Neuroscience
Faculty at MUSM are engaged in cutting-edge neuroscience research, with a focus on neurological disorders and diseases that affect thousands of Georgians, including chronic pain, addiction, traumatic brain injury and autism.
Funding Organizations
- National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Defense Medical College of Japan
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
Neuroscience Research Faculty
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Han-rong Weng
MD, PhD
Dr. Weng’s lab works to identify therapeutic molecular targets for the development of analgesics.
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Ibolja Cernak
MD, PhD
Dr. Cernak’s researches the pathobiology and rehabilitation of long-term neurological, behavioral and multi-organ functional deficits caused by injury and chronic stress in military and veterans.
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Sarah Rotschafer
PhD
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Kristen Ashley Horner
PhD
Dr. Horner’s research focuses on basal ganglia pathways involved in the development of habitual drug use.
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