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David O. Carpenter, Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Carpent@albany.edu, 518-485-5560
Electrophysiologic studies of synaptic transmission
Haijun Chen, Assistant Professor of Biology,
hchen01@albany.edu, 518-591-8854
Membrane biophysics, Channel properties.
Bruce C. Dudek, Professor of Psychology,
bruce.dudek@albany.edu, 518-442-4824
Behavior Genetics, Alcohol Neuropharmacology, and Psychopharmacology.
Cheryl A. Frye, Professor of Psychology,
cafrye@albany.edu
, 518-442-4836
Behavioral Neuroscience, Reproductive Neuroendocrinology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Steroid Mechanism, Neurosteroids, Sex Differences.
Helmut V. B. Hirsch, Professor of Biological Sciences,
hirsch@albany.edu
, 518-442-4311
Behavioral and genetic analysis of developmental plasticity in Drosophila; developmental neuroethology.
Gregory A. Lnenicka Professor of Biological Sciences,
gregL@albany.edu, 518-442-4306
Synaptic physiology and morphology; the role of activity in synaptic development.
Ewan C. McNay Assistant Professor of Psychology
emcnay@albany.edu
, 518-442-4820
Glucose effects on cognition and brain function
Anne Messer Professor of Biomedical Sciences,
Messer@wadsworth.org
, 518-474-0140
Molecular studies of development, and of degeneration of mouse brain.
Li Niu, Associate Professor of Chemistry,
lniu@albany.edu, 518-442-4447
Structure and function of cell surface receptor proteins; kinetic and molecular mechanisms of drug-protein and protein-protein interactions.
Robert A. Rosellini , Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology,
rar93@albany.edu, 518-442-4832
Associateve learning in drosophila; controlability and predictability of stress; animal models of psychopathology and addiction.
John T. Schmidt, Director, Professor of Biological Sciences,
js213@albany.edu, 518-442-4309
Formation and stabilization of synaptic connections; the development and regeneration of spatial maps in CNS; Growth cone motility and its regulation.
  William Shain Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences,
shain@wadsworth.org,518-473-3630
Glial cell function in the CNS; alternative methods to animal testing for the neurotoxicology of chlorinated hydrocarbons and ethanol.
Abigail Snyder-Keller Assoc. Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Snykell@wadsworth.org, 518-486-2590
Neural plasticity and development of basal ganglia; transplants of neural tissue.
Bruce B. Svare , Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology,
svare@albany.edu, 518-442-4848
Hormonal influences on aggressive, maternal and sexual behavior; anabolic steroid abuse; sport and society.
Ben G. Szaro Professor of Biological Sciences
BGS86@albany.edu, 518-442-4364
Neural intermediate filament proteins and the molecular analysis of cell shape determinants in the developing nervous system.
David G. Tieman Adjunct Assoc. Professor of Biological Sciences
bioweb@albany.edu, 518-442-4317
Videomicroscopy techniques, electrophysiology of synaptic transmission.
Christine K. Wagner Associate Professor of Psychology
cwagner@albany.edu, 518-437-4494
Maternal and fetal neural development, progesterone and sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior.
Sho-Ya Wang Professor of Biological Sciences
sywang@albany.edu, 518-591-8829
Molecular biology of sodium channels
Robert Waniewski Adj. Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
waniewski@wadsworth.org, 518-486-2551
Regulation of glutamate and GABA transport and metabolism in astrocytes; taurine release from glia.
Jonathon R. Wolpaw Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Wolpaw@wadsworth.org, 518-473-3631
Physiologic and anatomic study of memory traces in primate spinal cord.