Basic Neuroscience and Translational Research by Neurology and Adjunct Faculty Members

In the Department of Neurology are nine independent research laboratories conducting basic neuroscience and translational research. Topics under investigation are myelin biology, synaptic transmission and plasticity, neuroimmunological disorders, and neurodegenerative disorders (including spinocerebellar ataxia and Parkinson disease). Other research is targeted at innovative quantitative and functional neuroimaging for several neurological disorders.

Dr. Eishi Asano's Laboratory - Localization of seizure focus and functionally-important regions for patients who undergo brain surgery.

Dr. Maria Bykhovskaia's Laboratory - Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity

Dr. Yongsheng Chen’s Laboratory - Quantitative MRI (qMRI) of the brain and peripheral nerves

Dr. Paula Dore-Duffy's Laboratory - Multiple sclerosis; blood brain barrier, pericyte physiology stem cells and myelin biology

Alex Gow, PhD, Molecular Medicine and Genetics

Dr. Nora Fritz' Laboratory - Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation

Dr. Robert Lisak's Laboratory - Neuroimmunology: CNS and PNS Demyelinating Diseases and Myasthenia Gravis

Dr. Sokol Todi's Laboratory - Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3), SCA6, and other misfolding disorders

Dr. Peter LeWitt's Laboratory – Parkinson’s disease animal models and testing of neuroprotective therapies; biomarkers for neurodegenerative dissorders