Molecular mechanisms underlying alcoholism

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

Investigating molecular mechanisms responsible for alcoholism and drug dependence.

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of electrical signaling, biophysics of ion channel proteins.

neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery

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

The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders.

The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall.