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Developmental neuroscience

Faculty in the Neuroscience graduate program with research interests in developmental neuroscience.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Chen, Gong Associate Professor of Biology	gongchen@psu.edu 814-865-2488 (University Park)	Molecular and cellular mechanism of learning and memory, synapse formation and synaptic plasticity.
Lai, Zhi-Chun Professor of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Developmental Biology	zcl1@psu.edu 814-863-0479 (University Park)	Signal Transduction, Growth Control, and Cancer Genetics
Liu, Aimin Assistant Professor of Biology	axl25@psu.edu 814-865-7043 (University Park)	The regulation of cell fate and polarity in mammalian central nervous system and sensory organs.
Luscher, Bernhard Professor of Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry	bxl25@psu.edu 814-865-5549 (University Park)	Development and regulation of GABAergic inhibitory synapses; neural substrates regulating anxiety and cognition.
McLaughlin, Patricia Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences Director, Graduate Program in Anatomy	pxm9@psu.edu 717-531-6414 (Hershey)	Growth factors and receptors in brain and heart development and cancer.
Schengrund, Cara-Lynne Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	cxs8@psu.edu 717-531-8048 (Hershey)	Role(s) of glycosphingolipids in infection by pathogens.
Zhang, Samuel (Sam) Shao-Min Assistant Professor of Neural & Behavioral Sciences	ssz3@psu.edu 717-531-8480 (Hershey)	Signal transduction in mammal development and pathogenesis. Systems biology of neural development and function.