Faculty


  • R. Adron Harris, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Molecular actions of drugs of abuse on brain signaling systems; genetics of alcohol susceptibility.
  • Richard W. Aldrich, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Molecular mechanisms of ion channel function and their role in electrical signaling.
  • Nigel Atkinson, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Molecular neurobiology and genetics of ion channels in Drosophila.
  • Yuri Blednov, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Development of mutant mice to test genetic, environmental causes of excessive alcohol consumption.
  • Juan Dominguez, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Neural and endocrine mechanisms that regulate motivated behaviors.
  • Christine Duvauchelle, Ph.D., Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy
  • Neural mechanisms of the rewarding effects of drugs.
  • Johann Eberhart, Ph.D., Molecular Cell and Development, College of Natural Sciences
  • Genetic and environmental regulation of cellular behaviors that govern craniofacial development.
  • Andrew Ellington, Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
  • Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of aptamers; protein and metabolic engineering.
  • Carlton Erickson, Ph.D., Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy
  • Addiction science education.
  • Kim Fromme, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Addictive behaviors; risk-taking; alcohol abuse; cognitive processes in clinical psychopathology.
  • Rueben Gonzales, Ph.D., Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy
  • Neurochemistry of ethanol drinking behavior.
  • Vishwanath Iyer, Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, College of Natural Sciences
  • Genomics; genome-wide transcriptional programs and mechanisms; microarray technology.
  • Daniel Johnston, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Synaptic integration and plasticity; cellular actions of learning and memory; epileptogenesis.
  • Theresa Jones, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Plasticity of nerual structure; synaptic connectivity and glial-neuronal interactions following brain damage and during learning.
  • Steven W. Leslie, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Provost
  • Effects of ethanol and similar drugs on NMDA-stimulated ion channels and voltage-dependent calcium channels.
  • Stephen F. Martin, Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
  • Bioorganic chemistry; mechanistic enzymology; enzyme specificity.
  • R. Dayne Mayfield, Ph.D., College of Natural Sciences
  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the psychoactive and addictive properties of drugs of abuse.
  • S. John Mihic, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Molecular sites of action of drugs of abuse on ligand-gated ion channels.
  • Edward Mills, Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy
  • Role of mitochondria in intracellular communication, disease processes, and toxic actions of chemicals.
  • Hitoshi Morikawa, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Neurophysiology of the brain reward circuit and drug addiction.
  • Richard Morrisett, Ph.D., Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy
  • Amino acid-derived neurotransmitter systems; synaptic transmission, expression of alcohol-related disorders.
  • Jon Pierce-Shimomura, Ph.D., Neurobiology, College of Natural Sciences
  • Molecular basis for the action of drugs and alcohol on target proteins in vivo.
  • Martin Poenie, Ph.D., Molecular Cell and Development, College of Natural Sciences
  • Ionic controls of cell cycle and development.
  • Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D., Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy
  • Mechanisms of alcohol actions using behavioral genetics, functional genomics and cellular neuroscience.
  • Timothy Shallert, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Neural plasticity and behavioral mechanisms of brain and spinal cord injury due to trauma, stroke, tumors, and degenerative diseases.
  • Jason Shear, Ph.D., Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
  • Development of bioanalytical techniques to characterize chemical properties of individual neurons.

Scientific Advisory Board


  • Robert Cocke, Ph.D., Affiliate-Institute for Neuroscience, College of Natural Sciences
  • John Crabbe, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health Sciences University
  • Ivan Diamond, M.D., Ph.D., CV Therapeutics, Inc., Palo Alto
  • Nancy Zahniser, Ph.D., Pharmocology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center