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Kepecs Lab
Reverse engineering cognition: Neurons to psychiatry
PI: Adam Kepecs, PhD
The long-term goal of the Kepecs Lab is to reverse engineer the computational and neurobiological processes underlying cognition and decision-making and apply these insights to biological psychiatry.
Li Lab
Neuroimmunology & microglial biology
The Li Lab is broadly interested in neuroimmunology with a focus on microglial biology. Particularly, the lab is interested in combining cutting-edge single-cell genomic technologies with in vitro and in vivo genetic, molecular and cellular tools to investigate microglial development, heterogeneity and mechanisms of neuro-immune interactions underlying brain structure and disease.
MeCP2 represses enhancers through chromosome topology-associated DNA methylation
Clemens*, A. W., Wu*, D. Y., Moore, J. R., Christian, D. L., Zhao, G. & Gabel, H. W., Jan 16 2020, In: Molecular Cell. 77, 2, p. 279-293.e8
Mellie Euler’s retirement party
Mellie Euler, a special project administrator, is retiring from the Department of Neuroscience after 20 years. We celebrated her career on June 16, 2022.
Mildred Trotter Lecture
The Mildred Trotter lecture invites accomplished women scientists to share their work. The distinguished event honors Mildred Trotter, PhD, who was a member of WashU Medicine for more than 55 years.
Monosov Lab
Neuronal basis of voluntary behavior
The Monosov Lab is interested in the neuronal basis of voluntary behavior. What are the neuronal mechanisms that control exploration and learning? How do different attributes of behavioral-options impact our decision-making?
Morhardt Lab
Imaging & paleoneurology of dinosaurs
IoDino (i·o·dy·no) Lab is a multidisciplinary space that uses classic and cutting-edge techniques to study the form, function, and evolution of modern and extinct animals. The lab strives for excellence in scholarship, teaching, and outreach. The IoDino Lab focuses on inferring and digitally reconstructing soft tissues in extinct vertebrates, specifically dinosaurs. We are particularly interested in the paleoneurology (evolved form and inferred function) of dinosaur brains.
Nonet Lab
Neuronal cell biology
Research in the Nonet Lab focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating neuronal synapse development. The lab addresses this complex problem using a combination of genetic, molecular and image techniques using both the nematode C. elegans and the teleost Danio rerio.