Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis

37 faculty and 6 courses in Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis.

Faculty

• David Van Essen, Alumni Endowed Professor of Neuroscience h-index 128
• Cheng Huang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 58
• Paul H. Taghert, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 58
• Lawrence Salkoff, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 50
• Andreas Burkhalter, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 49
• Adam Kepecs, Rita Levi-Montalcini Professor of Biomedical Sciences h-index 47
• Lawrence Snyder, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 47
• Valeria Cavalli, Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Professor of Biomedical Research and Professor of Neuroscience h-index 36
• 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
• Paul Shaw, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 33
• Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, Professor of Neuroscience h-index 32
• Timothy Holy, Alan A. & Edith L. Wolff Professor of Neuroscience, Vice Chair of Research h-index 32
• Harrison Gabel, Associate Professor of Neuroscience h-index 28
• Peter Bayguinov, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology & Physiology h-index 25
• Martha Bagnall, Associate Professor of Neuroscience h-index 22
• Thomas Papouin, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 19
• Joonas Autio, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Radiology h-index 17
• 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
• 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
• Naoki Hiratani, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 12
• 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
• Tom Franken, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 10
• 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
• Edward Han, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 9
• Gaia Tavoni, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience h-index 8
• 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
• Geoffrey Goodhill, Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Developmental Biology
• Karen O'Malley, Professor of Neuroscience
• Krikor Dikranian, Professor of Anatomy in Neuroscience
• Linda J. Richards, Chair, Department of Neuroscience and Edison Professor of Neuroscience
• Michael Nonet, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
• Tristan Qingyun Li, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience & Assistant Professor of Genetics
• Yao Chen, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Courses

• Cellular Neurobiology BIOL 5571
• Cognitive, Computational, and Systems Neuroscience Project Building BIOL 5622
• Coding and Statistical Thinking in the Neurosciences BIOL 5648
• Neural Systems BIOL 5651
• Advanced Topics in Neuroscience BIOL 5989
• Advanced Dissection (Non-Clinical Elective) NEUROSCI 8005

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 2026-07-01.