Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Division: Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS

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  Garner, Craig 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
  Member,  Bio-X
  Professor (By courtesy),  Neurology & Neurological Sciences
  
  Research Interest

  Our 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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  Garrett, Amy Sue
  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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  Lyons, David 
  Academic Appointments Professor (Research),  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
  
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  Malenka, Robert 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
  Member,  Bio-X
  
  Research Interest

  Long-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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  McTeague, Lisa Marie
  Academic Appointments Instructor,  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
  
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  Murphy, Greer 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Neuropsychiatry
  Research Interest

  Pharmacogenetics 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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  Parker, Karen Jean
  Academic Appointments Assistant Professor (Research),  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
  Member,  Bio-X
  Member,  Child Health Research Institute
  
  Research Interest

  Oxytocin 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