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Aksamit, Allen J
Associate Professor of Neurology
aksamit@mayo.edu

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Benarroch, Eduardo E
Professor of Neurology
benarroch@mayo.edu

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Bieber, Allen, J., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
bieber.allan@mayo.edu

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Boeve, Bradley F
Professor of Neurology
bboeve@mayo.edu

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Brimijoin, W. Stephen, Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Pharmacology
brimijoi@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Developmental neurobiology of cholinesterases
  • Models of autoimmune neurologic disease
  • Applied structural biology of cholinesterases

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Choi, Doo-Sup , Ph.D. (Rochester)

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
choids@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Neurobiology of alcoholism and drug addiction
  • Genetically engineered rodent models
  • Psychopharmacology of addiction

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Daube, Jasper R
Professor of Neurology
daube.jasper@mayo.edu

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David, Chella S
Professor of Immunology
davic4@mayo.edu

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Dickson, Dennis W., M.D. (Jacksonville)
Professor of Pathology
dickson.dennis@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Neuropathology of aging and dementia in humans and animal models
  • Neuropathology and biochemistry of Parkinson's disease and related disorders
  • Brain banking for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and tauopathies

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Dyck, Peter J
Professor of Neurology
dyck.peter@mayo.edu

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Eckman, Christopher B., Ph.D. (Jacksonville)
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
eckman.christopher@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Therapeutics
  • Lysosomal storage disorders

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Engel, Andrew G
Professor of Neurology
age@mayo.edu

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Erickson, Bradley J
Professor of Neurology
bje@mayo.edu

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Farrer, Matthew J., Ph.D. (Jacksonville)
Professor of Neuroscience
farrer.matthew@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Human genetic linkage and population genetics
  • Molecular genetics of parkinsonism and related movement disorders
  • Genomic and gene expression analysis

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Farrugia, Gianrico
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Physiology
farrugia.gianrico@mayo.edu

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Felmlee, Joel P
Professor of Radiologic Physics
jpfelmlee@mayo.edu

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Golde, Todd E., M.D. (Jacksonville)
Professor of Neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
golde.todd@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Evaluation of therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease including: a) development of novel selective Abeta42 lowering agents and identification of the target of these compounds and b) various methodologies to increase the safety and efficacy of Abeta immunization
  • Characterization of the protease responsible for generation of the amyloid beta protein, as well as the general role of altered proteolysis in neurodegenerative disease.
  • Development of novel animal models of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

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Graff-Radford, Neill R
Professor of Neurology
graffradford.neill@mayo.edu

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Horazdovsky, Bruce F
Associate Professor of Biochem/Molecular Biology
horazdovsky.bruce@mayo.edu

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Henley, John R., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Physiology
henley.john@mayo.edu

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Howe, Charles L., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Associate Professor of Molecular Neuroscience
Associate Professor of Neurology
howe.charles@mayo.edu

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Isaya, Grazia, M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
isaya.grazia@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Mitochondrial biogenesis
  • Mitochondrial iron homeostasis and oxidative damage
  • Mitochondrial disease
  • Friedreich ataxia

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Jack, Clifford R
Professor of Radiology
ack.clifford@mayo.edu

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Jenkins, Robert B., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Laboratory Medicine
rjenkins@mayo.edu

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Lee, Kendall H
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Physiology
lee.kendall@mayo.edu

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Lennon, Vanda A., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Immunology and Neurology
lennon.vanda@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Neuroimmunology
  • Molecular mechanisms of paraneoplastic autoimmunity and loss of self-tolerance

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Lewis, Jada
Assistant Professor of Molecular Neuroscience
lewis.jada@mayo.edu

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Low, Phillip A
Professor of Neurology
low@mayo.edu

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Lucchinetti, Claudia F
Professor of Neurology
clucchinetti@mayo.edu

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Macura, Slobodan I
Associate Professor of Biochem/Molecular Biology
macura@mayo.edu

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Mantilla, Carlos B
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology
mantilla.carlos@mayo.edu

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McMurray, Cynthia T., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
mcmurray.cynthia@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Huntington's disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Receptor-mediated gene expression
  • Trinucleotide expansion
  • DNA-protein interactions

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McNiven, Mark A., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
mmcniven@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Neurite extension and migration
  • Synaptic morphogenesis
  • Endocytosis at the synapse

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Pagano, Richard E., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
pagano.richard@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Endocytosis, sorting, and intracellular transport of lipids
  • Lipid storage diseases
  • Cholesterol and sphingolipids

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Pease, Larry R
Professor of Immunology and Biochem/Molecular Biology
pease.larry@mayo.edu

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Petersen, Ronald C
Professor of Neurology
peter8@mayo.edu

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Petrucelli, Leonard
Associate Professor of Molecular Neuroscience
petrucelli.leonard@mayo.edu

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Pirko, Istvan
Neurology
pirko@mayo.edu

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Pittock, Sean J
Associate Professor of Neurology
pittock.sean@mayo.edu

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Poduslo, Joseph F., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Professor of Neurology
poduslo.joseph@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Delivery of therapeutic/diagnostic proteins across the blood-brain barrier
  • Targeting of Alzheimer's plaques for magnetic resonance imaging
  • Passive immunization in Alzheimer's disease
  • Antioxidant enzyme therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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Prakash, Y S
Professor of Physiology and Anesthesiology
prakash.ys@mayo.edu

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Richelson, Elliott, M.D. (Jacksonville)
Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology
richel@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Development of novel drugs to treat schizophrenia
  • Development of novel drugs to treat Parkinson's disease
  • Development of novel drugs to treat depression

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Robb, Richard A., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Biophysics and Computer Science
robb.richard@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Biomedical image processing, display and analysis
  • Image-guided navigation and localization in minimally invasive procedures
  • Advanced visualization and virtual reality applications in medicine

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Rodriguez, Moses, M.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Neurology and Immunology
rodriguez.moses@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Virus induced demyelination of the central nervous system  
  • Promotion of remyelination with monoclonal antibodies
  • Mechanisms of neurologic deficits in human multiple sclerosis

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Rosenberry, Terrone L., Ph.D. (Jacksonville)
Professor of Pharmacology
rosenberry@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Protein structure and function
  • Catalytic mechanisms of acetylcholinesterase and beta-secretase
  • Aggregation of amyloid A beta protein

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Scarisbrick-Paulsen, Isobel A. , Ph.D (Rochester)
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Physiology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
scarisbrick.isobel@mayo.edu

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Shin, Cheolsu, M.D. (Rochester)
Associate Professor of Neurology, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
shin@mayo.edu


Research interests:

  • Animal models of epilepsy
  • Organotypic explant culture of hippocampus
  • Ischemic and excitotoxic neuronal injury
  • Role of immediate early genes in epileptogenesis

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Sieck, Gary C., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Physiology and Anesthesiology
sieck.gary@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Neuromotor contol
  • Excitation-contraction coupling
  • Cellular imaging and physiology

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Silber, Michael H
Professor of Neurology
msilber@mayo.edu

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Sine, Steven M., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Physiology
sine@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Structure-function relationships of neurotransmitter-gated ion channels
  • Kinetics of single channel state transitions
  • Molecular bases for receptor-ligand recognition
  • Ion channel structure and dynamics

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Somers, Virend K., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Medicine
somers.virend@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Neural circulatory control in health and disease
  • Cardiovascular disease mechanisms in sleep apnea
  • Neural mechanisms linking sleep to sudden cardiac death

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Strehler, Emanuel E., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
strehler.emanuel@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Calcium signaling and calcium homeostasis in health and disease
  • Plasma membrane calcium pumps and calcium sensor proteins (calmodulin, calmodulin-like proteins)
  • Protein-protein interactions in the assembly and regulation of calcium "signalosomes"

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Szurszewski, Joseph H
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
gijoe@mayo.edu

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Taner, Nilufer
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Molecular Neuroscience
taner.nilufer@mayo.edu

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Urrutia, Raul A
Professor of Medicine and Biophysics
Assistant Professor of Biochem/Molecular Biology
urrutia.raul@mayo.edu

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Weinshenker, Brian G
Professor of Neurology
weinb@mayo.edu

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Weinshilboum, Richard M., M.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
weinshilboum.richard@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Drug metabolism
  • Methylation pharmacogenetics
  • Sulfation pharmacogenetics

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Wetmore, Cynthia J., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Neurology

wetmore.cynthia@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Elucidating the molecular and genetic basis of cell proliferation in the nervous system

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Windebank, Anthony J., M.D. (Rochester)
Professor of Neurology
windebank.anthony@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Mechanisms of neuron death caused by drugs used to treat cancer (Platinum compounds, farnesyl transferase inhibitors, microtubular agents). Tissue culture, animal and patient studies
  • Spinal cord injury and repair; tissue culture and animal studies
  • Neuronal growth factor protection of neurons against metabolic or toxic injury (focusing on signal transduction mechanisms). Predominantly tissue culture studies

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Worrell, Gregory A
Associate Professor of Neurology
worrell.gregory@mayo.edu

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Yaszemski, Michael J
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics
yaszemski.michael@mayo.edu

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Younkin, Steven G., M.D., Ph.D. (Jacksonville)
Professor of Pharmacology
younkin.steven@mayo.edu

Research interests:

  • Molecular and cellular pathology of Alzheimer's disease
  • Amyloid beta protein precursor processing
  • Amyloid beta protein secretion

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