Trainers Directory

We are interested in understanding the functional implications of oral resident memory T cells on various aspects of oral physiology and disease. To address these questions, we utilize mouse models of oral viral infections and oral inflammatory diseases including periodontitis. We are also interested in understanding whether local T-cell driven inflammatory responses in the oral mucosa impact chemosensory biology (e.g., taste and smell). 

J. Michael Stolley's Biography 

My research includes synaptic physiology, hippocampus, olfactory bulb and computational neuroscience. 

Ben W. Strowbridge

My Laboratory is dedicated to the study of cell signaling to develop novel therapies against infectious and inflammatory diseases. This work includes translational studies in animal models of these diseases. 

Our lab studies the function of the hippocampal circuit, a brain area that is vital for memory formation and is linked to many neuropsychiatric disorders, such as PTSD, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease. We use a variety of in vitro and in vivo techniques – including electrophysiology, neuronal tracing, optogenetics and chemogenetics, immunohistochemistry, and mouse behavior – to address the cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying hippocampal information processing and its relevance to behaviors.

Qian Sun's Biography 

I research diseases of protein misfolding, neurodegenerative diseases, amyloid and prion disease, Alzheimer's disease, protein chemistry, protein folding, liquid-liquid phase separation of proteins, protein-membrane interactions, and biophysical chemistry. 

Witold K. Surewicz's Biography 

Our lab studies how the brain uses specific coding mechanisms to regulate persistent internal drive. Our lab's goal is to understand how neural coding impacts molecular/cellular signaling, plasticity, and behavior. We apply multidisciplinary approaches in Drosophila to understand how non-canonical (temporal or analog) neural codes represent persistent internal drive. 

Masashi Tabuchi's Biography 

I research the molecular mechanisms of neuroreceptor complexes and synaptic transmission. 

Nami Tajima's Biography 

I research dynamic spatial relations in eukaryotic cells. As well as study organization and functions of the nucleolus and chromosome dynamics.

Alan Tartakoff's Biography 

I investigate telomere maintenance, phosphatase signaling, macromolecular structure and function, drug development, and cancer biology.

Derek J. Taylor's Biography

My research focuses on stem cell pluripotency and differentiation, developmental neurobiology and genetics, regulation of glia, and therapeutic discovery.

Paul J. Tesar's Biography