Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
A long-term goal of my laboratory is to address mechanisms of cellular fatty acid metabolism and their implication in neuronal functions. Fatty acids are... Read more about Jeeyun Chung
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Physics
Brain function emerges from the coordinated activity of large numbers of neurons. Traditional measurement approaches either probe individual neurons with...
Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science
We are interested in the gating of mechanically sensitive ion channels, which open in response to force on the channel proteins. We study these channels...
Motivational states are the brain's way of matching our behaviors to our needs and capacities: we eat when we're hungry and sleep when we're sleepy—but we...
Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine
Dr. Czeisler has more than 40 years' experience in the field of basic and applied research on the physiology of the human circadian timing system and its... Read more about Charles Czeisler
The goal of our lab is to understand the neurobiological mechanisms of ecologically and evolutionarily relevant behaviors using techniques drawn from...
Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Our lab studies the molecular mechanisms of sensory transduction, seeking to understand how animals detect the physical and chemical cues from their...
My lab explores new strategies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and related synucleinopathies such as Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Multi-...
Our group investigates the multifaceted influence of light on mammals. How does the retina produce visual information? How is this information processed...
Only less than 2% of the human genome encodes proteins. The rest non-coding part has long been called ‘junk’ DNA. However, we found that some of the non-...
Every decision and behavior is haunted by uncertainty, introduced by the noisy and ambiguous nature of the world that surrounds us. Despite this, we make...
The step-by-step differentiation of embryonic cells into different types of neurons lays the foundation for our sensory responses, motor commands, and...
Neuroscientists have long been working to understand how biological structures can produce the complex behaviors that are generated by the nervous system.... Read more about Florian Engert
The human brain is a highly organized structure containing myriad axon tracts that follow precise pathways and make predictable connections, yet only a...
Neurons acquire multiple functional properties through an experience-dependent development during a limited time in early postnatal life (“critical periods”).... Read more about Michela Fagiolini
We seek to understand the mechanisms by which heterogenous cell types orchestrate synchronous network patterns for brain computations as fundamental as...
The molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in human disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease remain mysterious, in part...
Certain basic cognitive processes are central to navigating the world around us. Attention, for example is important for almost all of our conscious actions,... Read more about Brielle Ferguson
Our broad interest is to understand how cell-cell signaling molecules set up spatial pattern, particularly in the formation of neuronal connections. We...
The brain creates memories and expectations through experience interacting with the world around it and decides what it will do with its future given what...
My lab is broadly interested in the mechanisms of signaling and transport across cellular membranes. Our research encompasses several protein families: Nramp... Read more about Rachelle Gaudet
Program Director, Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT) Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Sensory hair cells of the inner ear transduce mechanical stimuli into electrical signals which are transmitted to the brain. The primary goal of my research is... Read more about Gwenaëlle Géléoc
My research aims to understand how richly structured knowledge about the environment is acquired, and how this knowledge aids adaptive behavior. I use a...