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Faculty
Michael G. Agadjanyan, Ph.D.Research Professor Institute for Molecular Medicine (Huntington Beach)UCI MINDImmunotherapy; neuroinflammation
Aileen J. Anderson, Ph.D.Associate Professor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Anatomy & NeurobiologyRole of inflammation in degeneration and regeneration of injured CNS; human CNS stem cell engraftment
Tallie Z. Baram, M.D., Ph.D.Professor Pediatrics; Anatomy & Neurobiology; NeurologyEpilepsy, Fever-induced (febrile) seizures of children, Learning and memory deficits after stress and seizures
Mathew Blurton-Jones, Ph.D.Assistant Researcher Neurobiology & BehaviorAnimal models; neurotrophins; stem cell biology
Jorge A. Busciglio, Ph.D.Associate Professor Neurobiology & BehaviorAxonal transport; Down syndrome; mitochondrial dysfunction; oxidative stress
Lawrence F. Cahill, Ph.D.Professor Neurobiology & BehaviorNeural mechanisms of emotionally influenced memory
Maria M. Corrada-Bravo, Sc.DAssociate Adjunct Professor NeurologyAging, dementia, oldest-old, risk and protective factors for dementia, longitudinal epidemiological studies
Carl W. Cotman, Ph.D.Professor and Founding Director Neurology; Neurobiology & BehaviorExercise; neurotrophic support; neuroinflammation
Steven C. Cramer, M.D.Associate Professor Neurology; Anatomy & NeurobiologyStroke; spinal cord and brain injury
David H. Cribbs, Ph.D.Professor In-Residence NeurologyCerebral vascular pathology; immunotherapy
Brian Cummings, Ph.D.Associate Professor Physical Medicine & RehabilitationSpinal cord injury; stem cell biology
Malcolm C. Dick, Ph.D.Senior Neuropsychologist UCI MINDAlzheimer's disease; clinical psychology; cognitive testing; dementia; mild cognitive impairments
Lisa Flanagan, Ph.D.Assistant Adjunct Professor PathologyNeural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, neurogenesis
Christine M. Gall, Ph.D.Professor Anatomy & NeurobiologyRegulation of neuronal gene expression, neurotrophic factors an adhension molecules in neuroplasticity and neuronal survival
Daniel L. Gillen, Ph.D.Statistics; EpidemiologyBiostatistics; design and analysis of clinical trials; longitudinal data analysis; group sequential methods
Charles Glabe, Ph.D.Professor Molecular Biology & BiochemistryAmyloid Aß; amyloid assembly; amyloid structure; Alzheimer's pathogenesis
Kim Green, Ph.D.Assistant Professor In-Residence Neurobiology & BehaviorWorks on Alzheimer's disease therapeutics.
Neal Hermanowicz, M.D.Clinical Professor NeurologyParkinson's disease; Huntington's disease; movement disorders;
Claudia H. Kawas, M.D.Professor Neurology; Neurobiology & BehaviorSuccessful aging; The 90+ Study; Oldest old, Dementia; Alzheimer's disease
Ronald C. Kim, M.D.Clinical Professor PathologyNeuropathology; Alzheimer's disease; dementia
Frank M. LaFerla, Ph.D.Director and Chancellor's Professor Neurobiology & BehaviorAlzheimer's disease; animal models, inclusion body myositis (IBM); Lewy body dementia; pre-clinical drug development; stem cell biology
Thomas E. Lane, Ph.D.Professor Molecular Biology & BiochemistryMultiple sclerosis; demyelination; inflammation; chemokines
Ira T. Lott, M.D.Professor and Associate Dean Pediatrics; NeurologyDown syndrome
Gary S. Lynch, Ph.D.Professor Psychiatry & Human BehaviorMechanisms of synaptic plasticity; cellular mechanisms of neuronal vulnerability in brain aging
Edwin S. Monuki, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor Pathology; Developmental & Cell BiologyChoroid plexus; stem cells; Alzheimer's disease; cortical development
Tahseen Mozaffar, M.D.Associate Professor NeurologyALS; neuromuscular disorders; compression neuropathy; clinical trials
Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Ph.D.Professor In-Residence Psychiatry & Human BehaviorBrain imaging
Ruth A. Mulnard, R.N., D.N.Sc., F.A.A.N.Associate Professor Nursing ScienceClinical trials
Wayne Poon, Ph.D.Tissue Repository Director UCI MINDMolecular and cell neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease
Steven S. Schreiber, M.D.Professor Neurology; Anatomy & NeurobiologyAlzheimer's disease; clinical trials
Steven L. Small, M.D., Ph.D.Professor and Chair NeurologyBrain and language; aphasia; network modeling; stroke
Craig E. L. Stark, Ph.D.Associate Professor Neurobiology & BehaviorBrain imaging; cognitive neuroscience
Arnold Starr, M.D.Research Professor NeurologyAuditory neuropathy; neurological disorders affecting cognition, sensation, and motor behaviors
Joan S. Steffan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor In-Residence Psychiatry & Human BehaviorHuntington's disease
Lydia Su, Ph.D.Professor Radiological SciencesAß and tau PET imaging; quantitative MRI analysis of MCI and Alzheimer's disease; developing early diagnostic models for Alzheimer's based on combined imaging/clinical features using neural network approaches
Andrea J. Tenner, Ph.D.Professor and Associate Dean Molecular Biology & BiochemistryInnate Immunity; Inflammation; Complement; Alzheimer's Disease; Cell Surface Receptors; Phagocytosis
Gaby T. Thai, M.D.Associate Clinical Professor NeurologyDementia; Clinical trials
Leslie M. Thompson, Ph.D.Professor Psychiatry & Human Behavior; Neurobiology & BehaviorHuntington's disease; stem cell biology; animal models
John H. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.Professor Neurology; Anatomy & NeurobiologyALS; Alzheimer's disease; epilepsy; stroke
Marcelo Wood, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Neurobiology & BehaviorEpigenetics; Learning and memory


