Brain, Behavior, Psychiatric and Neurologic Disorders
Brain, Behavior, Psychiatric and Neurologic Disorders - BBPND
Research related to normal neural development and neuro-developmental disorders, behavior, adaptation to injury and disease, psychiatric disorders.
Faculty
Hubert Amrein, PhD
Amrein@tamu.edu | 979.436.0799 | Office: MREB-II, 1348, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Internal Nutrient Sensing; Brain-Gut Axis; Glucose Metabolism
Graduate Program Affiliation
- Medical Science PhD Program
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics
- Texas A&M University Institute for Neuroscience
Vytas Bankaitis, PhD
vytas@tamu.edu | 979.436.0757 | Office: REYNOLDS, 116, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Neural stem cell biology, neurodegenerative diseases, autism, lipid signaling, lipid metabolism
Graduate Program Affiliation
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics
- Doctoral Program in Biochemistry & Biophysics
- Graduate Program in Chemistry
Adam Case, PhD
acase@tamu.edu | 979.436.0757 | Office: REYNOLDS, 116, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Cross-talk between the immune system and the brain in mental health disorders
Graduate Program Affiliation
Jiang Chang, MD, PhD
jiangchang@tamu.edu | 713.677.7603 | Office: ALKEK, 820F, Houston Campus
Research Interest
Hydrocephalus, PTSD, biomarkers
Graduate Program Affiliation
Shaunna Clark, PhD
slclark@tamu.edu | 979.436.0179 |Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Genetic and epigenetic basis of addiction and mental health; Statistical methods development
Graduate Program Affiliation
Paul Derry, PhD
derry@tamu.edu | 713.677.7515 | Office: ALKEK, 1004A, Houston Campus
Research Interest
Neuroprotective antioxidant nanomaterials and iron-mediated neurotoxicity
Graduate Program Affiliation
David Earnest, PhD
dearnest@tamu.edu | 979.436.0328 | Office: MREB, 2004, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Role of circadian rhythm disruption in human health disorders (cancer, metabolic disease, stroke)
Graduate Program Affiliation
Cedric Geoffroy, PhD
geoffroy@tamu.edu | 979.436.9023 | Office: MREB, 4100, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Spinal cord injury, neurotrauma
Graduate Program Affiliation
John Hettema, MD, PhD
hettema@tamu.edu | 804.516.3276 |
Research Interest
Developmental mechanisms of anxiety and related disorders
Graduate Program Affiliation
Michelle Hook, PhD
michellehook@tamu.edu | 979.436.0568 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Recovery of function following a spinal cord injury (SCI).
Graduate Program Affiliation
Thomas Kent, MD
tkent@tamu.edu | 713.677.7523 | Office: ALKEK, 1004, Houston Campus
Research Interest
Stroke, trauma, neurodegeneration, nanomedicine
Graduate Program Affiliation
Julian Leibowitz, MD, PhD
jleibowitz@tamu.edu | 979.436.0313 | Office: MREB-II, 3224C, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Persistent infections of the CNS by coronaviruses and Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus
Graduate Program Affiliation
Rajesh Miranda, PhD
rmiranda@tamu.edu | 979.436.0332 | Office: MREB, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Fetal brain development, ncRNAs, neural stem cells
Graduate Program Affiliation
Samba Reddy, PhD, RPh, FAAPS, FAAAS
sambareddy@tamu.edu | 919.539.8721 | Office: MREB, 2008, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Epilepsy and brain diseases, neurotherapeutics
Graduate Program Affiliation
Mendell Rimer, PhD
rimer@tamu.edu | 979.436.0334 | Office: MREB, 4008, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Developmental neuroscience, synapse formation, maintenance, and pathology, neuromuscular diseases
Graduate Program Affiliation
Lee Shapiro, PhD
lshapiro@tamu.edu | 979.436.0272 | Office: MREB, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, neuroinflammation, immunology, neuroanatomy, neurogenesis, glia
Graduate Program Affiliation
Ashok Shetty, PhD
akskrs@tamu.edu | 979.436.9653 | Office: REYNOLDS, 240A, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, AD & Gulf War illness: pathophysiology & therapeutic strategies
Graduate Program Affiliation
Laura Smith, PhD
laura.smith@tamu.edu | 979.436.0303 | Office: MREB, 4104, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Regulation of synapse plasticity in striatum and neuropsychiatric disorders
Graduate Program Affiliation
Farida Sohrabji, PhD
f-sohrabji@tamu.edu | 979.436.0335 | Office: MREB, 4102, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Sex differences, women's health, gut-brain axis, stroke, Alzhiemer's disease
Graduate Program Affiliation
Rahul Srinivasan, PhD
rahul@tamu.edu | 979.436.0289 | Office: MREB, 4012, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
The role of astrocytes in Parkinson's disease and clinically translatable therapies for Parkinson's
Graduate Program Affiliation
Robert Tsai, MD, PhD
robtsai@tamu.edu | 713.677.7690 | Houston Campus
Research Interest
Neurodegeneration and regeneration
Graduate Program Affiliation
Jun Wang, PhD
jwang188@tamu.edu | 979.436.0389 | Office: MREB, 2106, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Drug and alcohol addiction, basal ganalia, plasticity, electrophysiology, optogenetics, behavior
Graduate Program Affiliation
Gregg Wells, MD, PhD
gbwells@tamu.edu | 979.436.0780 | Office: REYNOLDS, 226, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Role of protein structure and function in diseases, particularly in neurological diseases
Graduate Program Affiliation
Keith Young, PhD
kayoung@tamu.edu | 254.760.5568 | Office: MREB-II, 2310, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Stereology, PTSD, stress, brain spatial spectroscopy
Graduate Program Affiliation
Yubin Zhou, MD, PhD
yubinzhou@tamu.edu | 713.677.7483 | Office: ALKEK, 925, Houston Campus
Research Interest
Neuro-oncology, optogenetics, chemogenetics, and neurodegenerative diseases
Graduate Program Affiliation
Keywords: Brain and spinal trauma, cerebrovascular stroke and other neurovascular dysfunction, neuroinflammation, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, neuro-oncology, neuro-muscular disease, autonomic dysfunction, brain-gut and brain-endocrine function, addiction, psychosocial trauma and social determinants of brain health, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, computational neuroscience, epilepsy, seizures, neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)