Depression
Research
Mark C. Austin, Ph.D.
Molecular Biology
Core Leader
Dr. Mark Austin serves as the Core Leader of the Molecular Biology Core. Dr. Austin is a molecular neuropharmacologist with many years experience utilizing... (Read More)
Bela Kanyicska, Ph.D.
Small Grant Principal
Investigator
In order to facilitate adaptation, the stress-activated hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis adjusts the responsiveness of... (Read More)
Beata Karolewicz, Ph.D.
CPN Project Principal Investigator
Alcoholism is a major health problem worldwide. Chronic alcohol ingestion affects many systems in the brain. One brain region negatively impacted by chronic alcohol is the... (Read More)
Ian A. Paul, Ph.D.
CPN Project Principal
Investigator
Dr. Paul's laboratory is currently pursuing two primary areas of research. Since our initial observation... (Read More)
Grazyna Rajkowska, Ph.D.
Cellular Neuroimaging Core
Leader
Research Not CPN-Funded
The primary goal of the quantitative neuroanatomy laboratory is to study, in human postmortem brain, pathological changes in the cortical cytoarchitecture in psychiatric and neurological disorders. The prefrontal cortex is... (Read More)
Kimberly Simpson, Ph.D.
CPN Project Principal
Investigator
The noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) and serotonergic dorsal raphe (DR) nucleus are two brainstem centers that have been implicated in major depressive disorder. These systems are... (Read More)
Craig A. Stockmeier, Ph.D.
Human Brain Collection
Core Leader
Research Not CPN-Funded
Several methods can be used in assessing the biology of mental illness. In addition to the use of postmortem brain tissue, modern imaging techniques such as... (Read More)