Molecular mechanisms underlying alcoholism

Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration.

Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis

To understand how sensory systems function and develop

Eye Development, Disease and Regeneration, Developmental Biology, Genetics

Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction

The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain

The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall.