The Willie Laboratory for Behavioral Neuromodulation team is actively developing novel brain stimulation strategies to treat epilepsy, cognitive impairments, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep disorders.
Jon T. Willie, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering, Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Neurology
Director of Stereotactic, Functional, and Epilepsy Neurosurgery
Director of the Laboratory for Behavioral Neuromodulation at Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Willie obtained his B.A. in Biochemistry with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin and his Medical Doctorate and Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas where his graduate work focused on elucidating the fundamental role of the neuropeptide orexin in the sleep disorder narcolepsy. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Washington University in St. Louis and his fellowship in stereotactic, functional, and epilepsy surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He practiced as a neurosurgeon-scientist at Emory University for 9 years where he developed a robust clinical practice, secured funding from private foundations and the National Institute of Mental Health, and contributed high-profile clinical neurosurgical and basic neuroscience publications. Dr. Willie returned to Washington University in 2020. He has expertise in human and animal neurophysiology of sleep, cognition, and emotion.
Team Members and Collaborators
Peter Brunner, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine
Carl Hacker, MD, PhD
Carl Hacker, MD, PhD
PGY 6 Neurosurgery Resident, Washington University School of Medicine
R25 Training Grant Applicant
Babak Mahmoudi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine and the Georgia Institute of Technology
Svjetlana Miocinovic, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
Annabelle Singer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
Krista Wahlstrom, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Inman laboratory at The University of Utah
