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Neuroscience Chairman<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Riqiang

\n

Riqiang Yan, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor and Chairman<\/p>\n

Yan\u00a0Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: riyan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4040C<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-3527<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Neuroscience Faculty<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Srdjan

\n

Srdjan D. Antic, M.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Antic Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: antic@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L3052<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8468<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Byoung-Il

\n

Byoung-Il Bae, Ph.D.<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Bae Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: bbae@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4075<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8955<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Paola

\n

Paola Bargagna-Mohan, Ph.D.<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Email: bargagna-mohan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4026<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8984<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\n

\"Alice

\n

Alice Burghard, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Email: burghard@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L3042<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2241<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Castro,

\n

Manuel Castro-Alamancos, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Email: mcastro@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E4041<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-7390<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Stephen

\n

Stephen Crocker, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor, Neuroscience and Immunology<\/p>\n

Crocker Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: crocker@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E4054<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8750<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\n

\"Manoshi

Manoshi Gayen, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Email: gayen@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E4029<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-7132<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\n

\"A

Andres Grosmark, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Email: grosmark@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E4018<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-3041<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rosa

\n

Rosaria Guzzo, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Associate Director of Skeletal Biology & Regeneration<\/p>\n

Email: guzzo@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E4056<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-3026<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Akihiro

\n

Akihiro Ishii, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0ishii@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E5052<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8370<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Xiangyou

\n

Xiangyou Hu, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Director, Service Center for Neurobehavior<\/p>\n

Email: xhu@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E4034<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-6249<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jaime

Jaime Imitola Herrera, M.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor of Neurology, Genetics and Genome Sciences, and Neuroscience<\/p>\n

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurology<\/p>\n

Director, Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Translational Neuroimmunology<\/p>\n

Email: imitola@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Eric

\n

Eric Levine, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Levine Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0eslevine@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E3056<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2145<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ma,

\n

Xin-Ming Ma, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Email: ma@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4021<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-4280<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"

\n

David Martinelli, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Synapse Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: davidmartinelli@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4003<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2271<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Royce

\n

Royce Mohan, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Email: mohan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4023<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2020<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Longgang

\n

Longgang Niu, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

C. elegans Neurobiology Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: niu@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8842<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dong

\n

Dong-Ju Shin, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Yan Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: doshin@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E5056<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8928<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Timothy

\n

Timothy Spellman, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Email: tspellman@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L3077<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-8114<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"

\n

Claire Stoudemire, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Email: stoudemire@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: AM 012B<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2169<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ephraim

\n

Feliks (Ephraim) Trakhtenberg, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Neuroregeneration Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0trakhtenberg@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4005<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-7819<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sebnem

Sebnem Tuncdemir, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0tuncdemir@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4001<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2057<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rajkumar

\n

Rajkumar Verma, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Verma Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: raverma@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: E5052<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-4552<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Zhao-Wen

\n

Zhao-Wen Wang, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

C. elegans Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: zwwang@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4017<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-7659<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Yulan

\n

Yulan Xiong, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Director of Neuroscience Graduate Program<\/p>\n

Xiong Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: yxiong@uchc.edu <\/a><\/p>\n

Location: L4087<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-4116<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Neuroscience Program\u00a0Faculty<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"J

Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Center on Aging<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0jbartley@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jonathan

Jonathan M. Covault, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0jocovault@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Fortin\"

Samantha M. Fortin, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Center on Aging<\/p>\n

Email: safortin@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"H.

Howard B. Gutstein, M.D., FAAP, FASA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesia<\/p>\n

Email: gutstein@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Fumiko

Fumiko Hoeft, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor; Campus Dean and Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Waterbury<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0fumiko.hoeft@uconn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"George

George A. Kuchel, M.D., FRCP, AGSF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Director, UConn Center on Aging<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0kuchel@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Yuanhao

James Li, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Genetics and Genome Sciences<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0jali@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Leslie

Leslie M. Loew, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Department of Cell Biology<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0les@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Murphy,

Patrick A. Murphy, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Center for Vascular Biology<\/p>\n

Email: pamurphy@uchc.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Robson,

 <\/p>\n

Paul Robson, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor and Director, Single Cell Biology
\nThe Jackson Laboratory<\/p>\n

Email: paul.robson@jax.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

 <\/p>\n

\"F.

Frederick Varn, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor,
\nThe Jackson Laboratory<\/p>\n

Email: frederick.varn@jax.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lixia

Lixia Yue, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Department of Cell Biology<\/p>\n

Email: lyue@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Professors Emeritus<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rashmi

\n

Rashmi Bansal, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0bansal@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Elisa

\n

Elisa Barbarese, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0barbarese@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Leslie

\n

Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Email: lbernstein@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Elizabeth

\n

Betty Eipper, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus, Neuroscience and Molecular Biology<\/p>\n

Neuropeptide Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: eipper@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Duck

\n

Duck Kim, D.Sc.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus, Neuroscience and Otolaryngology<\/p>\n

Email: kim@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Richard

\n

Richard E. Mains, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Neuropeptide Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: mains@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Gerald

Gerald D. Maxwell, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Email: gmaxwell@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Douglas

Douglas Oliver, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Neurobiology of Auditory System Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: doliver@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Constatine

\n

Constantine (Tino) Trahiotis, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0tino@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Nada

\n

Nada Zecevic, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Cortical Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0nzecevic@uchc.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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