Dr. Scott Edwards
LSU HSC New Orleans
We investigate the neurobiology of alcohol use disorder and related co-morbidities taking a translational approach across rodents, non-human primates, and humans.
Lab Website: https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/physiology/faculty_detail.aspx?name=Edwards_Scott
Contact: sedwa5@lsuhsc.edu
Dr. Jeff Tasker
Tulane University
We use patch clamp electrophysiology, circuit analysis, molecular biology and behavioral approaches to study neuromodulation and neuroplasticity of synaptic circuits in the hypothalamus and amygdala that control physiological, behavioral and pathological responses to stress and trauma.
Lab Website: https://taskerlab.tulane.edu/
Contact: tasker@tulane.edu
Dr. Rajani Maiya
LSU HSC New Orleans
We study molecular mechanisms that underlie Alcohol Use Disorders
Lab Website: www.maiyalab.org
Contact: rmaiya@lsuhsc.edu
Dr. Tiffany Wills
LSU HSC New Orleans
Wills lab studies sex differences in neuroadaptations (primarily within the extended amygdala) and resulting behavioral changes from adolescent alcohol exposure using electrophysiological, behavioral, and molecular techniques.
Lab Website: http://willslab.org/
Contact: twills@lsuhsc.edu
Dr. Nicholas Gilpin
LSU HSC
We examine the neurobiological interface between addiction, traumatic stress, and pain, utilizing a variety of behavioral, pharmacological, circuit-based, molecular, and cellular techniques.
Lab Website: http://www.gilpin-lab.com/
Contact: ngilpi@lsuhsc.edu
Dr. Elliott Beaton
University of New Orleans
We use a multimodal research approach (eg. MRI, physiology, hormones, immunology) to understand how stress contributes to the etiopathology of mental illness in high-risk populations of children and adults.
Lab Website: https://unoscanlab.com/
Contact: ebeaton@uno.edu
Dr. Paul Colombo
Tulane University
We study experience-dependent behavioral and neural plasticity in people across the lifespan.
Lab Website: https://sse.tulane.edu/psyc/faculty/colombo
Contact: pcolomb@tulane.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi
Tulane University
A primary goal of Dr. Engler-Chiurazzi’s laboratory is to explore how the nervous and immune systems converge to impact brain function, mental health, cognitive aging, and neurological disease.
Contact: eenglerchiurazzi@tulane.edu
Dr. Kate Yurgil
Loyola University
We use EEG to study individual differences in cognition (working memory, attention) and trauma response (PTSD, resilience, posttraumatic growth).
Contact: kyurgil@loyno.edu
Dr. Jonathan Fadok
Tulane University
Our lab utilizes a comprehensive systems approach to understand the neural circuits of emotional memory and adaptive behavior.
Lab Website: fadoklab.org
Contact: jfadok@tulane.edu
Dr. Xiaoying Wang
Tulane University SOM
Neuro-protection and neuro-repair mechanisms and therapeutic strategy development for stroke and traumatic brain injury
Contact: xwang51@tulane.edu