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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Maiken Nedergaard
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
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
Fengfei Ding, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: EEG recording and behavior tests
Ting Du
Ting Du, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: Pathophysiological mechanisms of brain edema
Hajime Hirase
Hajime Hirase, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:

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

Rashad Hussain
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
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
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.

Postdoctoral Scholars

Yang Xue
Yang Xue, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate

Research Staff

Ryan Eckert
Ryan Eckert
Financial Analyst
Daniel Gahn Martinez
Daniel Gahn Martinez
Technical Associate
Madison Jaynes
Madison Jaynes
Administrative Assistant
Ning Kang
Ning Kang
Laboratory Technician
Saurav Pattanayak
Saurav Pattanayak
Technical Associate
Tyler Reid
Tyler Reid, M.S.
IT Desktop Support/Programmer
Wei Song
Wei Song
Technical Associate
Jadyn Terwilliger
Jadyn Terwilliger
Administrator I
Paul Tobin
Paul Tobin
Technical Associate
Emma Waight
Emma Waight
Technical Associate
Yuxi Zhu
Yuxi Zhu
Technical Associate

Graduate Students

Michael Giannetto
Research Interest:

Structure and function of astrocytic endfeet

Antonio Ladron de Guevara Ruiz
Research Interest: Perivascular transport and CSF dynamics in brain health and disease
Evan Newbold
Research Interest:

Glymphatic system and astrocyte physiology in healthy and pathologic states

Velia Vizcarra
Research Interest:

Circadian control of brain blood barrier permeability in homeostatic and pathological states.

Research Assistants

Qinwen Huang
Qinwen Huang
Visiting Student in Residence