A-Z Faculty
Below is a list of all Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.
Suzuki, Satoru
Professor of Psychology
Description of Interests
My research goal is to understand how internal neural dynamics are structured to facilitate productive interactions with environmental dynamics, using EEG time-series analyses, behavioral methods, and... [more]
Swanson, Geoff
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Description of Interests
We study the molecular and physiological properties of receptor proteins that underlie excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian brain. Current research focuses primarily on understanding the ... [more]
Thompson, Cynthia K
Ralph and Jean Sundin Professor of Communication Sciences
Description of Interests
Dr. Thompson's research in cognitive neuroscience focuses on the neural mechanisms of language, primarily sentence processing, in cognitively healthy and aphasic individuals. Her work in neuroplastici... [more]
Titos Vivancos, Iris
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Description of Interests
The focus of the lab is to identify novel peripheral organ signaling pathways and determine how they influence behaviors such as sleep and substance use disorder. Sleep is essential for life, and poor... [more]
Tresch, Matthew
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Description of Interests
We examine the neural control of movement, focusing on the role of spinal circuitry. We use an interdisciplinary approach in this research, using a combination of behavioral, biomechanical, and neurop... [more]
Turek, Fred
Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
Research in the Turek laboratory is focused on the study of sleep and circadian rhythms, with special interest in identifying genes that regulate sleep and circadian rhythms. A second major focus of t... [more]
Tysseling, Vicki
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Neuroscience
Description of Interests
The goal of our lab is to enhance functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). Our approach to SCI research uses animal models to identify changes that occur within the spinal cord after injury... [more]
Varma, Dileep
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Description of Interests
Our lab is primarily focused on cell cycle, cell proliferation, and cancer. Within Neuroscience, we are interested in two broad areas. One of them is brain development. Specifically, we are interested... [more]
Vassar, Robert
Director of Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, Professor of Behavioral Neurology and Cell & Developmental Biology
Description of Interests
We study the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease with the goal of contributing to the discovery of effective disease-modifying therapies. We have multiple projects focusing on div... [more]
Vitaterna, Martha
Research Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
My primary research focus is on the genetics of sleep and circadian rhythms. This has included the functional identification of core mammalian circadian clock genes, Clock, Cry1, and Cry2. The origina... [more]