Labs by research area
Ances Bioimaging Laboratory
Beau M. Ances, MD, PhD
The Ances lab is a neuroscience research lab that is focused on:
- Developing novel neuroimaging biomarkers of normal aging and neurodegeneration (including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Down syndrome (DS), HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND), Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD), autoimmune- mediated encephalitis (AIME), and neuroCOVID19).
- Evaluating therapeutic interventions that will improve neurocognitive deficits and biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative disorders.
Aravamuthan Lab
Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil
The Aravamuthan lab’s translational research spans animal and patient-based studies to better diagnose, predict and understand the causes of dystonia following neonatal brain injury.
Balls-Berry Lab
Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD
Joyce (Joy) E. Balls-Berry, PhD, is a psychiatric epidemiologist and health educator. Her primary research focuses on applying community and patient-engaged research principles in diverse populations to reduce health disparities and increase health equity. Much of Balls-Berry’s research centers on determining ways to increase diversity and inclusion in clinical and translational science.
Bateman Lab
Randall Bateman, MD
Our laboratory’s focus is the causes, diagnosis and future treatments of Alzheimer disease. We directly measure the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease in humans using multiple techniques and also perform in vitro cell culture experiments.
Belloy Lab
Michael Belloy, PhD
Our research is dedicated to understanding the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. We utilize functional genomics and bioinformatics tools to analyze publicly available cohort and population data. Our primary goal is to identify novel genetic risk variants for Alzheimer’s disease and elucidate their molecular mechanisms. This knowledge will inform drug development and advance the field of personalized genetic medicine.
Brier Lab
Matthew R. Brier, MD, PhD
The Brier lab uses neuroimaging to study multiple sclerosis (MS). Advances in disease modifying therapies allow for the reduction of inflammatory relapses in patients with MS. However, despite these incredible treatments, many patients still experience progressive disability accumulation associated with neurodegeneration. We are principally interested in how this progressive degenerative pathology emerges in the context of seemingly well treated relapsing MS.
Cirrito Lab
John Cirrito, PhD
The Cirrito lab focuses on understanding the metabolism Abeta within the brain extracellular fluid or interstitial fluid (ISF). It developed a novel in vivo microdialysis technique that enables us to specifically measure ISF Abeta within the brains of living and awake wildtype and APP transgenic mice.
Clifford Lab
David Clifford, MD
David Clifford, MD, has a broad interest in neuropharmacology. His clinical focus is the development of more successful medical management of neurological disease. He's participated in studies of epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and virtually all neurologic complications of HIV.
Cross Lab
Anne Cross, MD
The goal of the Cross lab's research is to understand the mechanisms involved in pathogenesis of inflammation and demyelination in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
Dang Lab
Mai Dang, MD, PhD
The primary research goal of my laboratory is to uncover novel ways to alter the pediatric brain tumor microenvironment to enhance the efficacy of existing treatments and make treatments safer for children.