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, Edward | 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 |
| Bharadwaj, Hari | hbharadwaj@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Systems neuroscience of auditory perception, Human electrophysiology and neuroimaging, Sensorineural hearing loss, Autism | Aging & Neurodegeneration / Neuroengineering |
| Bowman, Aaron | bowma117@purdue.edu | Health Sciences | Gene x Environment interactions in neurological diseases | Development, Genetics & Neuropharmacology |
| Brubaker, Douglas | doug-brubaker@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Systems biology of host-microbe interactions focused on immunology and the gut-brain axis | Neuroengineering |
| 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 | College Of Science Administration | 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 |
| Hollenbeck, Peter | phollenb@purdue.edu | Office Of The Provost | The transport and life cycle of mitochondria in the nervous system | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Hrycyna, Christine | hrycyna@purdue.edu | Chemistry | Drug discovery for inhibitors of human Icmt and for human ABC transporters at the blood-brain barrier | 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 |
| Huber, Jessica | jhuber@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Treatment of changes to speech and cognition with aging and Parkinson's disease | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| 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 develop futuristic electronics focusing on a broad range of applications such as healthcare, environment, energy, robotics, space and defense applications; use state-of-the-art CMOS technology to ensure rapid and volume manufacturing of these semiconductor electronics, IoT and IoE devices and standalone multifunctional integrated systems which are either physically rigid or flexible, stretchable and reconfigurable. | Aging & Neurodegeneration; Neuroengineering; Neurotrauma & Neuropathy |
| 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 |
| 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, 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 |
| Mccormick, Carolyn | Carolyn-McCormick@purdue.edu | Human Development And Family Studies | Studying the lived experience of people with neurodevelopmental disorders | 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 |
| Phillips, Robert | phillipr@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Understanding the neural pathways that control food intake and how they're affected by age | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| 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 |
| Powley, Terry | powleyt@purdue.edu | Psychological Sciences | Autonomic nerve circuitry and physiology | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| 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 |
| Rispoli, Joseph | jrispoli@purdue.edu | Biomedical Engineering | High-field MRI and spectroscopy of the brain and spinal cord | Neuroengineering |
| Robles, Estuardo | roblese@purdue.edu | Biological Sciences | Neuroscience at the cellular or circuit level | 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 |
| 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 |
| Seidl, Amanda | aseidl@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Understanding infant speech & language development | Neuroengineering |
| 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 an optical neuroimaging technique, 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 |
| Sjogren, Benita | jsjogren@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | RGS protein regulation and drug discovery | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| Smith, Anne | asmith@purdue.edu | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | How the brain controls the production of speech | 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 |
| Trader, Darci | dtrader@purdue.edu | Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | The development of chemical strategies to control & harness | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| 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 Physical Pharmacy | 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 |
| Zhang, Min | minzhang@purdue.edu | Statistics | Statistical genetics of neurological disorders | Aging & Neurodegeneration |
| 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 |