Basic Research
In the Department of Psychiatry, basic research at the molecular and cellular levels focuses on the fundamental processes controlling neuronal function and their abnormalities in various neuropsychiatric disorders. Studies of signal transduction pathways, gene expressions, and genetic contributions to mental illness are among the major areas of investigation. The studies make prominent use of transgenic mouse models, viral mediated gene transfer, DNA array profiling, and protein biochemistry.
Other areas of focus include neural circuits and the neurobiological substrates of complex behavior. Defining features of this work include its integration with molecular and cellular investigations and the availability of sophisticated animal models of specific disorders. A major interest is detailed neural and behavioral phenotyping of genetic mutant mice.
Basic Research Faculty
James Bibb, PhD
Associate Professor
Bibb Lab
Christopher Cowan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cowan Lab
Amelia Eisch, PhD
Associate Professor
Eisch Lab
Dwight German, PhD
Professor
German Lab
Robert Greene, MD, PhD
Professor
Michael Lutter, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Lisa Monteggia, PhD
Associate Professor
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Adrian Rothenfluh, PhD
Assistant Professor
Rothenfluh Lab
David Self, PhD
Professor
Self Lab
Carol Tamminga, MD
Professor and Chair
Tamminga Lab
Collaborating faculty in other Departments:
Robert Bachoo, MD, PhD, Neurology
Joel Elmquist, DVM, PhD, Internal Medicine
Jenny Hsieh, PhD., Molecular Biology
Jane Johnson, PhD, Neuroscience