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Research Opportunities in Neural & Behavioral Science
Learning, Memory and Navigation
- synaptic transmission
- long-term potentiation
- mathematical modeling
- spatial behavior
- second messengers
- PKC isozymes
- calcium and intracellular signaling
- anoxic cell damage
- sorting and intracellular transport of RNA
- development of EEG rhythms
- neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease
Gene Expression
- regulation
- RNA polymerase/promoter interactions
- regulation by interferons
- control of transcription factors in yeast
- mechanism of DNA damage and repair
- effects of ionizing radiation
- molecular genetics
- chromosome non-disjunction and effects of gene dosage
- eukaryotic translation initiation
- regulation of mammalian Na, K-pump genes
- biology of animal RNA viruses
- evolution of RNA viruses
- exit from the mitotic cycle and entry into meiosis
Neuropsychopharmacology
- genetic basis of alcoholism • chemical and behavioral effects of cocaine • opiate receptors • biochemical basis of addiction • regulation of central serotonergic neurotransmission • regulation of GABAergic receptors in the CNS
Neuronal Activity
- neuro-imaging of human brain systems
- magnetic stimulation of brain
- evoked potentials
- sensory-motor control
- dendritic domains
- neural control of cardio-respiratory functions in newborn
- autonomic nervous system
Development, Degeneration, Regeneration
- regulation of neurons and glia
- primate development, sexuality and psychopathology
- role of neurotrophins
- CNS glycoproteins and proteoglycans
- chemosensory epithelia
- formation of synaptic connections in optic nerve regeneration
- heart muscle development
- developmental regulation of globin gene expression
- neuromuscular degeneration
- pancreatic beta cell regeneration, model for TYPE I Diabetes
- neurodegenerative disorders
Biology Of Membranes & Cells and Modeling
- hormonal regulation of active transport across membranes
- ionic channels of mammalian visceral smooth muscles
- optical imaging of cellular energetics
- epithelial cell polarity biogenesis
- chemosensory transduction and sensory coding
- PKC isozymes in growth factor-mediated signal transduction
- regulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
- mechanism of endocytosis
- computer modeling
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