Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

The study of the brain at its most fundamental cellular and molecular level, including the mechanisms that promote synaptic formation and neuronal communication.

Mohammed Akaaboune, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Huda Akil

Huda Akil, Ph.D.

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

Richard Altschuler, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
734-763-0060
Photo of David Antonetti

David A. Antonetti, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Roger W. Kittendorf Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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, and Developmental Biology

Sami Barmada, M.D., Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Angela Dobson Welch and Lyndon Welch Research Professor
Jimo Borjigin

Jimo Borjigin, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Sally A. Camper, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Margery Shaw Distinguished University Professor of Human Genetics
Maria Castro

Maria G. Castro, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
R. C. Schneider Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery

Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Director, Kresge Hearing Research Institute

Bo Duan, Ph.D.

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

Cunming Duan, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
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, PhD

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

Carrie Ferrario, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
734-763-8637

Roman Giger, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Dr. Richard Mark Newman Research Professor
Dan Goldman

Daniel J. Goldman, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Bernard W. Agranoff Collegiate Professor of Neuroscience

Richard Hume, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
734-764-2071

Lori L. Isom, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Chair of Department of Pharmacology

Shigeki Iwase, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Human Genetics

Paul Jenkins, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Kenneth Y. Kwan, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics
(734) 615-2444
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
Miriam Meisler, Ph.D

Miriam Meisler, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Myron Levine Distinguished University Professor
734-763-5546

Suzanne Moenter, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Chair, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Stephanie Moon, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
734-936-0144

Geoffrey G. Murphy, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

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

Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D.

Interim Co-Director, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Lucile Groff Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology

Manojkumar Puthenveedu, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Director and Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology PhD Program

Arvind Rao, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Biostatistics

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

Thomas H. Sanderson, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Department of Emergency Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Leslie Satin, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Joanne I Moore Research Professor of Pharmacology
734-615-4084

Audrey Seasholtz, Ph.D.

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

Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Associate Vice President for Research - Health Sciences, Research Professor, Institute for Data Science, UM Office of Research

Lisa Sharkey, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology Department
734-763-3496

Lonnie Shea, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
734-647-6319

Susan E. Shore, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Merle Lawrence Collegiate Professor of Otolaryngology Research

Michael A. Sutton, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Gregory Tall, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Peter Todd

Peter Todd, M.D, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Bucky and Patti Harris Professor of Neurology

John R. Traynor, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Edward F Domino Research Professor of Pharmacology
734-647-7479

Matthias Truttmann, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

David L. Turner, Ph.D.

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

Michael Uhler, Ph.D.

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

Wenjing Wang, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Yanzhuang Wang, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

Stanley J. Watson, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Ralph Waldo Gerard Professor of Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry

Lois Weisman, Ph.D.

Michigan Neuroscience Institute Affiliate
Sarah Winans Newman Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences

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