Faculty

* Denotes Undergraduate Advisor

* Dr. Paul Colombo
Associate Professor of Psychology
Email: pcolomb@tulane.edu

Dr. Colombo studies memory formation at the neuronal and systems levels of analysis. Behavioral and molecular-biological methods are used to measure and manipulate signaling proteins and transcription factors important for plasticity in the nervous system. One application of this work is to determine the causes of memory deficits associated with aging and develop therapeutic interventions. He currently teaches NSCI 367 (Brain and Behavior), NSCI 651/652 (Biological Psychology with Laboratory), and advanced seminars in learning and memory.

Joseph Constans, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Neurology and PTSD Research Team Leader, South Central MIRECC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Email: jconstan@tulane.edu
Dr. Constans studies the effects of trauma on emotional and cognitive functioning. In particular, he is interested in studying attention, judgment, and memory biases in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and in examining the hypothesis that these biases help maintain pathological emotional responses to trauma.

* David M. Corey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: dave@tulane.edu
Dr. Corey studies cognitive neuroscience and quantitative methods. Within cognitive neuroscience, he studies the relationships among brain asymmetry, sex, auditory processing, language production, and speech fluency. Within quantitative methods, Dr. Corey conducts statistical simulation studies. Dr. Corey teaches PSYC 100 (Introductory Psychology), PSYC 209 (Univariate Statistics I), PSYC 611 (Univariate Statistics II), and PSYC 613 (Multivariate Analysis).

* Peter Cserjesi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: pcserj@tulane.edu
Dr. Cserjesi studies the molecular Biology and genetics of vertebrate organ development. Using a combination of mouse molecular genetics and in vitro systems, his long term goal is to understand the genetic and molecular pathways regulating the development of the peripheral nervous and cardiovascular systems. He currently is focused on the neural crest derived components of these tissues. Dr. Cserjesi teaches CELL 416/616 (Developmental Biology), CELL 444/644 (Advanced Molecular Biology), and CELL 478/678 (Developmental Genetics).

Catherine Cusick , Ph.D.
Professor of Structural and Cellular Biology and
Director of Medical Neuroscience
Email: cusick@tulane.edu

Dr. Cusick studies functional organization of primate visual cortex; organization of superior temporal polysensory association cortex; effects of peripheral nerve injury on neurochemical and physiological organization of the visual and somatosensory systems.

* Jill M. Daniel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: jmdaniel@tulane.edu
Dr. Daniel is interested in the role of ovarian hormones in the regulation of non-reproductive behaviors. The focus of current research is to identify how estrogen influences cognition and to clarify the neural mechanisms that mediate its behavioral effects. Dr. Daniel teaches NSCI 367 (Brain and Behavior).

Prescott Deininger, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Email: pdeinin@tulane.edu

* Gary P. Dohanich, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Email: dohanich@tulane.edu
Dr. Dohanich studies the effects of ovarian and adrenal hormones on behavioral processes. Employing a rat model, his work focuses on the roles of estrogen and corticosterone as moderators of cognitive, affective, and reproductive functions. Complementary interests include the impact of gender on the development and expression of behavior. He teaches NSCI 367 (Brain and Behavior), NSCI 653/654 (Psychopharmacology with Laboratory), NSCI 655/656 (Behavioral Neuroendocrinology with Laboratory), NSCI 723 (Professional Issues in Neuroscience) and he coordinates NSCI 600/601 (Methods in Neuroscience with Laboratory).

Anne Foundas, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Email: foundas@tulane.edu

* Edward J. Golob, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: egolob@tulane.edu
Dr. Golob does research in the area of cognitive neuroscience, including human learning and memory, neurobiology of aging, and Alzheimer's disease. He teaches NSCI 657/658 (Cognitive Neuroscience with Laboratory).

* Thomas J. Hebert, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice of Psychology
Email: thebert1@tulane.edu
Dr. Hebert is a behavioral neuroscientist with interests in hormones and behavior. Dr. Hebert teaches PSYC 100 (Introduction to Psychology) and NSCI/PSYC 367 (Brain and Behavior), and he supervises several of the Neuroscience laboratory courses.

* Harry Howard
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portugese
Member of the Linguistics Program. Dr. Howard teaches NSCI/LING 411/611 (Brain and Language).
Email: howard@tulane.edu

* Fiona M. Inglis Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: inglis@tulane.edu
Dr. Inglis studies mechanisms of neuronal plasticity during development, and how this might relate to plasticity in later life. She uses both molecular biology and in vivo neurochemical techniques. This work is important in understanding and treating neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Inglis teaches NSCI 435 (Developmental Neurobiology) and NSCI 437 (Molecular Neurobiology).

Norman Kreisman, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
Email: nkreism@tulane.edu
Dr. Kreisman studies non-synaptic mechanisms regulating neuronal excitability; regulation of neuronal/glial cell volume and ion concentrations; pathophysiology of stroke and epilepsy; changes with maturation.

Andrew A. Lackner, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director, Tulane National Primate Research Center
Email: alackner@tpc.tulane.edu

Jeffrey Lockman, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Training, Psychology
Email: lockman@tulane.edu

Andrew Maclean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center
Email: amaclean@tulane.edu

Donald Phinney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology
Email: dphinne@tulane.edu

Darwin Prockop, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry and Director, Center for Gene Therapy
Email: dprocko@tulane.edu
Dr. Prockop does research on molecular genetics of skeletal diseases, biology of stem cells, and the use of adult stem cells for the therapy of diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

Michael S. Scheeringa, M.D, M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Email: mscheer@tulane.edu

* Laura Schrader, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: schrader@tulane.edu
Dr. Schrader studies molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory. Techniques include: patch clamp electrophysiology in brain slices, behavioral paradigms, molecular biology and biochemistry. Her ultimate goal is to better understand how modulation of ion channels regulates neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity in the context of learning and memory. Dr. Schrader teaches CELL 332, Systems Neuroscience.

* Jeffrey Tasker, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: tasker@tulane.edu
Dr. Tasker is researching the physiological and biochemical properties of brain cells that control pituitary hormone release. He teaches NSCI 331 (Introduction to Neuroscience) and Cell 665 (Synaptic Organization of the Brain).

Bradley Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Email: taylorb@tulane.edu
Dr. Taylor has research interests in molecular and neuropharmacology; neurochemical mechanisms of analgesia; gene therapy; neuropeptide gene expression, anatomical localization, and release; and pre-clinical models of chronic pain.

Cedric Walker, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chairman of Engineering Science Program
Email: cfw@tulane.edu

Guoyong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Structural and Cellular Biology
Email: gwang@tulane.edu
Dr. Wang uses patch-clamp recording, confocal imaging, and immunocytochemistry to study the functional and structural organization of retinal ganglion cells in the developing and mature retina.

* Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D.
Co-Director of Master's and Undergraduate Neuroscience Programs and adjunct professor in Psychology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; and Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: bwee@tulane.edu
Dr. Wee is interested in biological rhythms, reproductive behavior, and neuroendocrinology. She teaches NSCI 367 (Brain and Behavior), NSCI/PSYC 655 and 656 (Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Lecture/Laboratory) and coordinates NSCI 600/ 601 (Neuroscience Methods Lecture/Laboratory).

James Zadina, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Director of the Neuroscience Laboratory, VA Medical Center and Tulane University
Email: jzadina@tulane.edu
Dr. Zadina studies peptides, especially opioids; receptor binding, mechanisms of action, behavioral and developmental effects.

* Denotes Undergraduate Advisor