Neurobiology and Behavior

Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Evolutionary genetics and behavioral ecology

The neurobiology of appetite, digestion, and metabolism

Mouse Visual System

Neuronal function and behavior in flies

Mechanisms of neural development and disease

Signal processing by the central nervous system

Neurotransmitters and behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster

Behavior and neurobiology of electric fishes

The role of glial-glial interactions during nervous system devleopment, disease and regeneration

The evolutionary origins, function, and mechanisms of adult neurogenesis

Retinal Development and Disease

Developmental genetics, regeneration, evolution

Non-visual effects of light on physiology and behavior

Regulation of neural stem cell proliferation