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.
Klein, William
Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
Our team pioneers new approaches to neurodegeneration and neurodevelopment. We are known for our theory that neuron damage leading to Alzheimer’s is caused by soluble oligomers of the amyloid β peptid... [more]
Knutson, Kristen
Associate Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
Dr. Knutson’s research involves clinical or epidemiological studies that focus on the impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on health, broadly speaking. In addition, her research examines whether slee... [more]
Kohtz, Jhumku
Research Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
We are funded by the NIMH to study how long noncoding RNAs regulate enhancer-chromosomal interactions across megabase distances. We are addressing the biological significance of these RNA-mediated chr... [more]
Koralnik, Igor
Archibald Church Professor of Neurology and Chief, Division of Neuro-Infectious Diseases and Global Neurology
Description of Interests
The laboratory of Igor Koralnik, MD, in the Department of Neurology studies how viruses affect the nervous system. These include SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19, HIV in patients with substance us... [more]
Kozorovitskiy, Yevgenia
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
The Kozorovitskiy lab focuses on two broad, inter-related themes: decoding neuromodulation and neural circuit design principles. We seek to address the following questions: What activity-dependent rul... [more]
Krainc, Dimitri
Professor and Chair of Neurology
Description of Interests
The overarching goal of my laboratory has been to define key molecular pathways in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration. We have focused on pathogenic mechanisms that commonly occur in neurodegenerat... [more]
Kraus, Nina
Hugh Knowles Professor of Communication Sciences
Description of Interests
In her deep examination of sound and the brain, Nina Kraus makes the case for the far-reaching impact of sound, showing how hearing engages how we think, feel, move, and combine our senses. She aims t... [more]
Kuiken, Todd
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, McCormick School of Engineering and Surgery
Description of Interests
The Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs (NECAL) is a research program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) based on over 20 years of research. The goal of NECAL is to improve fu... [more]
LaBonne, Carole
Professor of Molecular Biosciences
Description of Interests
We study the development and evolution of the vertebrate neural crest which gives rise of most of th peripheral nervous system.
Lavasani, Mitra
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Description of Interests
My research focuses on identifying effective therapeutic interventions for muscle, vasculature, peripheral nerve, and the brain, using adult stem cells and/or their secreted stimulator and protective ... [more]