Research pioneered by
![Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Chen-280x386-1.jpg)
Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD
Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: chenz@nospam.wustl.edu
Affective touch, itch, pain, GPCR and prosocial behavior
![Erik Herzog, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Biology_Herzog_E_P1044395-280x386-1.jpg)
Erik Herzog, PhD
Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor of Biology
- Email: herzog@nospam.wustl.edu
Molecular, cellular and circuit analysis of circadian rhythms in mammals
![Erik Museik, MD, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Erik-Musiek-280x386-1.jpg)
Erik Museik, MD, PhD
Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology
- Email: musieke@nospam.wustl.edu
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with interest in circadian clock genes, glial function, and neuroinflammation
![Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Nerbonne-Jeanne-rvcwpq-280x386-1.jpg)
Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
Molecular determinants of ion channel expression, distribution and functioning
![Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-280x386.jpg)
Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD
Janet & Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Visual system neuroscience and vision restoration
Kerschensteiner Lab
![Josh Rubin, MD, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/profile-default-280x386-1.jpg)
Josh Rubin, MD, PhD
- Email: Rubin_J@nospam.wustl.edu
Molecular mechanisms in pediatric brain tumorigenesis
![Paul Taghert, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/visionscience/files/2023/01/Taghert-Paul-REV-20210519__DSC0815-1-280x386-1.jpg)
Paul Taghert, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
- Email: taghertp@nospam.wustl.edu
Circadian physiology and behavior