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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., DMSc
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Research Interest: The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS. Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction.

Faculty

Barbara Canlon, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Research Interest:

Auditory physiology, mechanisms underlying hearing loss, and development of therapies to repair the damaged inner ear

Fengfei Ding, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: EEG recording and behavior tests

Ting Du, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: Pathophysiological mechanisms of brain edema

Hajime Hirase, PhD
Assistant Professor

Research Interest:

A focus on astrocytic signaling and its impact on neural circuit dynamics and behavioral performance.

Rashad Hussain, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: Glymphatic system in health and disease; neuron-glia interactions and signaling mechanisms.

Guojun Liu, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Research Interest:

The Glymphatic system in hydrocephalus; the mechanism of CSF secretion in neurological disease.

Weiguo Peng, M.Surg., Ph.D.
Associate
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Research Interest:

Glymphatic system in spinal cord and in spinal cord injury; more specifically the secondary injury after spinal cord trauma and how to improve the recovery of spinal cord injury.