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BASIC RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCES
 

Barry E. Levin, MD levin@umdnj.edu
Professor and Acting Chair
 

Obesity: Neural Control of Metabolism and Weight Gain 
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (MERIT AWARD)
 

Brain Glucosensing Neurons in Health and Diabetes, 
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders
 
 
 

Peter Dowling, MD
Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Cell Death and Birth in Multiple Sclerosis Brain 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
 

Receptor and Executioner Molecules Associated with Cell Death in MS & EAE CNS 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
 

Amjad Ilyas, PhD ilyasaa@umdnj.edu
Associate Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Immune Responses in GBS and CIDP 
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 

Robert W. Ledeen, PhD ledeenro@umdnj.edu
Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Nuclear GMI:  Role in Neuronal Differentiation 
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 
 
 

Benjamin H. Natelson, MD bhn@nbunj.jvnc.net
Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cooperative Research Center 
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
 

New Jersey Center for Environmental Hazards Research 
Department of Veterans Affairs
 

Biobehavioral Factors Alter Risk in Heart Disease 
VA Merit Review
 

John E. Ottenweller, PhD jeo@nbunj.jvnc.net
Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Roles of Associative/Non-Associative Factors in Producing Chronic Stress 
Department of Veterans Affairs
 

Andrew R. Pachner, MD pachner@umdnj.edu
Professor 

Grant Support:
The Pathogenesis of Neuroborreliosis: A Molecular Analysis 
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 

Non-Human Primate Animal Models for Experimental Research on Chronic Lyme Neuroborreliosis 
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
 

Christine Rohowsky-Kochan, PhD rohowscm@umdnj.edu
Associate Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Cytokine Secretion Profile of Autoreactive T Cells 
NIH/National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 

Richard Servatius, PhD rjs@nbunj.jvnc.net
Assistant Professor
 

Grant Support: 
New Motor Learning in CFS: Implications for Neural Dysfunction 
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
 
 

Sensitivity to Pyridostigmine Bromide: Persistent Neural Dysfunction 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Research Fund
 
 

Traumatic Experiences Enhance Cue-Dependent Learning 
Joint VA/DOD Research Initiative
 
 

Title: Biobehavioral Effects of Acoustic Stimuli 
Department of Defense Nonlethal Acoustic Weapons (N-LAW) Program
 

Allan Siegel, PhD siegel@umdnj.edu
Professor 
 

Role of the Limbic-midbrain Axis in Aggressive Behavior 
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Role of the Limbic-midbrain Axis in Aggressive Behavior 
UMDNJ Foundation
 

Effects of Ethanol on Feline Rage and Aggression:  Underlying Neural Mechanisms 
Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation
 

Ellen Townes-Anderson, PhD andersel@umdnj.edu
 Professor 
 

Grant Support: 
Plasticity and Regeneration of Retinal Synapses
NIH/National Eye Institute
 
 
 

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