Faculty & Research

Research Faculty

Susan J. Birren

Professor of Neurobiology

781-736-3451 birren@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 1-06A

Developmental neurobiology

Paul DiZio

Associate Professor of Psychology

781-736-2043 dizio@brandeis.edu Rabb Graduate Center, 5

Human spatial orientation and motor control

Irving Epstein

Henry F. Fischbach Professor of Chemistry

781-736-2503 epstein@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 3-09

Nonlinear chemical dynamics. Mathematical modeling of biochemical kinetics and neural systems.

Paul Garrity

Professor of Biology

781-736-3127 pgarrity@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 2-16

Neural development and behavior

Leslie Griffith

Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Neuroscience

Director of the Volen National Center for Complex Systems

781-736-3125 griffith@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 2-06B

The Biochemistry of Behavior

Angela Gutchess

Associate Professor of Psychology

781-736-3247 gutchess@brandeis.edu Lemberg Hall, 106

Cognitive and social neuroscience; influence of age and culture on memory.

Jennifer Gutsell

Assistant Professor Psychology and of the Volen National Center for Complex Systems

781-736-3308 jgutsell@brandeis.edu Volen National Center for Complex Systems, 220

Self-control; empathy and environmentalism

Shantanu Jadhav

Assistant Professor of Psychology and of the Volen National Center for Complex Systems

781-736-3147 shantanu@brandeis.edu Bassine Science Building, 301

Neural mechanisms of learning and memory-guided behavior in the mammalian brain

Sebastian Kadener

Associate Professor of Biology

781-736-4915 skadener@brandeis.edu Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, 332

Molecular Neurobiology and RNA metabolism

Donald Katz

Professor of Neuroscience and of the Volen National Center for Complex Systems

781-736-3268 dbkatz@brandeis.edu Bassine Science Building, 345

Neural dynamics of gustatory perception and learning

James Lackner

Meshulam and Judith Riklis Professor of Physiology

781-736-2033 lackner@brandeis.edu Rabb Graduate Center, 4

Spatial orientation. Human movement control. Adaptation to spaceflight and autonomous vehicles.

Eve Marder

Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Neuroscience

781-736-3140 marder@brandeis.edu Volen National Center for Complex Systems, 314

Modulation of Neural Networks

Paul Miller

Associate Professor of Biology

781-736-2890 pmiller@brandeis.edu Volen National Center for Complex Systems, 317

Computational and theoretical neuroscience

Sacha Nelson

Gyula and Katica Tauber Professor of Life Science

781-736-3181 nelson@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 1-21

Physiological genomics of the mammalian neocortex

Daniel Oprian

Louis and Bessie Rosenfield Professor of Biochemistry

781-736-2322 oprian@brandeis.edu Volen National Center for Complex Systems, 407

Structure-function studies of visual pigments and other cell surface receptors.

Suzanne Paradis

Associate Professor of Biology

781-736-5305 paradis@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 1-08A

Molecular mechanisms of synaptic development

Avital Rodal

Associate Professor of Biology

781-736-2459 arodal@brandeis.edu Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, 528

Endosomal Membrane Traffic in Neurons

Michael Rosbash

Peter Gruber Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, Professor of Biology,

and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

781-736-3160 rosbash@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 2-24B

Circadian Rhythms, Behavior, and Gene Expression

Robert Sekuler

Louis and Frances Salvage Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

781-736-3277 sekuler@brandeis.edu Volen National Center for Complex Systems, 244

Visual perception. Cognitive processes.

Piali Sengupta

Professor of Biology

Chair, Department of Biology

781-736-2686 sengupta@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 2-08A

Neurogenetics of sensory behaviors

Hannah Snyder

Assistant Professor of Psychology

781-736-3272 hrsnyder@brandeis.edu Lemberg Hall, 102

Executive function

Jonathan Touboul

Associate Professor of Mathematics

781-736-3080 jtouboul@brandeis.edu Goldsmith Building, 303

Modeling and mathematical analysis of systems inspired by brain’s activity

Gina Turrigiano

Joseph Levitan Professor of Vision Science

Chair, Neuroscience Program

781-736-2684 turrigia@brandeis.edu Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 1-28

Homeostasis and Neural Circuit Plasticity and Function

Stephen Van Hooser

Associate Professor of Biology

781-736-2721 vanhoosr@brandeis.edu Bassine Science Building, 326

Development and function of cortical circuits

Teaching Faculty

Maria de Boef Miara

Assistant Professor of Biology

Master's Advising Head for MCB and Neuroscience

781-736-3106 mmiara@brandeis.edu Bassine Science Building, 119

Comparative anatomy, evolution, physiology, biomechanics

Emeriti Faculty

Arthur Wingfield

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

781-736-3270 wingfiel@brandeis.edu Volen National Center for Complex Systems, 363

Human memory