovell	biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. Chris Richards	nanotechnology in neuroscience, nicotine
	Entomology
	Dr. Clare Rittschof	Behavioral plasticity of insects
	Family and Community Medicine
	Dr. Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt	neurobiological and behavioral mechanism of addiction
	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
	Dr. Emelia Galperin	biochemistry of congenital disorder
	Dr. Matthew Gentry	biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases
	Dr. Louis Hersh	biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases
	Dr. Harry LeVine	biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases
	Dr. M. Paul Murphy	biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases
	Dr. David Rodgers	structural enzymology of neurodegenerative diseases, neuromuscular disorders and pain relief
	Dr. Maj-Linda B. Selenica	molecular pathways and therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer's disease
	Neurology
	Dr. Ed Kasarkis	neuromuscular disease
	Dr. Greg Jicha	Alzheimer's and related diseases
	Dr. Keith Pennypacker	stroke and neurovascular disorders
	Dr. Sharoon Qaiser	headache
	Dr. Tritia Yamasaki	movement disorders
	Neuroscience
	Dr. Warren Alilain	spinal cord injury and respiratory dysfunction
	Dr. Adam Bachstetter	traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation
	Dr. Guoying Bing	Parkinson's disease
	Dr. Luke Bradley	biotherapeutics in neuroscience
	Dr. Wayne Cass	stimulant abuse
	Dr. Salvatore Cherra	synaptic transmission and c. elegans
	Dr. Meifan Amy Chen	reactive astrocyte, functions, regulation, and diversity
	Dr. Marilyn Duncan	age-related changes in circadian rhythms
	Dr. James Geddes	traumatic brain injury
	Dr. Greg Gerhardt	Parkinson's disease
	Dr. Brian Gold	aging and Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. Richard Grondin	Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases
	Dr. Daniel Lee	inflammation, arginine metabolism, amino acid sensing and tauopathies
	Dr. Josh Morganti	neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury
	Dr. Pavel I. Ortinski	neurophysiology of drug use
	Dr. Joe Springer	mitochondrial function, microRNAs, cell death, traumatic brain injury
	Dr. Ann Stowe	understanding how the immune system shapes neuroplasticity after brain injury
	Dr. Patrick Sullivan	CNS injury/mitochondria
	Dr. Linda Van Eldik	Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. S. Randal Voss	axolotl, tissue regeneration, spinal cord, genetics, genomics, epigenetic
	Dr. Tritia Yamasaki	Parkinson's, synucleinopathies
	Dr. Zhiming Zhang	neuroimaging/Parkinson's disease
	Neurosurgery
	Dr. Justin Fraser	cerebrovascular disease, ischemic stroke
	Pharmaceutical Sciences
	Dr. Björn Bauer	blood-brain-barrier/epilepsy
	Dr. Linda Dwoskin	nicotine receptors and dependence
	Dr.Jonghyuck Park	immunoengineering, spinal cord injury, gene therapy, and nanomedicine
	Dr. James Pauly	nicotine and brain development
	Dr. Jill Turner	nicotine addiction
	Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
	Dr. Eric Blalock	stress/sleep/aging
	Dr. Gang Chen	alcohol neurotoxicity
	Dr. Kuey Chu Chen	genetics/aging/stress
	Dr. Anika Hartz	blood-brain barrier/Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. Philip Landfield	brain aging
	Dr. Ai-Ling Lin	neuroimaging/aging
	Dr. Jia Luo	fetal alcohol effects
	Dr. Chris Norris	brain aging, calcium regulation
	Dr. Nada Porter	brain aging, calcium regulation
	Dr. Olivier Thibault	brain aging, calcium regulation
	Physiology
	Dr. Brian Delisle	epilepsy and cardiac function
	Dr. Steve Estus	genetics/Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. Gregory Frolenkov	cellular function and hearing
	Dr. John Gensel	traumatic brain injury
	Dr. Lance Johnson	brain metabolism aging, Alzheimer's Disease
	Dr. Tim McClintock	genomics and olfaction
	Dr. Alexander Rabchevsky	treatment of spinal cord injury
	Dr. Kathy Saatman	treatment of traumatic brain injury
	Dr. Donna Wilcock	dementia
	Dr. Melinda Wilson	estrogen and brain function
	Dr. A. Catalina Velez-Ortega	inner ear sensory organs
	Psychology
	Dr. Tom Adams	Improving the understanding of and treatments for anxiety and related disorders
	Dr. Chana Akins	avian models of drug abuse
	Dr. Susan Barron	alcohol abuse/fetal alcohol syndrome
	Dr. Josh Beckmann	drug abuse/learning
	Dr. Mike Bardo	drug abuse/conditioning
	Dr. Mark Fillmore	abused substances and cognitive function in human subjects
	Dr. Justin Kerr	Brain Injury, Concussion, Clinical Neuropsychology, Dementia, Cognitive Aging, Executive Functions
	Dr. Mark Prendergast	alcohol abuse/neurodegeneration
	Dr. Jessica Weafer	alcohol and drug addiction, sex differences, sex hormones
	Dr. Lauren Whitehurst	brain and body interactions during sleep and effects on cognition and health

Other mentors not found on this list may supervise independent research activities for BIO 394/ANA394/PSY393 with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Lynda Sharrett. The student must provide Dr. Sharrett with a one-page description of the proposed research activities.

• Independent research activities supervised by mentors not on this list may be eligible for BIO 394/ANA394/PSY393 (Research in Neuroscience) credit if they provide a significant neuroscience experience. To enable this determination, please write a summary of the proposed research activities (no more than one page) that clearly describes the neuroscience aspects of the project, the hypothesis to be tested, the methods used and your role in the project. Submit this summary to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr Lynda Sharrett.