Erin Calipari
Associate Professor of Pharmacology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the neuroscience of mental illness and addiction, including gender differences.
Opioids adaptive processes self-administered drugs Dopamine Addiction and Recovery
Timothy Verstynen
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Timothy Verstynen's research focuses on how our brains allow us to explore our environments and learn from experience.
Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Learning Science
Bob Cousins
Eminent Scholar/Director · University of Florida
Bob Cousins’ research focuses on understanding the nutritional significance of zinc and how it acts as a signaling molecule.
Food Science & Human Nutrition Micronutrients Vitamins Zinc
Randy Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute & Professor, Biomedical Science · Florida Atlantic University
Randy Blakely is an expert in molecular neuroscience, focusing on how diseases and drugs impact the function of brain synapses and circuits.
Medications Brain Neuroscience Brain Disease Synapse
Eric Fortune
Associate Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Eric Fortune specializes in evolutionary biology, specifically the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior.
Locomotion Birds Biology Neuroscience Evolutionary Biology
Aryn Gittis
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Aryn Gittis studies neural circuits in a multifunctional brain region that plays a role in the regulation of movement, learning, and reward.
Movement Disorders Optogenetics Neuroscience Electrophysiology Neural Circuits
Kelly Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology · Georgia Southern University
Kelly Sullivan is an expert in epidemiology and neurological diseases
Movement Disorders New Drug Applications Neurological Disorders Environmental Health Sciences Biostatistics
David Vaillancourt
Professor/Chair · University of Florida
David Vaillancourt’s studies how the brain regulates voluntary and involuntary movement with a specific focus on motor disorders.
Structural and Functional Imaging in Rodents and Humans Rehabilitative, Surgical and Pharmacological Interventions for Motor Disorders Cortical Oscillations that Underlie Voluntary and Involuntary Movement Neuroscience and the Brain Progression Markers of Parkinson’s Disease
Alexa H. Veenema
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Alexa Veenema's research focuses on understanding the roles of the neuropeptides vasopressin and oxytocin in regulating social behavior.
sex differences Oxytocin Behavioral Neuroscience Social Behavior vasopressin
Daniel Wesson
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Daniel Wesson is an expert in the sense of smell and how the brain processes sensory information.
Addiction Brain Function Electronic Cigarettes Sensory Processing Smell, Learning & Memory
Marla Sokolowski
University Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · University of Toronto
Sokolowski's work is esteemed worldwide as a clear, integrative paragon of the manner in which genes can interact with the environment.
Genetics Molecular Biology Scientific Writing Higher Education Public Speaking
Renee Miller
Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Instructional Track; Director, Undergraduate Neuroscience Program · University of Rochester
Miller examines sex differences in brains and behaviors. She is author of "Cognitive Bias in Fantasy Sports."
Fantasy Football Fantasy Sports and decision making Neuroscience Cognitive Bias Neurobiology
Hanne M. Hoffmann
Assistant Professor of Animal Science; Expert in Neuroendocrinology · Michigan State University
Dr. Hoffmann’s research program is focused on how light changes your well being, motivation, fertility and pregnancy success.
Light Contamination Impact of Light on Physiology Development Molecular Biology Preterm Labor
Emily Murphy
Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Professor Murphy's research focuses on the intersection of neuroscience, behavioral science, and the law.
Negotiation Civil Procedure Evidence Remedies Brain / Behavioral Science and Law
Dr. Christine Bojanowski
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine; Associate Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program · Tulane University
Dr. Christine Bojanjowski is an expert on pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine.
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Critical Care Medicine Vaping Pulmonary Diseases COVID-19 (Coronavirus)