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- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Macular Degeneration
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Dystonia
- Neuroblastoma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Batten Disease
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease
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Christopher Baker
Research TopicsThe aim of the Unit on Learning and Plasticity is to better understand how the structure, function and selectivity of the cortex change with expe…
Charles E. Egwuagu
Research TopicsThe Molecular Immunology Section (MIS) seeks an integrated understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate host immunity. Partic…
Brigitte C. Widemann
Research TopicsPharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics SectionAnticancer drug discovery and development are moving towards a more rational and targeted appro…
P. Boon Chock
Research TopicsKey metabolic processes and cell signaling in biological systems are mediated by multiple well-regulated enzymatic activities. Dr. Chock’s labora…
Bryan J. Traynor
Research TopicsDr. Traynor is a neurologist and a senior investigator at the National Institute on Aging. He is best known for his work unraveling the genetic c…
Carol J. Thiele
Research TopicsCell and Molecular Biology SectionEvery year approximately 700 cases of neuroblastoma (NB) and 210 cases of Ewings' sarcoma (EWS) are diagno…
Bruno Averbeck
Research TopicsThe section on Learning and Decision making studies the neural circuitry that underlies reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning (RL) is th…
Carl R. Lupica
Research TopicsThe research in my laboratory is primarily focused upon determining the acute mechanisms through which abused drugs alter neuronal activity in th…
Bibiana Bielekova
Research TopicsOur long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms that participate in central nervous system (CNS) injury and those that have neuroprotective fu…