UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM
2010 NSSP Information
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)
Beata Karolewicz, Ph.D.
CPN Project Principal Investigator
Recent research provides compelling evidence for a dysfunction of the glutamate system in major depressive disorder... (Read More)
Xiaoming Ou, Ph.D.
Small Grant 1 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)
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)