Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD
Dr. Heidelberger earned her undergraduate, graduate and medical degrees at Stony Brook University. As an undergraduate, Dr. Heidelberger trained in the laboratory of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dr. Paul C. Lauterbur. She then performed her dissertation research under the direction of…
M. Neal Waxham, PhD
Molecules Responsible For The Formulation And Storage Of Memories Our memories are formed and stored in cells within the nervous system. How these memories are encoded and retained throughout an individual’s lifetime is the fundamental question being investigated in this…
David W. Marshak, PhD
A Primate Retinal Connectome The long-term goal of our research is a description of neural circuits in the primate retina at the level of synapses between identified populations of neurons, a retinal connectome. We are now collaborating with the Neitz…
Kathleen R. Gibson, PhD
What is the nature of the human mind and how did it evolve? This age-old philosophical question now holds center stage among evolutionarily-oriented anthropologists and psychologists. My own approaches to these issues have long been multi-pronged. One focus has been…
Jack C. Waymire, PhD
Plasticity Of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Catecholamine neurotransmitters, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine (adrenalin) are involved in a broad range of regulatory and CNS functions, as well as, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, manic depressive illnesses, and Parkinson’s disease). Research in the Waymire laboratory examines…
Daniel J. Felleman, PhD
Organization, Function, And Plasticity Of Primate Cerebral Cortex The research in this laboratory is directed at understanding the functional organization of cortical areas, functional modules, and local circuits that underlie pattern, color, and object discrimination in the primate visual system….
Anthony A. Wright, PhD
Learning And Cognition The research programs in my laboratory are concerned with learning and memory processes of animals and humans. Visual list memory is being tested in monkeys, pigeons, and humans in nearly identical tasks. Currently we are focused on exploring…
Kharas Earns Terry J. Crow, Ph.D. Award
Ms. Natasha Kharas, MD/PhD candidate in the laboratory of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the second recipient of the Terry J. Crow, PhD Scholarship in Neuroscience. Ms. Kharas received the scholarship for her outstanding…
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Dasgupta First-Author Paper Published in The Journal of Neuroscience
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student Rajan Dasgupta recently had a first-author paper published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Dasgupta is affiliated with the Program in Neuroscience and his advisor is…