CDN faculty
Zaghloul Ahmed
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Neuronal injury and repair, electromagnetic stimulation, rehabilitative techniques and devices
Alejandra del Carmen Alonso
Professor, Department of Biology
Mechanism of tau-induced neurodegeneration
Probal Banerjee
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Neurochemistry of synaptic plasticity
Abdeslem El-Idrissi
Professor, Department of Biology
Environmental and genetic disruptors on cellular and synaptic development
Maria Knikou
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Clinical neurophysiology, sensorimotor integration, corticospinal neuronal pathways, spinal neuronal circuits, H-reflex, TMS, rehabilitation
William L’Amoreaux
Professor, Department of Biology
Biology of the retina, neuroendocrinology related diabetes.
Dan McCloskey
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Neuroanatomical correlates of social behavior in the naked mole-rat
Greg Phillips
Professor, Department of Biology
Interim Director, Center for Developmental Neuroscience
Cell adhesion and synaptic connectivity
Sebastien Poget
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Structure of ion channels and modulatory toxins
Leora Yetnikoff
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Novel dopamine neuron innervation pathways
Andrzej Wieraszko
Professor, Department of Biology
Electrical and magnetic stimulation of neural tissue following injury
Associated faculty from the Institute for Basic Research
Kathryn Chadman
Head, Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory
Behavioral pharmacology and mouse models of autism
Abha Chauhan
Head, Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory
Metabolic changes in autism and Alzheimer’s disease
Sara Rose Guariglia
Head, Digital Imaging Laboratory & Environmental Health & Neurodevelopment Laboratory
Investigate how the parental environment influences the neurodevelopment of offspring
Jeffrey Goodman
Head, Electrophysiology Laboratory
Deep brain stimulation and antiepileptogenic agents
Chen-Xin Gong
Head, Brain Metabolism Laboratory
Molecular signaling during neurodegeneration
Mohammed Junaid
Head, Structural Neurobiology Laboratory
Neuroepigenetic environmental influences
Gholson Lyon
Head, Genomic Medicine Laboratory
Genetics of rare neuropsychiatric diseases
Associated faculty from CSI
Sarah Berger
Professor, Department of Psychology
Patricia J. Brooks
Professor, Department of Psychology
Michael Bucaro
Research Associate, Department of Biology
Manager, Advanced Imaging Facility
Leah Cohen
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry
Natacha Gueorguieva
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Fred Naider
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Bertram Ploog
Professor, Department of Psychology
Ming Tang
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Jennifer Wagner
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Wei Zhang
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
CDN staff
Teresa Lopez-Soto
Administrative Assistant
teresa.lopezsoto@csi.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-982-3950