37 faculty and 6 courses in Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis.
- David Van Essen, Alumni Endowed Professor of Neuroscience h-index 128
Notable: “The human brain is intrinsically organized into dynamic, anticorrelated functional networks” (2005) · 8,852 citations
- Linda J. Richards, Chair, Department of Neuroscience and Edison Professor of Neuroscience h-index 65
Notable: “Agenesis of the corpus callosum: genetic, developmental and functional aspects of connectivity” (2007) · 829 citations
- Paul H. Taghert, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 58
Notable: “A pdf Neuropeptide Gene Mutation and Ablation of PDF Neurons Each Cause Severe Abnormalities of Behavioral Circadian Rhythms in Drosophila” (1999) · 1,183 citations
- Karen O'Malley, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 56
Notable: “Long-term gene expression and phenotypic correction using adeno-associated virus vectors in the mammalian brain” (1994) · 1,032 citations
- Lawrence Salkoff, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 50
- Andreas Burkhalter, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 49
Notable: “New insights into the classification and nomenclature of cortical GABAergic interneurons” (2013) · 859 citations
- Michael Nonet, Associate Professor of Neuroscience h-index 48
- Adam Kepecs, Rita Levi-Montalcini Professor of Biomedical Sciences h-index 47
Notable: “Cortical interneurons that specialize in disinhibitory control” (2013) · 1,220 citations
- Lawrence Snyder, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 47
Notable: “Intrinsic functional architecture in the anaesthetized monkey brain” (2007) · 1,874 citations
- Geoffrey Goodhill, Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Developmental Biology h-index 42
Notable: “RETRACTED: A mathematical model explains saturating axon guidance responses to molecular gradients” (2016) · 1,258 citations
- Krikor Dikranian, Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience h-index 36
Notable: “Blockade of NMDA Receptors and Apoptotic Neurodegeneration in the Developing Brain” (1999) · 2,055 citations
- Valeria Cavalli, Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Professor of Biomedical Research and Professor of Neuroscience h-index 36
Notable: “Intrinsic mechanisms of neuronal axon regeneration” (2018) · 633 citations
- Joanna Jankowsky, Professor of Neuroscience and Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor of Environmental Medicine h-index 35
Es on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease by investigating the factors contributing to its onset and includes exploring interventions that might slow progression. Her work aims to understand how aging and genetics influence disease risk
Notable: “Mutant presenilins specifically elevate the levels of the 42 residue β-amyloid peptide in vivo: evidence for augmentation of a 42-specific γ secretase” (2003) · 1,602 citations
- Paul Shaw, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 33
Notable: “Correlates of Sleep and Waking in Drosophila melanogaster” (2000) · 1,362 citations
- Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 32
Notable: “Neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex encode economic value” (2006) · 1,658 citations
- Timothy Holy, Alan A. & Edith L. Wolff Professor of Neuroscience, Vice Chair of Research h-index 32
Notable: “Loss of Sex Discrimination and Male-Male Aggression in Mice Deficient for TRP2” (2002) · 894 citations
- Harrison Gabel, Associate Professor of Neuroscience h-index 28
Notable: “A Map of the Interactome Network of the Metazoan C. elegans” (2004) · 1,652 citations
- Peter Bayguinov, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology & Physiology h-index 25
Notable: “Functional characterization of the dural sinuses as a neuroimmune interface” (2021) · 663 citations
- Martha Bagnall, Associate Professor of Neuroscience h-index 22
Notable: “Molecular Mechanisms Underlying a Unique Intermediate Phase of Memory in Aplysia” (2001) · 181 citations
- Thomas Papouin, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 19
Notable: “Long-term potentiation depends on release of d-serine from astrocytes” (2010) · 1,375 citations
- Joonas Autio, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Radiology h-index 17
Notable: “Ultra-fast magnetic resonance encephalography of physiological brain activity – Glymphatic pulsation mechanisms?” (2015) · 443 citations
- Amy Bauernfeind, Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience; Vice Chair of Education h-index 16
And behavioral repertoire. The research program investigates neuroanatomical and molecular variation in primates to address questions of evolutionary significance, particularly with regard to the unique cognitive abilities of humans. Select
Notable: “Dendritic Morphology of Pyramidal Neurons in the Chimpanzee Neocortex: Regional Specializations and Comparison to Humans” (2012) · 145 citations
- Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology and Neuroscience h-index 14
Of connexions in heterotypic electrical synapses found in neural microcircuits, and he utilizes optical and electron microscopy techniques to assay his research questions. Rosa-Molinar develops and applies novel microscopy approaches to the
- Jason Yi, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 12
Notable: “TGF-β Signaling Specifies Axons during Brain Development” (2010) · 277 citations
- Naoki Hiratani, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 12
Notable: “A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour” (2025) · 73 citations
- Hysell Oviedo, Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research h-index 11
And how they go awry in communication disorders. Selected publications Neophytou D, Arribas D, Tushar Arora, Levy R, Park IM, Oviedo HV. Differences in temporal processing speeds between the right and left auditory cortex reflect the stre
Notable: “Electron microscopic immunocytochemical detection of PSD‐95, PSD‐93, SAP‐102, and SAP‐97 at postsynaptic, presynaptic, and nonsynaptic sites of adult and neonatal rat visual cortex” (2001) · 138 citations
- Tom Franken, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 10
Notable: “Viral manipulation of functionally distinct interneurons in mice, non-human primates and humans” (2020) · 264 citations
- Yao Chen, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 10
Notable: “Cell-type-specific asynchronous modulation of PKA by dopamine in learning” (2020) · 180 citations
- Matt Gaidica, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Neurotech Hub h-index 9
Ed on extending this work to understand how performance and fitness are enhanced through sleep. I did this using novel, implantable, wireless bio-loggers that record neurophysiology and behavior in free-living (or, “wild”) animals. As an en
Notable: “The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score” (2018) · 568 citations
- Edward Han, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 9
Notable: “Development regulates a switch between post- and presynaptic strengthening in response to activity deprivation” (2009) · 115 citations
- Gaia Tavoni, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 8
Notable: “Functional coupling networks inferred from prefrontal cortex activity show experience-related effective plasticity” (2017) · 38 citations
- Cheng Huang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 6
Notable: “Convergence of pontine and proprioceptive streams onto multimodal cerebellar granule cells” (2013) · 249 citations
- Kristen Prufrock, Assistant Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience h-index 6
- Ashley Morhardt, Associate Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience h-index 4
- Alex Taylor, Assistant Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience
Human Anatomy, Skeletal Biology, Human Skeletal Variation, Forensic Anthropology Education 2021 PhD, Anatomy, Saint Louis University 2014 MS, Anthropology, Concentration: Forensic and Biological Anthropology, Mercyhurst University
- Anthony Pappas, Assistant Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience
Es on the interactions between astrocytes and nearby blood vessels within the context of brain injury and disease. He is particularly interested in how astrocyte reactivity might either contribute to, or limit, pathology by impacting local
- Tristan Qingyun Li, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience & Assistant Professor of Genetics
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.