Postdoctoral Fellows

Zsuzsa Agoston, Ph.D.
Moon Lab
Wnt signalling in development of disease.

Christine Cheah, Ph.D.
Oakley/Catterall Lab
EEG in epilepsy in mice.

Xuanmao Chen, Ph.D.
Storm Lab
The effect of type 3 adenylyl cyclease(AC3) on neuroplasticity and circadian rhythms.

Tamer Gamal El-Din, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab
Gating mechanisms of the voltage sensor S4.

Brian Gore, Ph.D.
Zweifel Lab
The molecular mechanism of dopamine signaling in learning and memory.

Peter Groblewski, Ph.D.
Chavkin Lab
Involvement of kappa-opioid receptors in stress-induced relapse to cocaine-seeking behavior.

Brian Haas, Ph.D.
Stella Lab

Sung Han, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab
I study circadian and cognitive co-morbidities of SMEI (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy), a severe childhood epilepsy syndrome using mouse model of SMEI.

Brian Jones, Ph.D.
McKnight
Role of PKA and the anchoring protein, AKAP7, in neuronal physiology using mutant mice.

Ho-Tak Lau, Ph.D.
Ong Lab
Developing method for high throughput screening of protein and DNA interactions.

Heng Li, Ph.D.
Zheng Lab
Structural basis of nucleosome core particle ubiquitination and de-ubiquitination.

Nathan Lucas, Ph.D.
Bajjalieh Lab
Developing biosensors for signaling lipids.

Jie Luo, Ph.D.
Storm Lab
The role of sleep in memory consolidation.

Vicente Martinez, Ph.D.
Phillips Lab
Dopamine transmission during decision making in health and mental illness.

Chris Means, Ph.D.
Scott Lab
Characterization of a novel AKAP.

Elliott Merriam, Ph.D.
Zweifel Lab
Elucidating the contribution of voltage-gated calcium channels to the regulation of dopamine neuron physiology.

Evanthia Nanou, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab
Investigation of calcium channels and presynaptic plasticity.

Jose David Otero-Cruz, Ph.D.
Scott Lab
Research on the functional aspects of A-kinase anchoring proteins.

Timothy Petrie, Ph.D.
Moon Lab, HHMI fellow
Investigation of mechanisms of repair and role of inflammation in zebrafish limb and organ regeneration after injury.

Jeremy Rabinowitz, Ph.D.
Moon Lab
The roles of Wnt in regeneration and homeostatic growth.

Aaron Robitaille, Ph.D.
Moon Lab
Research on stem cells and regeneration.

Moran Rubinstein Haitin, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab
The neuronal and molecular basis of severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy.

Elisenda Sanz Iglesias, Ph.D.
McKnight Lab
Neuronal regulation of feeding and energy expenditure and gonadotropin regulation of mRNA expression and translational control in Sertoli cells and male germ cells in mice.

Amit Saraf, Ph.D.
Storm Lab
Determining the mechanism for accumulation of AC3 in primary cilia of neurons.

Selena Schattauer, Ph.D
Chavkin Lab
I study the kappa opioid receptor signaling complex in regulation of desensitization.

Nitzan Shabek, Ph.D
Zheng Lab
Structural studies of MAX2 in hormone signaling.

Marta Soden, Ph.D.
Zweifel Lab
Research on role of dopaminergic neurons in learning and memory.

Chao Tai, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab
Role of Nav1.1 sodium channels in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy.

Lin Tang, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab/Zheng Lab
Structural basis for Ca+2 selectivity in Ca+2 channels .

Matthew Wanat, Ph.D.
Phillips Lab
Actions of corticotropin releasing factor on the mesolimbic dopamine system.

Hui Wang, Ph.D.
Zheng Lab
Structural studies on protein complexes involved in protein ubiquitination and degradation.

Emily Welch, Ph.D.
Scott Lab
Design and execution of biochemical, and molecular and cellular biology-based analyses.

Ingo Willuhn, Ph.D.
Phillips Lab
Phasic dopamine release during compulsive drug taking.

Weiman Xing, Ph.D.
Zheng Lab
Structural studies of plant novel blue light receptor.

Jin Yan, Ph.D.
Catterall Lab
Presynaptic modulation of calcium channels.

Linghai Yang, Ph.D.
McKnight Lab
Mutations in PKA that affect body weight regulation and energy expenditure.

Peggy Yang, Ph.D.
Moon Lab
Wnt secretion and signaling.