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The School of Biomedical Sciences is a consortium graduate program between Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, Northeast Ohio Medical University, and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. This database allows you to search for graduate faculty members within the school who are accepting new students, have graduate faculty status in specific degree programs, or are conducting research in a particular biomedical area.
This database is new and only 33% complete. A full faculty list can be found on the webpage for each 'Program Area'.
- +Abeysirigunawardena, Sanjaya - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Abeysirigunawardena, Sanjaya
Research Area(s)
Cancer Biology; Chemical Biology & Drug Development; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Genomics & Bioinformatics; Infectious Disease & Microbiology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the impact of RNA nucleotide modifications in RNA-protein interactions.
- +Baker, Kenneth - Cleveland Clinic ✖ Not Accepting Students
Baker, Kenneth
Research Area(s)
Other
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the therapeutic potential of neuromodulation-based approaches to the treatment of neurological disorders. Specifically, through preclinical and clinical projects, we are evaluating the efficacy and mechanisms of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders and acquired brain injury. - +Bedont, Joseph - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Bedont, Joseph
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate how metabolism (especially autophagy and nitrogen homeostasis) interfaces with sleep and circadian rhythms, using behavioral, imaging, and biochemical approaches. We are particularly interested in how metabolism helps prioritize behavioral homeostats in health, and how metabolism may couple chronic sleep or circadian disturbance to neurodegeneration, kidney disease, and other pathologies. - +Caldwell, Heather - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Caldwell, Heather
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Neurodevelopment; Neuroendocrinology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate how the neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin contribute to the neural regulation of behavior.
- +Chen, Peiwen - Cleveland Clinic ✔ Accepting Students
Chen, Peiwen
Research Area(s)
Cancer Biology; Immunology & Inflammation
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the molecular and biological processes governing the development of brain malignancies, including primary (e.g., glioblastoma) and metastatic (tumors originating from other locations in the body, such as breast cancer) brain cancers. Our goal is to develop novel immunotherapeutic strategies for patients with brain cancers.
- +Chen, Yeong-Renn - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Chen, Yeong-Renn
Research Area(s)
Other; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate the disease mechanisms underlying myocardial infarction and heart failure using rodent models. Our research focuses on how mitochondrial dysfunction, caused by oxygen toxicity and free radical injury, contributes to the pathophysiology of heart disease. Additionally, we explore the bioenergetic signaling mechanisms involved in cardioprotection. - +Clements, Robert - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Clements, Robert
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Chemical Biology & Drug Development; Genomics & Bioinformatics; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We develop and apply different 3D imaging and computational techniques to understand diseases of the brain, for virtual and physical reconstruction as well as education. The research aims to visualize our brains’ three-dimensional structure to understand dynamic interactions between cell types for better disease diagnosis and therapies. - +Dana, Hod - Cleveland Clinic ✔ Accepting Students
Dana, Hod
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Other
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate and develop new methods and tools to record neurons in the brain using nonlinear microscopy and protein sensors. Our goals are to better understand the role of brain circuits and the efficacy of novel neuroprotective treatments in rodent models of neurodegenerative and neurological conditions.
Dr. Dana's Bibliography
- +Datta, Bansidhar - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Datta, Bansidhar
Research Area(s)
Cancer Biology; Musculoskeletal Biology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the tumor suppression activity of an eIF2-associated glycoprotein, p67 in human cancer cells and in mice model.
- +Dengler-Crish, Christine M. - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Dengler-Crish, Christine M.
Research Area(s)
Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate early mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease. Our goal is to discover how disruption of basic functions of the body can drive disease processes that destroy the brain. We study how integrin protein dysfunction is an early driver of AD pathology, and how AD pathology affects visual system signaling.
Dr. Dengler-Crish's Lab Website - +Dong, Feng - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Dong, Feng
Research Area(s)
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Other; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, and stem cell-based gene therapy.
- +Dutta, Ranjan - Cleveland Clinic ✔ Accepting Students
Dutta, Ranjan
Research Area(s)
Neurodegeneration & Injury; Other
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the mechanisms underlying neurological disability in central nervous system diseases like multiple sclerosis. The laboratory employs modern techniques to address hypothesis driven studies using human samples, animal models and in vitro methods.
- +Edler, Melissa - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Edler, Melissa
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Immunology & Inflammation; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Other; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Human Evolutionary Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
My laboratory’s research focuses on comparative neurobiology with an emphasis on aging, neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases). Using an evolutionary perspective, we investigate neurological variances across species, particularly nonhuman primates, as possible mechanisms of humans’ unique vulnerability to aging and neurodegeneration and human-specific cognitive specializations.
- +Ferrell, Jessica M. - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Ferrell, Jessica M.
Research Area(s)
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate how obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome affect the liver-gut-brain axis. We focus our studies on bile acid physiology and receptor signaling within the context of alcoholic and metabolic liver disease.
- +German, Rebecca - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
German, Rebecca
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Musculoskeletal Biology; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology, Neurosciences, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate the potential interactions that exist between biomechanics and neurophysiology. Her ultimate goals are to (1) enhance our knowledge of dysfunction as the basis for developing rehabilitation strategies, particularly for children and (2) explicate the evolutionary basis of mammalian feeding functional morphology. She does do clinical research, but her patients are pigs (literally). - +Gilman, Lee - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Gilman, Lee
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Neuroendocrinology; Other
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate how exposure to different diets and stressors influence hormones that interact with neurophysiological processes regulating emotions and behaviors. - +Glickman, Ellen - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Glickman, Ellen
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Immunology & Inflammation; Neurodevelopment; Other
Program Area(s)
Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the effects of environmental stressors on the human thermal, metabolic and immunologic responses.
Dr. Glickman's Lab Website - +Goodwill, Adam - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Goodwill, Adam
Research Area(s)
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate how the heart balances oxygen and nutrient delivery with its demands, aiming to understand key regulators that link oxygen supply with cardiac function. Our research focuses on identifying dysregulated mediators in disease and exploring cardioprotective mechanisms to discover therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease.
- +Grider-Potter, Neysa - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Grider-Potter, Neysa
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Musculoskeletal Biology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
My lab focuses on the locomotor function of the mammalian head and neck and how their functions may influence craniovertebral form. Current research projects aim to understand primate bipedal evolution as well as head balance and visual attention during locomotion.Dr. Grider-Potter's Lab Website - +Hieronymus, Tobin - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Hieronymus, Tobin
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Musculoskeletal Biology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate the structural, functional, and evolutionary integration of the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems using bird wings as a model. - +Huyck, Julia Jones - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Huyck, Julia Jones
Research Area(s)
Hearing & Auditory Pathology
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate why some people are better than others at perceiving, and learning to perceive, basic auditory and speech sounds. In particular, we examine (1) changes in auditory perception and perceptual learning during adolescence and (2) the biological factors (e.g., sex, brain circuitry) and cognitive factors (e.g., attention, memory) affecting auditory perception and perceptual learning in adolescents and young adults. - +Johnson, John - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Johnson, John
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Immunology & Inflammation; Neuroendocrinology
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate interactions between the nervous system and immune systems that lead to alterations in behavior and cognitive functioning. We utilize in vivo and ex vivo approaches to investigate how environmental stressors and inflammatory stimuli impact mood, motivation, and learning.
- +Kasumov, Takhar - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Kasumov, Takhar
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Pharmacology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
Our laboratory applies high-throughput unbiased system biology approaches, i.e. metabolomics and proteomics to understand the pathogenesis of obesity-associated metabolic diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and diabetes, and their cardiovascular complications. Our group helped to develop the heavy water-based metabolic labeling approach for global proteome dynamics studies, which are currently extensively used by multiple research labs around the world. NAFLD and type 2 diabetes (T2D) afflict one-third of the US’s population. While T2D is treatable, to date, no reliable therapies exist for NAFLD, despite it being associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is growing evidence that the dysfunction of mitochondria (the part of a cell that converts food into energy) plays a crucial role in disease propagation. Our recently funded proposal will develop a stable isotope-coupled mass spectrometry method to understand the link between metabolic disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. The method developed in this study can be used in other diseases, including diabetes, neurodegeneration, cancer, etc. In collaboration with NIH we will benchmark this technique for use by other investigators.
- +Kim, Min-Ho - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Kim, Min-Ho
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Immunology & Inflammation; Infectious Disease & Microbiology; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the use of nanotechnology for the treatment of diseases including multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, non-healing chronic wounds, and Alzheimer’s disease. We harness unique physicochemical properties of nanoparticles towards targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria, disrupting misfolded proteins such as amyloid plaques, or tune their capacity to control inflammatory environment. - +Kim, Woo-Yang - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Kim, Woo-Yang
Research Area(s)
Neurodevelopment
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the construction of the brain and functional neural circuitry, particularly genesis, positioning and connectivity of neurons in the brain. These processes are essential for communication across the brain and for generating cognitive, social and emotional behaviors.
- +Kurokawa, Manabu - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Kurokawa, Manabu
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Cancer Biology; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Neurodevelopment
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
Ubiquitin, Lipid, and Cell Death - +Lamichhaney, Sangeet - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Lamichhaney, Sangeet
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Genomics & Bioinformatics
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate genetic basis of organismal response to novel environments. Such response generally occurs through genetic adaptation, phenotypic plasticity or combination of these two processes. We are particularly interested in exploring the relative roles of genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity that underly a trait evolution. We integrate a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, including comparative ‘omics’ (Genomics, Transcriptomics, Epigenomics, Metagenomics and Metabolomics) and Eco-physiology to uncover the molecular basis underlying the processes of adaptive evolution. We work with a variety of non-model systems that includes birds and mammals.
- +Longworth, Michelle - Cleveland Clinic ✖ Not Accepting Students
Longworth, Michelle
Research Area(s)
Immunology & Inflammation; Neurodevelopment
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the protein complexes and mechanisms that regulate genome organization throughout the cell cycle, and we study the consequences of disrupting DNA organization during development and for disease pathogenesis. We also study the role of retrotransposons in DNA organization, development and disease pathogenesis.
- +Louveau, Antoine - Cleveland Clinic ✖ Not Accepting Students
Louveau, Antoine
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Immunology & Inflammation; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Neurodevelopment; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the roles of the brain barriers (meninges, blood brain barrier and choroid plexus) in normal and pathological brain function. We particularly focus on immune-vascular interaction during neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration.
- +Lovejoy, Owen - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Lovejoy, Owen
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Musculoskeletal Biology
Program Area(s)
Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the age and structure of the human clade, with special reference to the fossil record. This includes formal hypotheses of how and why our clade has been demographically successful and what characters are unique to it. - +Lu, Yong - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Lu, Yong
Research Area(s)
Hearing & Auditory Pathology; Neurodevelopment
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences, Pharmacology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate cellular mechanisms of auditory processing, focusing on neuromodulation under health and disease conditions. Electrophysiological (whole-cell recording) and optical imaging (calcium imaging) approaches, combined with genetic and pharmacological tools, are employed. We aim to provide a basic understanding of neuromodulation in development and function of neural circuits. - +Mao, Hanbin - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Mao, Hanbin
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Cancer Biology; Chemical Biology & Drug Development; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate mechanobiology processes at the single-molecular, molecular assembly, and cellular level. We use optical tweezers to reveal interactions between individual nucleic acid structures and motor proteins (e.g. polymerases) from mechanical perspectives. At the cellular level, we strive to probe the effect of molecular machineries such as protein aggregates and organelles on cell mechanics such as migrations and divisions.
- +Matsuoka, Ryota - Cleveland Clinic ✔ Accepting Students
Matsuoka, Ryota
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Neurodevelopment; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the genetic mechanisms responsible for vascular heterogeneity, specializations, and integrity in the central nervous system with the goal to correct vascular and neural abnormalities in neurological diseases. Our research focuses on dissecting these developmental mechanisms using the zebrafish animal model and human-derived endothelial cell culture. - +Mintz, Eric ✖ Not Accepting Students
Mintz, Eric
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Neuroendocrinology
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences, Physiology
Biography
We investigate circadian rhythms of feeding and activity and how they interact with environmental stimuli. We also study how disruption of circadian rhythms alters reproductive cycles.
Dr. Mintz's Lab Website - +Model, Michael - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Model, Michael
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate water and ion balance, macromolecular crowding, cell stress and death, and new microscopic techniques.
- +Moore, Aleisha - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Moore, Aleisha
Research Area(s)
Neurodevelopment; Neuroendocrinology
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate cells in the brain that regulate gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, the final output cells in a large neural network controlling fertility. Our research is focused on identifying changes in these networks that underlie the development of common forms of infertility, such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
- +Mou, Xiaozhen (Jen) - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Mou, Xiaozhen (Jen)
Research Area(s)
Neuroendocrinology; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the hypothalamic neuronal circuits that control that activity of gonadotropin-releasing homrone neurons, gonadotropin hormone secretion, gonadal function and fertility. Our research has focused in the past few years on how the central circadian clock influences the neuroendcorine control of ovulation in females.
- +Novak, Colleen M. ✖ Not Accepting Students
Novak, Colleen M.
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Musculoskeletal Biology; Neuroendocrinology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Physiology
Biography
We investigate how the brain modulates skeletal muscle thermogenesis—heat generation in muscle—and how this impacts energy balance and body weight.
Dr. Novak's Lab Website - +Piet, Richard - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Piet, Richard
Research Area(s)
Neuroendocrinology; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the hypothalamic neuronal circuits that control that activity of gonadotropin-releasing homrone neurons, gonadotropin hormone secretion, gonadal function and fertility. Our research has focused in the past few years on how the central circadian clock influences the neuroendcorine control of ovulation in females. - +Piontkivska, Helen - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Piontkivska, Helen
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Genomics & Bioinformatics; Immunology & Inflammation; Infectious Disease & Microbiology; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We are a bioinformatics lab, studying patterns of RNA editing in the context of host-pathogen interactions, and how RNA editing changes in brain health and disease. We currently focus on the role of ADAR editing changes in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer diseases, and mental health disorders.
- +Poplawski, Gunnar H.D. - Cleveland Clinic ✔ Accepting Students
Poplawski, Gunnar H.D.
Research Area(s)
Cancer Biology; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Physiology
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
Our lab develops translational therapies for regeneration and recovery after spinal cord injuries and discovers drugs to stop glioblastoma progression in mice, aiming to advance these into clinical trials
- +Raghanti, Mary Ann - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Raghanti, Mary Ann
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Other
Program Area(s)
Human Evolutionary Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the neuroanatomical bases of what it means to be human. We use a comparative approach to understanding how the human brain differs from other species, including our susceptibility to neuropathological processes such as Alzheimer's disease.
- +Raman, Priya - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Raman, Priya
Research Area(s)
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Vascular & Cardiovascular Disease
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for accelerated vascular complications in diabetes and obesity. We also study the role of cerebrovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease-related pathology and cognitive impairment in metabolic disorders. A combination of transgenic murine models, in vitro cell cultures, and cellular and molecular approaches are utilized. - +Reed, Erin - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Reed, Erin
Research Area(s)
Immunology & Inflammation; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate the inflammatory component of Alzheimer's disease using various mouse models. We are interested in microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, as well as components of the circulating peripheral immune system and their interactions with microglia, as well as how these cells may respond differently based on sex.
- +Ridgel, Angela - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Ridgel, Angela
Research Area(s)
Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences, Physiology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate how aging and neurological disorders limit movement in humans. Our current research examines the benefits of exercise and rehabilitation training on motor function in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Research methods used in human subjects research include movement assessment/evaluation, electromyography and Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.
- +Rosen, Merri - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Rosen, Merri
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Hearing & Auditory Pathology; Neurodegeneration & Injury; Neurodevelopment
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate how stress and hearing problems early in life alter neural circuits and impair auditory perception. To elucidate the mechanisms that produce such deficits, we apply neurophysiological, neurochemical, behavioral, and quantitative techniques in an animal model. This helps us identify interventions to remediate deficits arising from adverse childhood experiences. - +Schmidt, Thorsten - Kent State ✖ Not Accepting Students
Schmidt, Thorsten
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Pharmacology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
Our lab develps DNA-based nanoscale lipid bilayer mimetics for the structure determination of membrane proteins by cryo-electron microscopy. Moreover, we study mechanical properties of tightly bent DNA that govern biological processes including transcription, gene regulation and packing in the nucleus.
- +Schofield, Brett R. - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Schofield, Brett R.
Research Area(s)
Hearing & Auditory Pathology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate brain circuits that modulate how we hear in different environments, during growth and aging, and after damage to the ear or the brain. We use sophisticated neural tracing methods to characterize neural circuits in rodents so we can understand how those circuits contribute to hearing.
- +Seese, Ronald - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Seese, Ronald
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Neurodevelopment
Program Area(s)
Neurosciences
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate the neural basis of dysautonomia in autism spectrum disorder. Our lab uses systems and behavioral neuroscience to define the brain-body connection. The goal of this work is to transform how we diagnose and treat neurodevelopmental disabilities and other neuropsychiatric diseases.
- +Shin, Woo-Shik - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Shin, Woo-Shik
Research Area(s)
Chemical Biology & Drug Development; Infectious Disease & Microbiology; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
My research laboratory primarily focuses on drug design and discovery studies targeting beta-lactam drug resistance (DR) systems and drug neurodegenerative disorders. Additionally, we emphasize research on disease mechanisms. The ultimate goal is identifying unprecedented drug targets and pathogenic pathways, developing effective therapeutic strategies, and designing new lead compounds to overcome drug resistance and neurodegenerative disorders.
Our research team has a well-balanced research background and laboratory environments in medicinal chemistry/cell biology experiments and fluorescence-based in-vivo testing systems, including extensive expertise in computer-aided drug design (CADD) study techniques. - +Stacy, Apollo - Cleveland Clinic ✔ Accepting Students
Stacy, Apollo
Research Area(s)
Cancer Biology; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism; Immunology & Inflammation; Infectious Disease & Microbiology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Physiology
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate microbiome-host interactions in the oral cavity, particularly in the setting of gum disease (one of the most prevalent inflammatory conditions worldwide) and comorbidities such as diabetes and oral cancer. We are specifically interested in how host diet and inflammation regulate microbe-microbe interactions within the oral microbiome and how these interactions in turn impact host fitness. Long-term, our goal is to translate our findings into more targeted microbiome-directed therapeutics.
- +Takeshita, Rafaela - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Takeshita, Rafaela
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Neuroendocrinology; Other
Program Area(s)
Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate hormones as mediators of behavior, growth, aging and reproductive strategies in nonhuman primates. - +Thewissen, Hans - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Thewissen, Hans
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Musculoskeletal Biology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate major morphological transitions in evolution, focusing on whale evolution. Our samples include fossil Eocene whales, as well as anatomical samples of modern bowhead and beluga whales.
- +Trevelline, Brian - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Trevelline, Brian
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology; Genomics & Bioinformatics; Infectious Disease & Microbiology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate how microbial symbionts shape the ecology and evolution of their vertebrate hosts. Our lab uses a combination of multi-omic techniques, germ-free animal experiments, and natural history studies to determine how intestinal microorganisms affect the phenotypes of wild vertebrates in nature.
- +Wenstrup, Jeffrey - NEOMED ✖ Not Accepting Students
Wenstrup, Jeffrey
Research Area(s)
Behavior, Cognition & Psychiatric Disorders; Hearing & Auditory Pathology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate mechanisms by which emotional brain centers such as the amygdala interact with the auditory system to establish the meaning of speech and other social vocalizations. We seek to relate these mechanisms to acoustic communication behavior and to disorders resulting in altered emotional responses to speech.
- +Williams, Jessica - Cleveland Clinic ✖ Not Accepting Students
Williams, Jessica
Research Area(s)
Immunology & Inflammation; Neurodegeneration & Injury
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences
Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Biography
We investigate the inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease multiple sclerosis. Specifically, we focus on how immune signals modulate glia function to influence both pathophysiology and repair.
- +Winters, Bradley - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Winters, Bradley
Research Area(s)
Hearing & Auditory Pathology; Neurodevelopment; Other
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Physiology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate cellular properties that underlie the ability of neuronal ensembles to extract and encode information and their experience-dependent maturation using brainstem circuits that compare information between the two ears that are critical for sound localization and may be disrupted in children with central auditory processing disorder.
- +Young, Jesse - NEOMED ✔ Accepting Students
Young, Jesse
Research Area(s)
Evolutionary Biology & Biological Anthropology
Program Area(s)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology
Institute
NEOMED
Biography
We investigate gait, locomotor biomechanics, and motor development in primates and other mammals.
Dr. Young's Lab Website - +Zheng, Yaorong - Kent State ✔ Accepting Students
Zheng, Yaorong
Research Area(s)
Advanced Tools & Materials; Cancer Biology; Chemical Biology & Drug Development
Program Area(s)
Pharmacology
Institute
Kent State
Biography
We investigate the design and development of innovative metal-based chemical tools and their subsequent application in biological systems with a long-term goal of improving cancer therapy.