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Ania Dworzanski Graduate Program Coordinator p 585-275-5788 f 585-442-8766 ania_dworzanski@urmc.rochester.edu

Research

Cell Signaling & Communications
Processes and mechanisms underlying intracellular messaging, excitable membranes, and synaptic and non-synaptic transmission of neural information.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bidlack Lab Pharmacology of Brain and Lymphocytic Opioid Receptors
- Brown Lab Multiphoton Laser-Scanning Microscopy
- Dewhurst Lab Influenza Viruses; Virus Polymerase HIV Vaccine Development; NeuroAIDS Research
- Dickerson Lab CGRP Signal Transduction
- Dirksen Lab Calcium Channel Structure and Function
- Freeman Lab Molecular Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death in Neurons
- Ghaemmaghami Lab Molecular Mechanisms of Prion Propagation and Pathogenesis
- Goldman Lab Cell & Gene Therapy
- Halterman (Marc) Lab Vulnerability and Delayed Neuron Loss After Stroke
- Holt Lab Synaptic Pharmacology of the Vestibular Apparatus
- Kammermeier Lab G Protein-coupled Receptor Function
- Kiernan Lab Sensory Development and Disease
- Libby Lab Molecular Processes that Lead to RGC Death in Glaucoma
- Maggirwar Lab Regulation of Neuronal Survival
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- Moynihan Lab Core Immunology Laboratory
- Nedergaard Lab Glial Disease and Therapeutics
- Nehrke Lab Integrative Physiology
- Noble Lab Stem Cell Biology and Stem Cell Medicine
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Opanashuk Lab Toxicant Exposure and Brain Development
- Schor Lab Targeted Therapy for Neural Crest Tumors; Cell Signaling in Neurodegenerative Disease
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions
- Tank Lab Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene Expression
- Thornton Lab Neurogenetic disorders
Learning, Memory, & Adaptive Plasticity
Processes and mechanisms underlying how early and adult experience modifies behavior and its underlying neural processes.
Active Research Laboratories
- Aslin Lab Rochester Baby Lab
- Bennetto Lab Neurocognitive Bases of Autism
- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation
- Cory-Slechta Lab Environmental Neurotoxicants as Risk Factors for Behavioral Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Freedman Lab Neural Control of Coordinated Movements
- Goldman Lab Cell & Gene Therapy
- Haber Lab Basal Ganglia and Degenerative Diseases
- Huxlin Lab Behavioral Studies and Functional Imaging of Visual Function, Plasticity and Rehabilitation After Brain Damage
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- Nordeen Lab Neural Mechanisms Underlying Vocal Learning and Plasticity in Songbirds
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
- Pasternak Lab Cortical Circuitry Underlying Memory-Guided Sensory Decisions
- Romanski Lab Prefrontal Cortex Research
- Schieber Lab Control of Fine Finger Movements
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions
- Tadin Lab Adaptive Spatial Interactions in Motion Perception
Neurobiology of Disease
Fundamental pathologic, translational, and clinical processes and genetic predispositions that afflict the nervous system.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bennetto Lab Neurocognitive Bases of Autism
- Bidlack Lab Pharmacology of Brain and Lymphocytic Opioid Receptors
- Bowers Lab Assessing the Contribution of Inflammation in the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease
- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation
- Cory-Slechta Lab Environmental Neurotoxicants as Risk Factors for Behavioral Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Crane Lab Motion Perception & Spatial Orientation
- Dewhurst Lab Influenza Viruses; Virus Polymerase HIV Vaccine Development; NeuroAIDS Research
- Dirksen Lab Calcium Channel Structure and Function
- Freeman Lab Molecular Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death in Neurons
- Fudge Lab Anatomy and Neurochemistry of Major Psychiatric Illnesses
- Gan Lab Developing Therapies for Blindness and Deafness via Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Replacement
- Gelbard Lab Glial and Immune Effector Cell Interactions with Synapses During Neuroinflammation
- Ghaemmaghami Lab Molecular Mechanisms of Prion Propagation and Pathogenesis
- Goldman Lab Cell & Gene Therapy
- Haber Lab Basal Ganglia and Degenerative Diseases
- Halterman (Marc) Lab Vulnerability and Delayed Neuron Loss After Stroke
- Hayden Lab Reward and Decision Making
- Huang Lab Brain, Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair
- Huxlin Lab Behavioral Studies and Functional Imaging of Visual Function, Plasticity and Rehabilitation After Brain Damage
- Johnson Lab Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
- Libby Lab Molecular Processes that Lead to RGC Death in Glaucoma
- Maggirwar Lab Regulation of Neuronal Survival
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- Mayer-Proschel Lab Stem Cells in the CNS
- Mink Lab Basal Ganglia in Normal Control of Movement
- Moynihan Lab Core Immunology Laboratory
- Nedergaard Lab Glial Disease and Therapeutics
- Noble Lab Stem Cell Biology and Stem Cell Medicine
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Opanashuk Lab Toxicant Exposure and Brain Development
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
- Portman Lab Sex Differences in the Development and Function of the C. elegans Nervous System
- Romanski Lab Prefrontal Cortex Research
- Schor Lab Targeted Therapy for Neural Crest Tumors; Cell Signaling in Neurodegenerative Disease
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions
- Thornton Lab Neurogenetic disorders
- White (Patricia) Lab Regeneration After Noise Induced Hearing Loss
- Williams Lab Adaptive Optics Research Lab
Neurodevelopment & Aging
Neural development and aging, including neurogenesis, differentiation, cell death, synaptic specification, and changes in neural organization and function that accompany senescence.
Active Research Laboratories
- Aslin Lab Rochester Baby Lab
- Bowers Lab Assessing the Contribution of Inflammation in the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease
- Cory-Slechta Lab Environmental Neurotoxicants as Risk Factors for Behavioral Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Freeman Lab Molecular Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death in Neurons
- Fudge Lab Anatomy and Neurochemistry of Major Psychiatric Illnesses
- Gan Lab Developing Therapies for Blindness and Deafness via Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Replacement
- Gelbard Lab Glial and Immune Effector Cell Interactions with Synapses During Neuroinflammation
- Goldman Lab Cell & Gene Therapy
- Halterman (Marc) Lab Vulnerability and Delayed Neuron Loss After Stroke
- Huxlin Lab Behavioral Studies and Functional Imaging of Visual Function, Plasticity and Rehabilitation After Brain Damage
- Kiernan Lab Sensory Development and Disease
- Libby Lab Molecular Processes that Lead to RGC Death in Glaucoma
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- Moynihan Lab Core Immunology Laboratory
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Opanashuk Lab Toxicant Exposure and Brain Development
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
- Portman Lab Sex Differences in the Development and Function of the C. elegans Nervous System
- Tadin Lab Adaptive Spatial Interactions in Motion Perception
Neuroengineering
The combination of quantitative method, the physical sciences, and the biological sciences has provided remarkable contributions to our understanding of biomedical phenomena, including pathologic processes.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bowers Lab Assessing the Contribution of Inflammation in the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease
- Carney Lab Auditory Neuroscience
- Crane Lab Motion Perception & Spatial Orientation
- DeAngelis Lab Visual Neuroscience
- Freedman Lab Neural Control of Coordinated Movements
- Luebke Lab Auditory & Vestibular Efferent Systems
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
- Schieber Lab Control of Fine Finger Movements
- Williams Lab Adaptive Optics Research Lab
Neurogenetics
Studies the role of genetics in the development and function of the nervous system, including regrowth or repair of nervous tissues, cells or cell products.
Active Research Laboratories
- Gan Lab Developing Therapies for Blindness and Deafness via Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Replacement
- Goldman Lab Cell & Gene Therapy
- Libby Lab Molecular Processes that Lead to RGC Death in Glaucoma
- Nehrke Lab Integrative Physiology
- Noble Lab Stem Cell Biology and Stem Cell Medicine
- Portman Lab Sex Differences in the Development and Function of the C. elegans Nervous System
- Thornton Lab Neurogenetic disorders
Sensory, Motor, & Integrative Systems Neuroscience
Sensory transduction, central processing and integration of sensory input across modalities, and the neural control of motor output and behavior.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bennetto Lab Neurocognitive Bases of Autism
- Carney Lab Auditory Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation
- Crane Lab Motion Perception & Spatial Orientation
- DeAngelis Lab Visual Neuroscience
- Freedman Lab Neural Control of Coordinated Movements
- Haber Lab Basal Ganglia and Degenerative Diseases
- Hayden Lab Reward and Decision Making
- Holt Lab Synaptic Pharmacology of the Vestibular Apparatus
- Huxlin Lab Behavioral Studies and Functional Imaging of Visual Function, Plasticity and Rehabilitation After Brain Damage
- Kiernan Lab Sensory Development and Disease
- Knill Lab Vision and Action Lab
- Luebke Lab Auditory & Vestibular Efferent Systems
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- Mink Lab Basal Ganglia in Normal Control of Movement
- Nedergaard Lab Glial Disease and Therapeutics
- Nehrke Lab Integrative Physiology
- Newlands Lab Physiology of the Vestibular System
- Nordeen Lab Neural Mechanisms Underlying Vocal Learning and Plasticity in Songbirds
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
- Pasternak Lab Cortical Circuitry Underlying Memory-Guided Sensory Decisions
- Portman Lab Sex Differences in the Development and Function of the C. elegans Nervous System
- Romanski Lab Prefrontal Cortex Research
- Schieber Lab Control of Fine Finger Movements
- Tadin Lab Adaptive Spatial Interactions in Motion Perception
- Tank Lab Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene Expression
- White (Patricia) Lab Regeneration After Noise Induced Hearing Loss
- Williams Lab Adaptive Optics Research Lab
Stem Cells, Neuroregeneration, & Repair
Stimulation of the repair capacity of endogenous neural stem and progenitor cell populations.
Active Research Laboratories
- Gan Lab Developing Therapies for Blindness and Deafness via Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Replacement
- Gelbard Lab Glial and Immune Effector Cell Interactions with Synapses During Neuroinflammation
- Goldman Lab Cell & Gene Therapy
- Halterman (Marc) Lab Vulnerability and Delayed Neuron Loss After Stroke
- Huang Lab Brain, Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair
- Mayer-Proschel Lab Stem Cells in the CNS
- Nedergaard Lab Glial Disease and Therapeutics
- Noble Lab Stem Cell Biology and Stem Cell Medicine
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions