Faculty
The department currently has 13 tenure-track faculty members, 6 full-time research and clinical faculty, and 15 adjunct faculty members. Their research interests and links to contact them are listed below.
Primary Faculty | Research and Clinical Faculty | Adjunct Faculty | Emeritus Faculty
Primary Faculty
| Name & Contact | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D. sanchez@neuro.utah.edu 801-581-3548 |
Professor Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Identify and characterize the molecular components underpinning regeneration. |
| Rick Ash, Ph.D. rick.ash@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-3192 |
Professor | The multiple roles of membrane transport. |
| Chi-Bin Chien, Ph.D. chi-bin.chien@neuro.utah.edu 801-585-1701 |
Professor | Axonal guidance, vascular guidance, and visual development in zebrafish. |
| Maureen Condic, Ph.D. mlcondic@neuro.utah.edu 801-585-3482 |
Associate Professor | Control of neurite outgrowth and axon guidance. |
| Richard Dorsky, Ph.D. richard.dorsky@neuro.utah.edu 801-581-6073 |
Associate Professor | The role of the Wnt signaling pathway in neural cell fate specification. |
| Thomas Parks, Ph.D. tom.parks@neuro.utah.edu 801-581-7236 |
Vice President for Research Professor George and Lorna Winder Professor of Neuroscience |
Responsible for all research infrastructure, policies, and compliance for the University of Utah. |
| Tatjana Piotrowski, Ph.D. piotrowski@neuro.utah.edu 801-587-7638 |
Assistant Professor | How the sensory lateral line develops in zebrafish by analyzing mutants that affect this process. |
| Scott Rogers, Ph.D. scott.rogers@hsc.utah.edu 801-585-6339 |
Professor | Molecular basis of neuro-immune interactions. |
| Yukio Saijoh, Ph.D. y.saijoh@utah.edu 801-581-6157 |
Assistant Professor Investigator, Program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics |
Pattern formation of vertebrates, how vertebrate make up their complicated and organized body pattern. |
| Gary Schoenwolf, Ph.D. schoenwolf@neuro.utah.edu 801-581-6453 |
Distinguished Professor Director, Children's Health Research Center Editor-in-Chief, Developmental Dynamics |
How intercellular and intracellular signaling results in the generation of pattern during vertebrate development. |
| Sheryl Scott, Ph.D. sheryl@neuro.utah.edu 801-585-5633 |
Professor Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) |
Neuronal development, using chick hindlimb as a model system. |
| Monica Vetter, Ph.D. monica.vetter@neuro.utah.edu 801-581-4984 |
Interim Chair Professor |
Molecular pathways and cellular interactions governing retinal development and disease. |
| H Joseph Yost, Ph.D. joseph.yost@genetics.utah.edu 801-585-6110 |
Professor | Embryonic axis formation, left-right asymmetry, cardiovascular development, the roles of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in cell-cell signaling, cell migration and cell-matrix interactions, discovering new genes in cancer biology. |
Research and Clinical Faculty
| Name & Contact | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Carlson noel.carlson@med.va.gov 801-584-1292 |
Research Associate Professor | Neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and multiple sclerosis. |
| Alejandra Bosco, Ph.D. alebosco@neuro.utah.edu 801-585-9827 |
Research Instructor | Molecular pathways and cellular interactions leading to retinal neurodegeneration in glaucoma. |
| Kathryn Moore, Ph.D. kmoore@neuro.utah.edu 801-585-9827 |
Research Assistant Professor | Understanding the molecular pathways governing neuronal differentiation during retinal development. |
| David Morton, Ph.D. david.morton@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-3385 |
Assistant Professor Gross Anatomy Course Director |
Dr. Morton is currently investigating the use of active learning exercises in the class room to promote analytical reasoning. He is also working on publishing an anatomy atlas, an anatomy text, a histology text and the second edition of his dissection guide. |
| Suzanne Stensaas, Ph.D. suzanne.stensaas@hsc.utah.edu 801-585-1281 |
Professor | Finding appropriate ways to integrate technology into teaching. |
| Stephen Voron, M.D. savoron@earthlink.net 801-566-1508 |
Lecturer | Radiology. |
Adjunct Faculty
| Name & Contact | position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Albertine, Ph.D. kurt.albertine@hsc.utah.edu 801-587-7490 |
Professor, Pediatrics | My research efforts are focused on lung biology in health and disease, for both neonates and adults. |
| Bala Ambati, M.D. bala.ambati@utah.edu 801-581-2352 |
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Ocular Angiogenesis and Corneal Research. |
| Wolfgang Baehr, Ph.D. wbaehr@hsc.utah.edu 801-585-6643 |
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Exploration of genes expressed in mammalian rod and cone photoreceptor outer segments. |
| Lorris Betz, M.D., Ph.D. lorris.betz@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-7480 |
Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Dean of School of Medicine |
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| Steven Bleyl, M.D., Ph.D. steven.bleyl@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-8943 |
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics | |
| Josh Bonkowsky, M.D., Ph.D. joshua.bonkowsky@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-6756 |
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics | Pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Kenneth Foreman, PT, Ph.D. bo.foreman@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-3496 |
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | Educational outcomes with an emphasis in computer assisted instruction, and examinating the effects of dissection on teh spatial understanding of anatomy. |
| Yinbgin Fu, Ph.D. yingbin.fu@hsc.utah.edu 801-213-3436 |
Assistant Professor,Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Image-orming and non-image-forming visual functions. |
| Sabine Fuhrmann, Ph.D. Sabine.fuhrmann@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-4684 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Regulation of early eye development in vertebrates. |
| Edward Levine, Ph.D. elevine@hci.utah.edu 801-587-9537 |
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Control of the cell cycle in retinogenesis. |
| Alan Light, Ph.D. alan.light@hsc.utah.edu 801-581-6393 |
Research Professor, Anesthesiology | Neurobiology of pain pathways. |
| Suzanne Mansour, Ph.D. suzi.mansour@genetics.utah.edu 801-585-6893 |
Associate Professor, Human Genetics | Genes involved in inner ear development and function. |
| Teri Jo Mauch, M.D., Ph.D. teri.mauch@hsc.utah.edu 801-585-0940 |
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology) | Kidney development. |
| Anne Moon, M.D., Ph.D. anne.moon@genetics.utah.edu 801-585-0717 |
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurobiology & Anatomy, and Human Genetics Investigator, Program in Molecular Medicine |
Understanding normal and abnormal cardiovascular and limb development. |
| Shannon Odelberg, Ph.D. odelberg@howard.genetics.utah.edu 801-581-7150 |
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine | Identifying the genes that regulate cellular plasticity and other aspects of regeneration. |
| Christopher Rodesch, Ph.D. crodesch@cores.utah.edu 801-587-7964 |
Lab Director, Fluorescence Microscopy Core Facilty | Provide equipment and expertise necessary to facilitate the use of microscopy in research. |
| Andrew Weyrich, Ph.D. Andrew.weyrich@hmbg.utah.edu 801-585-0702 |
Professor, Human Molecular Biology and Genetics | Characterize mechanisms that link thrombosis and inflamation. |
| Jun Yang, Ph.D. jun.yang@hsc.utah.edu |
Assistant Professor,
Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
Pathogenetic mechanisms of retinal degeneration and cell biology of photoreceptors |
Emeritus Faculty
| Name & Contact | Position | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Webster S. S. Jee, Ph.D | Professor | Musculoskeletal Tissues. |
