Research pioneered by

Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD

Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD

Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology

Affective touch, itch, pain, GPCR and prosocial behavior

Chen Lab

Erik Herzog, PhD

Erik Herzog, PhD

Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor of Biology

Molecular, cellular and circuit analysis of circadian rhythms in mammals

Herzog Lab

Erik Museik, MD, PhD

Erik Museik, MD, PhD

Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology

Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with interest in circadian clock genes, glial function, and neuroinflammation

Museik Lab

Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD

Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology

Molecular determinants of ion channel expression, distribution and functioning

Nerbonne Lab

Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Janet & Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Visual system neuroscience and vision restoration
Kerschensteiner Lab

Josh Rubin, MD, PhD

Josh Rubin, MD, PhD

Molecular mechanisms in pediatric brain tumorigenesis

Rubin Lab

Paul Taghert, PhD

Paul Taghert, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Circadian physiology and behavior

Taghert Lab