Research pioneered by

Ghazal Ashrafi, PhD

Ghazal Ashrafi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology

Uncovering novel regulators of glycolytic and mitochondrial metabolism at the synapse and their role in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease

Ashrafi Lab

Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Neural repair mechanisms

Cavalli Lab

Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Developmental Biology

Neural circuits in development and disease

DiAntonio Lab

David Gutmann, MD, PhD

David Gutmann, MD, PhD

Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology

Leveraging neurogenetic disorders to study normal brain development, cancer, and autism

Gutmann Lab

Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD

Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD

James S. McDonnell Professor and Head of Genetics

Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function in neuropathy and neurodegenerative disease

Milbrandt Lab

Philip Williams, PhD

Philip Williams, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Strategies to improve outcomes of nervous system injury and disease, regeneration and preservation

Williams Lab