Participating faculty are members of both basic science and clinical departments. The research interests of the faculty are quite broad and have been divided into four broad groups:

Subcellular Studies

• A. Ruiz i Altaba -- Molecular mechanisms of pattern formationA.
• B. Cherksey -- Neuronal aging, calcium channels
• M. Goldstein -- Neurotransmitter systems
• V. Klyachko -- Synaptic function and plasticity, synaptic computations and neural circuits
• R.Llinás -- Calcium channels and transmitter release
• B. Rudy -- Molecular studies of potassium channels
• M. Sugimori -- Sodium channel characteristics and distribution

Cells & Cell Groups

• R. Baker -- Control of eye and head movements
• S. Bloomfield -- Physiology and morphology of mammalian retina
• B. Cherksey -- Cell transplantation into the CNS
• M. Chesler -- Brain pH regulation and glial cell function
• M. Goldstein -- Neurotransmitter systems
• A. Joyner -- Pattern formation in the mammalian nervous system
• C. Nicholson -- Diffusion of substances through the brain
• D. Hillman -- Neuronal plasticity
• G. Holz -- Second messengers as regulators of gene expression and peptide hormone secretion
• J. Jacoby -- Development of skeletal muscle
• V. Klyachko -- Synaptic function and plasticity, synaptic computations and neural circuits
• R. Llinás -- Intrinsic properties of CNS neurons
• M. Monaco -- Signal transduction in endrocrine systems
• J. Reibman -- Signaling, inflammation, adhesion molecules
• M. Rice -- Antioxidant regulation, dopaminergic systems
• J. Rosenbluth -- Structural basis for nerve conduction defects
• K. Rubinson -- Development of the eye and retina
• J. Simpson -- Cerebellar control of eye movements
• M. Sugimori -- Cerebellar neuron function and imaging
• K. Walton -- Neuronal activity and postnatal development
• P. Witkovsky -- Cellular basis of light and dark adaptation
• W. Young -- Nervous system injury

Entire Organism

• R. Baker -- Control of eye and head movements
• E. Gardner -- Sensory control of hand function
• R. Llinás -- Human thalamo-cortical function
• J. Simpson -- Cerebellar control of eye movements
• J. Welsh -- Cerebellar function and motor behavior
• K. Walton -- Neuronal activity and postnatal development
• U. Ribary -- Human thalamo cortical systems

Modelling

• S. Bloomfield -- Integration of synaptic inputs to mammalian retina
• V. Klyachko -- Synaptic function and plasticity, synaptic computations and neural circuits
• R. Llinás -- Intrinsic properties of CNS neurons

Other Faculty

• F. Aull -- Computer assisted instruction