Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience

The study of how neurons, neural pathways, and neural circuits interact to guide both adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.

Omar Ahmed, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Psychology
Huda Akil

Huda Akil, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished University Professor of Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry

Roger Albin, M.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Anne B. Young Collegiate Professor of Neurology

Pierre Apostolides, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Sara Aton, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Department of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology

Jill Becker, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Patricia Y. Gurin Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Chair of Biopsychology, Department of Psychology
Jimo Borjigin

Jimo Borjigin, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Christian Burgess, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Helen Burgess, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Co-Director, Sleep and Circadian Research Laboratory

Dawen Cai, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology
Dr. Cynthia Chestek

Cindy Chestek, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Chair for Research in Biomedical Engineering

Lora Cope, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Director, Kresge Hearing Research Institute

Kamran Diba, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Bo Duan, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Monica Dus, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Carol Elias, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Joshua J. Emrick, DDS, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute affiliate
Assistant Professor, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics

Shelly B. Flagel, Ph.D.

Interim Co-Director and Research Associate Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Steven Harte, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Director of Sensory Science, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center

John Jonides, M.D., Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Edward E. Smith Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Emily Jutkiewicz, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Chair of Education in Department of Pharmacology

Stephen Kemp, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Associate Research Professor, Plastic Surgery

Samuel Kwon, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Scott Leiser

Scott Leiser, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Peng Li, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Zhongming Liu, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Cindy Lustig, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Director of the Honors and AMD Program and Leader of the STARS Program

Suzanne Moenter, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Chair, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Douglas C. Noll, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Dinesh Pal, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Jack Parent

Jack M. Parent, M.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology

Scott Pletcher, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
William H. Howell Collegiate Professor of Physiology

Thad Polk, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Samuel D. Epstein Collegiate Professor of Psychology

Michael T. Roberts, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Liangyou Rui, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Louis G. D'Alecy Collegiate Professor of Physiology

Martin Sarter, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Charles M. Butter Collegiate Professor of Psychology

Audrey Seasholtz, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry

Randy Seeley, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery

Susan E. Shore, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Merle Lawrence Collegiate Professor of Otolaryngology Research

Joanna Spencer-Segal, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes

John R. Traynor, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Edward F Domino Research Professor of Pharmacology
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Matthias Truttmann, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Giancarlo Vanini, M.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Shawn Xu, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Bernard W. Agranoff Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences

Swathi Yadlapalli, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology

Bing Ye, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliates
Burton L. Baker Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences