Faculty
Purdue is home to world class faculty in a multitude of science and engineering disciplines; the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience is no different. Around 160 faculty in 6 colleges and 30 departments at Purdue find a common home in the Institute to ensure its recognition as a Pillar of Excellence on a global scale.
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| Name | Department | Research Description | Program Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar, R. Claudio | claudio@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Protein - Protein interactions at a molecular level | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Alexander, Joshua | alexan14@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Experimental Amplification | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Ambike, Satyajit | sambike@purdue.edu | Health and Kinesiology | Human prehension and locomotion across adult age span | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Aryal, Uma | uaryal@purdue.edu | Comparative Pathobiology | Understanding the biology of cellular senescence or aging, and diet-induced obesity using quantitative proteomics, bioinformatics and molecular biology approaches | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Baloni, Priyanka | pbaloni@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Development of computational approaches to analyze multi-omics data and study the effect of gene-environment interactions on neurodegenerative diseases, aging and other health-related outcomes | Aging & Neurodegeneration; Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Barker, Eric | barkerel@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Structure-function of antidepressant and psychostimulant sensitive neurotransmitter transporters | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Bartlett, Ed | ebartle@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Central auditory neurophysiology and neuroanatomy at the systems & cellular levels | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Bentley, Tim | rbentley@purdue.edu | Veterinary Clinical Sciences | Translational brain cancer: from spontaneous canine brain tumors to human patients | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Bernal, Ximena | xbernal@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Animal communication & Insect Neuroethology | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Bowman, Aaron | bowma117@purdue.edu | College Of Health And Human Sciences | Gene x Environment interactions in neurological diseases | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Burgess, John | burgesjr@purdue.edu | Nutrition Science | The role of oxidative stress and omega-3 fatty acid status in ADHD | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Cannon, Jason | cannonjr@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's disease | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Chan, Deva | devachan@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of soft tissue structure-function relationship in health and degenerative disease | Neurotrauma and neuropathology |
| Chester, Julia | jcheste@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Genetic and environmental influences on psychiatric disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Chiu, Yu-Chin | yuchinchiu@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Cognitive neuroscience of selective attention and inhibitory control | Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Chmielewski, Jean | chml@purdue.edu | Chemistry | Developing Trojan-horse approaches to deliver therapies across the blood-brain barrier | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Chopra, Gaurav | gchopra@purdue.edu | Chemistry | Interactome based methods to study neurodegeneration for therapeutic discovery | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Chubykin, Alexander | chubykin@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Neural circuit plasticity in mouse visual cortex | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Claridge, Shelley | claridge@purdue.edu | Chemistry | Nanopatterned biomolecular interfaces with electrodes | Neuroengineering |
| Claxton, Laura | ljclaxton@purdue.edu | Health and Kinesiology | Integration of the development of motor and cognitive processes in infants and young children | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Cui, Meng | mengcui@purdue.edu | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Development of neuro-imaging technology for fundamental neuroscience | Neuroengineering |
| Dooley, Jimmy | jcdooley@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Understanding how the movements we make during sleep contribute to sensorimotor development and plasticity, with a focus on cortical motor control. | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Duerstock, Brad | bsd@purdue.edu | Industrial Engineering | Neurotrauma, Assistive Technology / Rehabilitation Engineering Physiological Control | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Dydak, Ulrike | udydak@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Neuroimaging (MRI) of neurodegenerative and movement disorders | Neuroengineering |
| Ekenstedt, Kari | kje0003@purdue.edu | Basic Medical Sciences | Genetics of naturally-occurring inherited canine models of human neurologic diseases | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Emir, Uzay | uemir@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Utilize MR imaging and MR spectroscopy (MRS) to identify biomarkers for various types of neurodegenerative diseases. | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology / Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Fernandez-Juricic, Esteban | efernan@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Coevolution of visual systems and visually-guided behavior | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Flaherty, Daniel | dflaher@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Drug discovery for Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Foti, Daniel | foti@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Cognitive and affective abnormalities in psychopathology | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Fox, Edward | foxe@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Brain-gut interactions regulating food intake and body weight | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Francis, Alexander | francisa@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Psychophysiological response to listening to speech in noise | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Francis, Gregory | gfrancis@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Neural network models of visual perception | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Freeman, Jennifer | jfreema@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Developmental neurotoxicity and the developmental origins of neurodegenerative disease | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Friedman, Elliot | efriedman@purdue.edu | Human Development and Family Studies | Biological, psychological, and social influences on healthy aging | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Gardner, Stephanie | sgardne@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Anatomy of age-related hearing loss | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Garner, Allen | algarner@purdue.edu | Nuclear Engineering | Electric pulse manipulation of nervous system cells | Neuroengineering |
| Goni, Joaquin | jgonicor@purdue.edu | Industrial Engineering | Brain connectivity under different diseases/impairments | Neuroengineering |
| Gutmann, Michelle | mgutmann@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | The effect neurodegenerative diseases have on the Augmentative & Alternative Communication system | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Haddad, Jeffrey | jmhaddad@purdue.edu | Health and Kinesiology | The integration between posture and manual movements across the human life-span | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Hall, Hana | hallh@purdue.edu | Biochemistry | Role of R-loops in age-related neurodegeneration | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Heinz, Michael | mheinz@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Neural coding in normal and impaired auditory systems; Models of auditory signal processing and perception | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Helie, Sebastien | shelie@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Computational cognitive neuroscience of sensorimotor learning | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Hill, Catherine | hillca@purdue.edu | Entomology | Novel, environmentally benign strategies to control mosquito and tick vectors of disease | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Hockerman, Gregory | gregh@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Defining the roles of specific voltage-gate Ca2+ channels in pancreatic beta cell function | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Huang, Fang | fanghuang@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Super-resolution microscopy for cellular structures, functions and dynamics | Neuroengineering |
| Huang, Rong | huang-r@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chem/Molecular Pharmacology | Drug discovery targeting enzymes involved in epigenetic modifications, including methyltransferases and acetyltransferases | Aging & Neurodegeneration / Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Hudmon, Andy | ahudmon@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | The role Kinases and their signaling complexes play in regulating on channels in neurodegeneration | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Hussain, Muhammad | mmhece@purdue.edu | Electrical And Computer Eng | Design and development of futuristic electronics involving state-of-the-art CMOS technology (e.g., multifunctional integrated systems with optimal rigidity, flexibility, stretchability, and reconfigurability) with a broad range of healthcare applications. | Aging & Neurodegeneration; Neuroengineering; Neurotrauma & Neuropathy |
| Jaiswal, Natasha | jaiswa19@purdue.edu | Department Of Health And Kinesiology | Skeletal muscle and neuromuscular plasticity | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Jayant, Krishna | kjayant@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Neural circuit dynamics involved in sensory processing and memory consolidation, nanoelectronics, electrophysiology, optical techniques | Neuroengineering |
| Jiang, Wen | jiang12@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Cryo-EM structural studies of protein amyloids in neurodegenerative diseases | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Kaganovich, Natalya | kaganovi@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Audiovisual processing in typically developing children and in children with developmental disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Keehn, Brandon | bkeehn@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Attentional strengths and weaknesses and their neurofunctional underpinnings in autism | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kelleher, Bridgette | bkelleher@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Early behavioral and biological markers of risk and resilience in children with neurodevelopmental disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kemmerer, David | kemmerer@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Neural organization of linguistic meaning and its relationships with grammar, perception, and action | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kerstein, Patrick | pkerstei@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Cell specification and susceptibility in the mouse visual nervous system in health and disease | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kim, Kwang Seob | kwangkim@purdue.edu | Speech, Language And Hearing Sciences | Studying sensorimotor mechanisms underlying stuttering and how the brain controls and learns movements | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology; Neurotrauma & Neuropathy |
| Kimbrough, Adam | kimbroua@purdue.edu | Basic Medical Sciences | Alcohol and other addiction related disorders and the effect they have on the related neural networks | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kinzer-Ursem, Tamara | tursem@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Using mathematical models to understand how dynamic protein interactions influence cellular behavior | Neuroengineering |
| Kinzig, Kimberly | kkinzig@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Neuroendocrinology of energy balance | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Knipp, Greg | gknipp@purdue.edu | Industrial and Physical Pharmacy | Investigating in vitro and in vivo blood-brain barrier permeation | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kong, Nan | nkong@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Stochastic Optimization; discrete optimization; agent-based modeling and simulation healthcare resource allocation | Neuroengineering |
| Koss, Wendy | wkoss@purdue.edu | Life Science Initiative | Use of mouse models to characterize the role of sex in the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and mood disorders, as well as adverse outcomes of traumatic brain injury | Aging & Neurodegeneration / Neurotrauma and Neuropathy |
| Krishnan, Ravi | rkrish@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Neural encoding of speech in normal and impaired ears | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Kuang, Shihuan | skuang@purdue.edu | Animal Sciences | Muscle development & regeneration, adult stem cell biology, and neuromuscular diseases | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Lacroix, Arianna | anlacroi@purdue.edu | Speech, Language And Hearing Sciences | Characterizing the relationship between language and cognition in individuals with and without brain injury (e.g., stroke, TBI) to improve communication outcomes for adults with neurogenic communication disorders | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Lee, Hongmi | hongmilee@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Cognitive neuroscience of human long-term memory | Neuroengineering |
| Lee, Hugh | hwlee@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Implantable microscale sensors and actuators for treatment of neurological disorders | Neuroengineering |
| Lee, Ji Yeon | lee1704@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Language processing and recovery in adult neurogenic disorders | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Leonard, Laurence | xdxl@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Childhood language disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Leung, Yuk Fai | yfleung@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Disease-causing gene network and novel therapies for retinal degeneration | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Lim, Seung-Oe | limsoe@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chem/Molecular Pharmacology | Development of disease-modifying immunotherapy and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research tools | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Lindemann, Stephen | lindemann@purdue.edu | Food Science | Gut-brain axis, mechanisms of dietary and microbiome modulation of neuroinflammation and cognition | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Little, Dianne | little33@purdue.edu | Basic Medical Sciences | Regenerative medicine approaches to treat musculoskeletal disease | Neurotrama & Neuropathology |
| Lucas, Jeffrey | jlucas@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Animal communication & avian audiology | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Makin, Maria | mdadarla@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Neural prostheses and artificial sensation; sensorimotor learing | Neuroengineering |
| Malandraki, Georgia | malandraki@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Neurophysiology and neuroplasticity of the swallowing neural network in children and adults | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Marceau, Kristine | KristineMarceau@purdue.edu | Human Development and Family Studies | How genetics, hormones, and pre/post natal environments contribute to the development of child behavior & family relationships | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Marinero, Ernesto | eemarinero@purdue.edu | Materials Engineering | Fundamental and applied science | Neuroengineering |
| Mattes, Richard | mattes@purdue.edu | Nutrition Science | Mechanisms and functions of taste | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Mattoo, Seema | smattoo@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Fic-mediated post-translational modifications in neurodegeneration | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| McNally Keehn, Rebecca | rmcnall@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Improving evidence-based diagnostic & intervention practices for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Mendrysa, Susan | mendrysa@purdue.edu | Basic Medical Sciences | Cerebellum development and tumorigenesis | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Mohammadi, Saeed | saeedm@purdue.edu | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Wireless neural recording and stimulation and neuroprosthetics | Neuroengineering |
| Munguia-Vazquez, Raymundo | rmunguia@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Auditory cortex plasticity and how the Central Nervous System adapts and responds to a diverse array of disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Nie, Linda | hnie@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Biomedical instrumentation development | Neuroengineering |
| O'Connor, Sean | oconnor1@iupui.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Analysis of electroencephalographic measures of brain function | Neuroengineering |
| Ogas, Joe | ogas@purdue.edu | Biochemistry | Neuronal differentiation | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Ogata, Niwako | nogata@purdue.edu | Veterinary Clinical Sciences | Translational research between human mental health and canine behavior health | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Ott, Carol | caott@iupui.edu | Pharmacy | Medication use and clinical outcomes in mental health and substance use disorders | Development, Genetics, Neuropharmacology |
| Paschou, Perry | ppaschou@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Genetics of complex disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Perez-Torres, Carlos | cperezto@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | How radiation treatment affects the normal brain to improve MRI tools | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Pienaar, Elsje | epienaar@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Use of computational models to simulate and predict multi-cellular and spatial dynamics of infectious disease, Alzheimer's plaques, and immune responses to these pathologies | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Pitts, Brandon | bjpitts@purdue.edu | Industrial Engineering | Age-related cognitive changes and human-machine interaction | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Pluta, Scott | spluta@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Neural circuits and behavior, sensory coding and sensorimotor integration | Development, Genetics & Neurpharmacology |
| Pushkar, Yulia | ypushkar@purdue.edu | Physics and Astronomy | Biophysics & Energy Research | Neuroengineering |
| Rajwa, Bartek | brajwa@purdue.edu | Bindley Bioscience Center | Applications of statistical machine learning in multi-omics, with a focus on quantitatively defining complex biological phenotypes observed in peripheral neuroscience, cell biology, and immunology. | Neuroengineering / Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Rayz, Vitaliy | vrayz@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Modeling and analysis of cerebral hemodynamics and cerebrovascular pathologists and their effect on brain function and health | Neurodegeneration & Neurotrauma |
| Ready, Donald | dready@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Development of the Drosophila retina | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Redick, Thomas | tredick@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | The role of individual differences in working memory capacity play in various tasks | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Rickus, Jenna | rickus@purdue.edu | Vice Provost For Teaching And Learning | Biofunctional materials for sensing and actuation of cells and tissues | Neuroengineering |
| Rietdyk, Shirley | srietdyk@purdue.edu | Health and Kinesiology | Control of balance and mobility | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Robins, Sarah | skrobins@purdue.edu | Philosophy | Memory trace/engram and its role in memory and learning; tool development in neuroscience | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology; Neuroengineering |
| Rochet, Chris | jrochet@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Mechanisms of neurotoxicity and neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Schaser, Allison | aschaser@purdue.edu | Speech, Language And Hearing Sciences | Characterize and treat voice and swallowing deficits in age-related synucleinopathies | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Schild, John | jschild@iupui.edu | Biomedical Engineering - Pin | Purdue school of Engineering and Technology | Neuroengineering |
| Schwichtenberg, A.J. | ajschwichtenberg@purdue.edu | Human Development and Family Studies | Developmental trajectories in early childhood, at risk development, developmental disabilities (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder), sleep health, social-emotional development | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Sen, Shreyas | shreyas@purdue.edu | Electrical And Computer Engineering | Miniaturized device and integrated circuit design for the brain and body | Neuroengineering |
| Sereno, Anne | asereno@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Neural mechanisms of executive function and dysfunction | Neuroengineering |
| Shader, Maureen | mshader@purdue.edu | Speech, Language And Hearing Sciences | Auditory perception and cortical processing in adults with cochlear implants; use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to safely and non-invasively image the brain in individuals with auditory prosthetic devices. | Aging & Neurodegeneration / Neuroengineering |
| Shah, Kavita | kavitashah@purdue.edu | Chemistry | Identification of effective drug targets in neurodegenerative diseases using chemical genetic tools | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Shi, Riyi | riyi@purdue.edu | Basic Medical Sciences | Mechanism and treatment of CNS trauma and diseases | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Siskind, Jeffrey | qobi@purdue.edu | Electrical and Computer Engineering | fMRI investigation of the language-vision interface | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Stahelin, Robert | rstaheli@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Lipid-protein interactions in neurodegeneration | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Strickland, Elizabeth | estrick@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Behavioral measurements of peripheral auditory processes, particular dynamic adjustments in response to sound | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Suter, Daniel | dsuter@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Dynamics and mechanisms of axonal growth, guidance, and regeneration | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Swithers, Susie | swithers@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Experience and development of controls of ingestive behavior | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Tao, W. Andy | watao@purdue.edu | Biochemistry | Mass spectrometry-based proteomic studies of signaling in neurons | Neuroengineering |
| Thomovsky, Stephanie | sthomovs@purdue.edu | Veterinary Clinical Sciences | Physical Rehabilitation, vestibular disease and seizures | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Tian, Shiliang | sltian@purdue.edu | Chemistry | Metal ions homeostasis in neurodegenerative diseases | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Tong, Yunjie | tong61@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Multimodal imaging of human brain function, perfusion and physiology | Neuroengineering |
| Trask, Sydney | smtrask@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Investigation of neural and molecular mechanisms that underlie memory for context, and how these functions change throughout the lifespan to produce age-related cognitive decline. | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Vlachos, Pavlos | pvlachos@purdue.edu | Mechanical Engineering | Experimental and clinical biofluid mechanics & hemodynamics | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Wachs, Juan | jpwachs@purdue.edu | Industrial Engineering | Rehabilitation and robotics using neuroengineering | Neuroengineering |
| Ward, Matthew | mpward@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Application of control theory, wearable sensors, and predictive analytics to individualize peripheral nerve stimulation. | Neuroengineering / Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Watts, Val | wattsv@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Molecular pharmacology of G protein-coupled receptors and adenylyl cyclases | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Weake, Vikki | vweake@purdue.edu | Biochemistry | Epigenetic regulation of aging in the eye | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Webb, Kevin | webb@purdue.edu | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Theoretical & experimental work related to biophotonics & nanophotonics | Neuroengineering |
| Wells, Ellen | wells54@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Neurological impact of metal exposure; developmental origins of adult disease | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Wendt, Olli | wendto@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Speech and language intervention in autism and developmental disorders | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Wilbur, Ronnie | wilbur@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Neurolinguistic processing | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Xu, Jiayun | jiayun@purdue.edu | Nursing | Family caregiving for individuals with serious, chronic illness | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Xu, Ranjie | xu1726@purdue.edu | Basic Medical Sciences | Developing human-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models, such as 3D brain organoids and human-mouse chimeras, to understand human neuro-immune interactions in neurological disorders | Aging & Neurodegeneration / Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Yang, Yang | yangyang@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Channelopathies of the nervous system | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Yeo, Yoon | yyeo@purdue.edu | Industrial And Molecular Pharmaceutics | Development of new drug delivery systems involving nanoparticle surface engineering for the treatment of neurodegenerative | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Yuan, Chongli | cyuan@purdue.edu | Chemical Engineering | Epigenetic contributions to neuron stem cell differentiation and proliferation | Neuroengineering |
| Zelaznik, Howard | hnzelaz@purdue.edu | Health and Kinesiology | Basic mechanisms of the speed-accuracy trade off | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Zhang, Guangjun | gjzhang@purdue.edu | Comparative Pathobiology | Cancer and developmental genetics using zebrafish as a model | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |
| Zheng, Wei | wz18@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Metals in neurodegenerative diseases; blood-brain barrier and blood-CSF barrier in molecular transport; choroid plexus-CSF-subventricular zone in adult neurogenesis | Neurotrauma & Neuropathology |