Meet the Neuroscience Faculty and Staff


 Dr. Stephanie White
 Chair, Undergraduate Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience
 Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology   
  
  Dr. Christopher Colwell
    Vice Chair, Undergraduate Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience
    Professor in Residence, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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    Aftin Whitten, M.S.
    Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience
    Assistant Program Coordinator, Graduate Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience 
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Dr. Walter Babiec
Lecturer
Undergraduate Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program 
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Dr. Catherine Cahill
Professor in Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
​Associate Dean, Graduate Division 
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Dr. Stephen Cannon 
Professor and Chair 
Department of Physiology 
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Dr. Ellen Carpenter
Emeritus Professor in Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

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    Dr. Scott Chandler
    Professor
    Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology   








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Dr. Christopher Evans
Professor in Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

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Dr. Cristina Ghiani
Visiting Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine- Anatomic Pathology 
​Department of Psychiatry 
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  Dr. David Glanzman 
  Professor 
  Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology/Neurobiology
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Dr. Carlos Grijalva
Professor Emeritus
Department of Psychology

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Dr. William Grisham
Academic Coordinator/Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychology

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Dr. Sherrel Howard
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
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Dr. Harley Kornblum
Professor in Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences


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Dr. Barbara Knowlton
Professor
Department of Psychology
​Vice Chair, Undergraduate Studies
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Dr. David Krantz
Professor in Residence 
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

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Dr. Michael Levine
Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences 
​Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel 
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Dr. Edythe London 
Professor in Residence
Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
​Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
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Dr. Thomas O'Dell
Professor and Executive Vice Chair
​Department of Physiology 

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Dr. Ketema Paul
​Professor 
Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
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Dr. Patricia Phelps
Professor
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology 

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Dr. Natik Piri
Professor
Department of Ophthalmology 
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Dr. Gina Poe
Professor 
Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology 
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Dr. Mayumi Prins
Professor in Residence
Department of Neurosurgery
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Dr. Jesse Rissman 
Assistant Professor 
Department of Psychology 

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Dr. Rafael Romero
Associate Director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience IDP
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Dr. Felix Schweizer
Professor
Department of Neurobiology
Chair, Interdepartmental PhD Program for Neuroscience
Interim Director, Brain Research Institute 

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Dr. Mark Tramo
Lecturer 
Dept of Integrative Biology & Physiology, UCLA College of Letters & Science
Dept of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dept of Musicology, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

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Dr. Joshua Trachtenberg
Professor
Department of Neurobiology
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Dr. James Waschek
Professor in Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

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Dr. Kate Wassum
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
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Dr. Joseph Watson
Professor in Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences