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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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Lee Eiden
Research TopicsThe overall goal of the Section on Molecular Neuroscience is to identify the cellular signaling components that allow neuropeptide GPCRs to contr…
Kenton J. Swartz
Research TopicsThe research focus of the laboratory is to understand how ion channel proteins sense critical biological stimuli, including membrane voltage, tem…
Keir Neuman
Research TopicsEnzymes are typically studied in ensembles. Enzyme mechanism has traditionally been elucidated from biochemical and structural experiments that i…
Kenneth H. Fischbeck
Research TopicsDr. Fischbeck investigates the causes of hereditary neurological diseases, with the goal of developing effective treatments for these disorders. …
Katherine Wallace Rogers
Research TopicsThe Unit on Developmental Signaling uses the zebrafish embryo as an in vivo model system together with molecular biology techniques, including qu…
Justin Taraska
Research TopicsExocytosis, Endocytosis, and Imaging Technology DevelopmentCells communicate with each other by releasing proteins, peptides, and chemicals throu…
Kareem Amir Zaghloul
Research TopicsThe Functional Neurosurgery Section is part of the Surgical Neurology Branch in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Our …
Katherine W. Roche
Research TopicsGlutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system, and in addition to its central role in fast excitator…
Judith R. Walters
Research TopicsThe goal of the Neurophysiological Pharmacology Section is to elucidate the function of specific neuronal systems in regulating information proce…