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Neuroscience Research
 Ron Browning, Ph.D. Professor rbrowning@siumed.edu |
Neuropharmacology Neuropharmacology of seizures; neuroanatomical and neurochemical substrates of tonic and clonic convulsions. Role of neurotransmitters in the recovery of neurological function after traumatic brain injury.
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 Peter Patrylo, Ph.D. Associate Professor ppatrylo@siumed.edu |
Neurophysiology The major research interest of our lab is to understand how neuronal structure, function, and connectivity affect behavior. Current research projects entail: 1) examining how local neuronal networks are affected in animal models of cortical malformations with impaired neurological function (e.g., epilepsy, mental retardation), and 2) examining whether alterations in local neuronal networks contribute to neurological dysfunction during “normal” and pathological aging. The experimental techniques used in our lab include: in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology, behavioral testing, western blots, and immunohistochemistry.
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 April Strader, Ph.D. Assistant Professor astrader@siumed.edu |
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology With an estimated 300,000 people dying each year, obesity has become an epidemic in the western world. The regulation of body weight is controlled by both peripheral signals (gut and adipose tissue) as well and central signals (brain). One of my research aims is to determine mechanisms underlying the most effective treatment for obesity to date, bariatric or obesity surgery. Specifically, I am interested in anorexic signals arising from the hind gut. A second area of interest is the central (brain) melanocortin system and determining downstream targets of their action.
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