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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Maiken Nedergaard
Research Interest: The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS. Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction.

Faculty

Barbara Canlon
Barbara Canlon, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Research Interest:

Auditory physiology, mechanisms underlying hearing loss, and development of therapies to repair the damaged inner ear

Fengfei Ding
Fengfei Ding, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: EEG recording and behavior tests
Ting Du
Research Interest: Pathophysiological mechanisms of brain edema
Hajime Hirase
Hajime Hirase, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Research Interest:

A focus on astrocytic signaling and its impact on neural circuit dynamics and behavioral performance.

Sungha Hong
Sungha Hong, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Research Interest:

The role of the glymphatic system in the vascular and hemodynamics following ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

Rashad Hussain
Rashad Hussain, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: Glymphatic system in health and disease; neuron-glia interactions and signaling mechanisms.
Guojun Liu
Guojun Liu, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Research Interest:

The Glymphatic system in hydrocephalus; the mechanism of CSF secretion in neurological disease.

Jianbo Wang
Jianbo Wang, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
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Research Interest:

The effect of acupuncture on brain fluid transport

Postdoctoral Scholars

Jiabao Hou
Jiabao Hou
Postdoctoral Associate
Isabelle Strom
Isabelle Strom
Postdoctoral Associate

Research Staff

Lucille Arbanas
Lucille Arbanas
Research Specialist
Ashley Caudell
Ashley Caudell
Research Technician
Brandi Douglass
Brandi Douglass
Rodent Colony Manager
Ryan Eckert
Ryan Eckert
Grant Accountant
Madison Jaynes
Madison Jaynes
Administrative Assistant
Ning Kang
Ning Kang
Laboratory Technician
Ariba Khan
Ariba Khan
Research Specialist
Saurav Pattanayak
Saurav Pattanayak
Research Specialist
Tyler Reid
Tyler Reid, M.S.
IT Desktop Support/Programmer
Fransheska Serrano
Fransheska Serrano
Research Specialist
Wei Song
Wei Song
Research Specialist
Jadyn Terwilliger
Jadyn Terwilliger
Administrator
Paul Tobin
Paul Tobin
Research Specialist
Emma Waight
Emma Waight
Research Specialist

Graduate Students

Michael Giannetto
Research Interest:

Astrocytic roles in the brain

Antonio Ladron de Guevara Ruiz
Research Interest: Perivascular transport and CSF dynamics in brain health and disease
Evan Newbold
Research Interest:

Immunoprofiling using mass cytometry following peripheral insult

Velia Vizcarra
Research Interest:

Circadian control of brain blood barrier permeability in homeostatic and pathological states.