Research
Sensory Systems
Drs. Bickford, Borghuis, Krimm, Lundy, McGee, Samuelsen
- Functional organization of visual thalamic nuclei
- Signal transduction & gene-regulation of cell death and survival in retina
- Circuit development of the visual thalamus
- Neurotrophins in regulating gustatory peripheral and central targeting
- Mechanisms of central taste processing
Development and Plasticity
- Developmental regulation of pituitary hormones
- Development & plasticity of the visual cortex
- Differentiation and regeneration of motor neurons & oligodendrocytes
Neural Injury and Repair
- Therapeutic strategies for the treatment of spinal cord injury
- Pelvic organ function and chronic pain following spinal cord injury
- Development of novel therapies for skeletal muscle disorders
- Plasticity of peripheral nerves and spinal cord
Anatomical Sciences and Instruction
Drs. B. Davis, E. Davis, Breuckner-Collins, Gilmer, Guillot, Herring, Rougier
- Innovative approaches in teaching the anatomical sciences
- Structural relations between bones, ligaments and surrounding neurovasculature
- Comparative anatomy and evolution of mammals
- Tissue responses to xenobiotics and chemotherapy