Developmental Neurobiology and Brain Plasticity Research Program

Kendal Broadie, Ph.D., Director of Neurobiology and Brain Plasticity Research Program

Projects

Genetic analysis of kidline cell fate specification—National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1999-2004)
Bruce Appel, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Neurological function of fragile X gene in the drosophila genetic model system—National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2001-2006)
Kendal Broadie, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Genetic analysis of synapse formation and function—National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1997-2006)
Kendal Broadie, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Synaptic mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2001-2005)
Kendal Broadie, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Visual system organization and development—National Eye Institute (1978-2008)
Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Cognitive control of thalamic activity—National Science Foundation (2003-2005)
Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Mechanisms of CaM kinase II signal transduction—National Institute of Mental Health (2001-2006)
Roger Colbran, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Targeting of brain protein phosphatase 1—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1998-2003)
Roger Colbran, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Project 2: Modulation of dendritic CaMKII by dopamine--—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2002-2007)
Roger Colbran, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Dopamine system interactions and schizophrenia—National Institute of Mental Health (1998-2004)
Ariel Deutch, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Monoaminergic regulation of GABA and schizophrenia—National Institute of Mental Health (1997-2005)
Ariel Deutch, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Project 1: Dopamine and dendritic spines--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2002-2007)
Ariel Deutch, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Neuroplasticity after cortical injury--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1979-2004)
Ford Ebner, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Plasticity of barrel field intracortical circuitry--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1988-2003)
Ford Ebner, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Regulation of RNA editing in the CNS--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1995-2004)
Ronald Emeson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Hereditary defects in human sodium channels—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1994-2006)
Alfred George, Jr., M.D., Principal Investigator

Proton relaxation and contrast mechanisms in MRI (1985-2004)
John Gore, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Integrated functional imaging of the human brain (2002-2007)
John Gore, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Biophysical basis of functional brain MRI—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1995-2004)
John Gore, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Functional organization of the somatosensory system--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1980-2005)
Jon Kaas, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Brain structure and function after fetal cocaine exposure—National Institute on Drug Abuse (1996-2006)
Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Gregg Stanwood, Ph.D.

Fetal cocaine and gene expression defects in forebrain—National Institute on Drug Abuse (2000-2004)
Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Gregg Stanwood, Ph.D.

Project 2: Gene expression patterns in prefrontal cortical injury—National Institute of Mental Health (1990-2003)
Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Factors regulating limbic system assembly—National Institute of Mental Health (1989-2004)
Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Function and structure adaptation in forebrain development—National Institute of Mental Health (2002-2007)
Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

In vivo relevance of alpha2AR trafficking itineraries—National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1995-2004)
Lee Limbird, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Mechanisms for GPCR trafficking in polarized cells—National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1993-2004)
Lee Limbird, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Proteomic analysis of eukaryotic protein synthesis—National Institute of General Medical Sciences (2002-2007)
Andrew Link, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Mechanisms of retinal synaptic plasticity—National Eye Institute (1991-2003)
Douglas McMahon, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Molecular physiology of circadian pacemaking—National Institute of Mental Health (2001-2006)
Douglas McMahon, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorders and arrhythmogenesis-- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2000-2004)
Arnold Strauss, M.D., Principal Investigator

Ethanol inhibition of NMDA receptor mediated responses—National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1991-2005)
Danny Winder, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Roger Colbran, Ph.D.

Project 3: Regulation of striatal plasticity by phosphates-- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2002-2007)
Danny Winder, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Regulation of LTP by Gi linked receptors—National Institute of Drug Abuse (2001-2006)
Danny Winder, Ph.D., Principal Investigator