Our faculty is composed of many of the nation’s leading neuroscience researchers representing a variety of sub-disciplines. Below is a listing of our Primary Faculty. Read about our Joint Faculty and Research Track faculty.
Department Chair
Paul J Pfaffinger
Ph.D.
Wilhelmina Robertson Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience
Primary Faculty: Neuroscience (A-L)
Shelly Alexandra Buffington
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jeannie Chin
Ph.D.
Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
J. David Dickman
Ph.D.
Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
Fabrizio Gabbiani
Ph.D., M.A.
Professor
Yudong Gao
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and McNair Scholar
Jay Alan Hennig
Assistant Professor
Daoyun Ji
Ph.D.
Professor
Xiaolong Jiang
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
David Lipshutz
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Primary Faculty: Neuroscience (M-Z)
Jeffrey C Magee
Ph.D.
Professor
Kara Lynn Marshall
Assistant Professor
Matthew McGinley
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Javier F. Medina
Ph.D.
Professor & Brown Foundation Chair in Neuroscience
Ankit B Patel
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Matthew Neil Rasband
Ph.D.
Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
Russell Scott Ray
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jacob Reimer
Assistant Professor
Melanie Samuel
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Francois St-Pierre
Ph.D.
Vivian L. Smith Endowed Professor in Neuroscience, McNair Scholar, and Associate Professor,
Kimberley Tolias
Ph.D.
Professor
Mingshan Xue
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jeffrey Min-In Yau
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Emeriti Faculty
David Ress
Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Peter Saggau
Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
Harold David Shine
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Our joint faculty broadens and enhances our course offerings, provides a vast array of lab opportunities to our students, and contributes tremendously to the academic environment.
A top-notch administrative team handles tasks that allow our investigators the freedom to focus on science first.