CTNT Leadership and Members
Membership Information
CTNT Members are expected to have an active laboratory and funded research program. They propose joint scholarly projects and may request seed funds for publications and grant applications
Associate, Clinical, and Trainee members are encouraged to participate in CTNT scholarly and research activities, suggest research ideas for joint scholarly projects and/or provide the clinical perspective.
If interested in joint CTNT please contact CTNT Director, Dr. Volker Neugebauer
Leadership Information
Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Breanna N. Harris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, TTU
Boris Decourt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Josee Guindon, DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Andrey Karamyshev, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry
J. Josh Lawrence, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Lance McMahon, MS, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, 甜瓜视频
Leslie Shen, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pathology, 甜瓜视频
Miles Day, M.D.
Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Director, Pain Fellowship Program, Director, International
Pain Center, 甜瓜视频
John DeToledo, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Neurology, 甜瓜视频
Sarah Wakefield, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry,
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry services, 甜瓜视频
CTNT Members
Luis Cuello, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, 甜瓜视频
Boris Decourt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Petar Grozdanov, Ph.D.
Director, Molecular Biology and Image Analysis Core Laboratories, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 甜瓜视频
Keywords: Regulation of gene expression by alternative polyadenylation, Molecular mechanisms
of alternative polyadenylation, Alcohol use disorder, Alzheimer's disease, Intellectual
disability syndromes, Epilepsy, Neurodegenerative diseases, Aging.
Vadivel Ganapathy, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 甜瓜视频
Nadia German, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, 甜瓜视频
Josee Guindon, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept, of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Breanna N. Harris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, TTU
Research Expertise/Interest: stress-responses at various biological levels in health, anxiety, feeding, and risk-taking
behaviors, reproduction, cognitive function, and aging, in animals and humans
George Henderson, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Michaela Jansen, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Associate Dean for Medical
Education and Accreditation, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: Mechanisms, functions and drug targets of neurotransmitter receptors and their protein
networks. Mechanisms of clinically used drugs and novel drug target discovery and
characterization.
Keywords: Drug targets, protein-protein interactions, molecular pharmacology, molecular biology,
pharmacology
Guangchen Ji, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Andrey Karamyshev, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: Molecular mechanisms of human diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, regulation of
protein synthesis and protein transport.
Keywords: Molecular and cellular biology; human diseases; neurodegenerative disorders; translational
control; protein synthesis; ribosome; RNA stability and degradation; protein quality
control
Zemfira Karamysheva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: mRNA translation and ribosome specialization and their dysregulation in human diseases,
including neurodegenerative and other neurological diseases, as well as translational
control in drug resistance
Irene La-Beck, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Immunotherapeutics & Biotechnology, 甜瓜视频-Abilene
J. Josh Lawrence, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: nutritional deficiencies, excitation/inhibition balance in disease states, hippocampal
neuromodulation, aging, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, epilepsy, autism.
Hongjun Liang, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, 甜瓜视频
Clinton MacDonald, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: Mechanisms tissue-specific mRNA polyadenylation including brain and testis. Molecular
biology of X-linked intellectual disability. Mechanisms of mRNA processing in spermatogenesis.
Keywords: Gene expression, molecular biology, mRNA processing, polyadenylation, neurodevelopment,
spermatogenesis
Maria Manczak, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Garrison Institute on Aging and Department of Neurology,
甜瓜视频
Lance McMahon, Ph.D.
Professor, SOP, Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, 甜瓜视频
Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频, Executive Director,
Garrison Institute on Aging, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: Brain research, neuroplasticity in health and disease; chronic pain and opioids, neurodegenerative
diseases (Alzheimer鈥檚 disease), anxio-depressive comorbidities; preclinical models
and approaches, human tissue analyses, studies and interventions in humans.
Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 甜瓜视频
Andrew Shin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, TTU
Keywords: neuroendocrinology, inter-organ crosstalk, gut hormones, satiety hormones, obesity,
diabetes, neurodegeneration, gut microbiota, HPA axis, brain manipulation, opto/chemogenetics,
autonomic denervation, pancreatic clamps, other integrative physiological and behavioral
in vivo tests
Jenny Wilkerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 甜瓜视频-Amarillo
Keywords: pain, drug dependence/addiction, preclinical neuropharmacology
Hongmin Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 甜瓜视频
Keywords: Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, ischemic stroke, proteostasis, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation,
neuroprotection, therapeutics.
Mirla Avila, M.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurology, 甜瓜视频
Jeremy Bailoo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 甜瓜视频
Keywords: Animal Welfare, Animal Cognition, Behavioral Neuroscience, Environmental Toxicology,
Research Ethics and Policy
Michael Blanton, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Sr. Associate Dean,
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Director, MD/PhD Program, Graduate Advisor,
Translational Neuroscience and Pharmacology, 甜瓜视频
Ryan Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Family Sciences, TTU
Keywords: psychoneuroimmunology, stress measurement, biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying health
disparities across the lifespan, grief/loss, and hormetic stress interventions
Hui CHen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, TTU
Research Expertise/Interest: "Biochemical Sensing鈥�, the long-term goal of his 鈥淎ccessible Diagnostic Research Lab鈥�
is to develop accessible, user-friendly, fast, and cost-effective diagnostic tools,
motived by addressing healthcare disparities.
Keywords: Point of care testing, smart molecular switch, microfluidics, biomimicking sensors,
molecular imaging, chemical education
Miles Day, M.D.
Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Director, Pain Fellowship Program, Director International
Pain Center, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: The interventional treatment of complex facial pain.
John DeToledo, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Neurology, 甜瓜视频
Jeremy Donai, AuD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Audiology Program Director Dept. of Speech-Language-Hearing
Sciences, School of Health Professions
Matthew Grisham, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, 甜瓜视频
Woosang Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Family Sciences, TTU
Chanaka Kahathuduwa, MBBS, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Science and Primary Care (PA Program), Clinical
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, 甜瓜视频
Affiliate Faculty, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, TTU
Hui Ying Luk, Ph.D., CSCS*D
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology and Sport Management, TTU
Emily Pereira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, TTU
Research Expertise/Interest: control theory, complex networks, cyber-neural systems, neuroscience, designing and
analyzing novel control strategies, algorithms, and statistical learning tools to
better understand complex dynamical networks, such as the brain including epilepsy
Adam Schmidt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychological Sciences, TTU
Leslie Shen, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Director, Center of Excellence for Integrative Health,
甜瓜视频
Jonathan Singer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychological Sciences, TTU, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Psychiatry, 甜瓜视频
Travis Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, TTU
Research Expertise/Interest: Dr. Thompson uses mathematics, computing and machine learning to understand the brain,
metabolic and age-related neuropathologies, like Alzheimer's disease.
Keywords: Mathematical modeling, Scientific computing, Machine learning, Metabolic disorders,
Neurodegenerative diseases
Sarah Wakefield, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry,
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services, 甜瓜视频
Research Expertise/Interest: Mental health, mental health of justice involved youth, perinatal mental health, youth
depression and suicide.
Henrik Wilms, M.D., Ph.D.
Abraham Tarbox Chair for Neurodegenerative Diseases, CH-Foundation Chair in Parkinson's
Disease Research, Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurology, 甜瓜视频
Peyton Presto, M.D./Ph.D. Student
Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Brent Kisby, Ph.D. Student
Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Keywords: brain microvasculature, neuroimmune, ethanol drinking
Damla Yagmur, M.D., Clinical Fellow
Department of Geriatric Medicine