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Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy

University of Rochester Medical Center

work MC 5-7425

601 Elmwood Ave

Box 603

Rochester, NY 14642

p 585-275-2591

f 585-756-5334

Research

Cell Signaling & Communications
Processes and mechanisms underlying intracellular messaging, excitable membranes, and synaptic and non-synaptic transmission of neural information.
Active Research Laboratories
- Brown Lab Multiphoton Laser-Scanning Microscopy
- Dickerson Lab CGRP Signal Transduction
- Holt Lab Synaptic Pharmacology of the Vestibular Apparatus
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions
Learning, Memory, & Adaptive Plasticity
Processes and mechanisms underlying how early and adult experience modifies behavior and its underlying neural processes.
Active Research Laboratories
- Freedman Lab Neural Control of Coordinated Movements
- Gdowski / Johnson Gdowski Labs Sensorimotor Integration
- 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
Neurobiology of Disease
Fundamental pathologic, translational, and clinical processes and genetic predispositions that afflict the nervous system.
Active Research Laboratories
- Crane Lab Motion Perception & Spatial Orientation
- Fudge Lab Anatomy and Neurochemistry of Major Psychiatric Illnesses
- Gan Lab Developing Therapies for Blindness and Deafness via Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Replacement
- Gdowski / Johnson Gdowski Labs Sensorimotor Integration
- 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
- Mink Lab Basal Ganglia in Normal Control of Movement
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
- Romanski Lab Prefrontal Cortex Research
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions
- White (Patricia) Lab Regeneration After Noise Induced Hearing Loss
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
- Fudge Lab Anatomy and Neurochemistry of Major Psychiatric Illnesses
- Gan Lab Developing Therapies for Blindness and Deafness via Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Replacement
- Gdowski / Johnson Gdowski Labs Sensorimotor Integration
- Huxlin Lab Behavioral Studies and Functional Imaging of Visual Function, Plasticity and Rehabilitation After Brain Damage
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- O Labs CNS Neuroinflammation Research
- Paige Lab Spatial Orientation Research
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
- Carney Lab Auditory Neuroscience
- Crane Lab Motion Perception & Spatial Orientation
- Davis Lab Auditory Processing Laboratory
- DeAngelis Lab Visual Neuroscience
- Freedman Lab Neural Control of Coordinated Movements
- Gdowski / Johnson Gdowski Labs Sensorimotor Integration
- Haber Lab Basal Ganglia and Degenerative Diseases
- Holt Lab Synaptic Pharmacology of the Vestibular Apparatus
- Huxlin Lab Behavioral Studies and Functional Imaging of Visual Function, Plasticity and Rehabilitation After Brain Damage
- Luebke Lab Auditory & Vestibular Efferent Systems
- Majewska Lab The Functional Synapse Group
- Mink Lab Basal Ganglia in Normal Control of Movement
- 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
- Romanski Lab Prefrontal Cortex Research
- Schieber Lab Control of Fine Finger Movements
- White (Patricia) Lab Regeneration After Noise Induced Hearing Loss