Leslie T. Buck Professor We use a comparative neurobiological/physiological/molecular approach to understand how animals survive environmental extremes, in particular how painted turtles and goldfish survive without oxygen for weeks. Campus: St. George (downtown) John Calarco Associate Professor ☀ Accepting Applications We study how mRNA processing and post-transcriptional gene regulation influences the development, differentiation, and function of the nervous system. Campus: St. George (downtown) Belinda S.W. Chang Professor ☀ Accepting Applications Recreating the evolution of visual proteins in the laboratory; next generation sequencing and computational studies of visual proteins from animals in unusual habitats; mutagenesis studies of visual pigment structure/function. Campus: St. George (downtown) Qian Lin Assistant Professor ☀ Accepting Applications How does the brain produce adaptive, flexible behavior? We want to understand the neural mechanisms of decision making by combining whole-brain imaging in behaving zebrafish and computational tools. Campus: St. George (downtown) John H. Peever Professor Our research is focused on identifying the brain circuits that control sleep and wakefulness, and how breakdown in these circuits contribute to disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and narcolepsy. Campus: St. George (downtown) Jessica Pressey Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream Cellular mechanisms underlying inhibitory GABAergic synaptic plasticity in the central nervous system Campus: St. George (downtown) Maxwell Shafer Assistant Professor ☀ Accepting Applications Decoding the genomic and cellular mechanisms of sleep evolution using comparative approaches across vertebrate species, including functional genomics, bioinformatics, cell & molecular biology, neurobiology, and evolution. Campus: St. George (downtown) Vincent Tropepe Professor and Vice Dean, Research ☀ Accepting Applications We study the molecular and cellular basis of neurogenesis in the brain and retina during development and in the context of regeneration. Campus: St. George (downtown) Melanie A. Woodin Professor & Dean Understanding the functioning of inhibitory synapses, both at the cellular level and within neuronal circuits. Campus: St. George (downtown)
