Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
Division: Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Research InterestLanguage impairments affect up to 19% of school age children and these deficits are predictive of long-term problems affecting learning, academic achievement, and behavior. My primary research goal is to understand the neurobiological foundations of language impairments. Specifically, I am interested in how the perception and neural coding of speech impact language and other behavioral deficits in children, with a focus on children with reading disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.
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Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Research InterestTranslational interdisciplinary research investigating neurocognitive correlates and potential biomarkers of neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism spectrum disorders and fragile X syndrome, with the goal of advancing clinical care and health policy.
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Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Member, Bio-X
Professor (By courtesy), Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Research InterestOur laboratory is studying synapse formation, stability and elimination at a variety of levels, e.g. from molecules to behavior. A primary focus of the lab is to understanding the role that individual molecules play in the assembly and function of synaptic junctions. In addition we evaluating a variety of potential treatments for cognitive impairment in Down syndrome in part by assessing the impact specific drugs on cognitive function in mouse models of Down syndrome.
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Academic Appointments Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Academic Appointments Sr. Research Scientist, Basic Life Science, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research
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Academic Appointments Basic Life Science Research Associate, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Member, Bio-X
Research InterestLong-lasting changes in synaptic strength are important for the modification of neural circuits by experience. A major goal of my laboratory is to elucidate the molecular events that trigger various forms of synaptic plasticity and the modifications in synaptic proteins that are responsible for the changes in synaptic efficacy.
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Academic Appointments Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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Academic Appointments Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Clinical Focus- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Neuropsychiatry
Research InterestPharmacogenetics of mood disorders and nicotine addiction. Glial cell neurotoxicity and neuroprotection in Alzheimer's disease. Genome wide expression analysis of mouse models for Alzheimer's disease.
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Academic Appointments Assistant Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
Member, Child Health Research Institute
Member, Bio-X
Research InterestOxytocin and vasopressin brain systems and their relationship to social functioning and pathology; stress, coping, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis physiology; autism and major depression
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Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
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