Senior Scientists

Richard H. Goodman, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of the Vollum Institute
Regulation of gene expression by second messenger systems

Gary Westbrook, M.D.
Co-Director of the Vollum Institute
Mechanisms of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission

John P. Adelman, Ph.D.
Potassium channel structure—function and physiological roles

Wolfhard Almers, Ph.D.
Mechanism and regulation of exocytosis

Paul Brehm, Ph.D.

Michael Forte, Ph.D.
G-protein signaling in Drosophila development

Eric Gouaux, Ph.D.

Craig E. Jahr, Ph.D.
Characterization of synaptic transmission in the CNS

Gail Mandel, Ph.D.

Thomas Soderling, Ph.D.
Functions of protein kinases in synaptic plasticity

Philip J.S. Stork, M.D.
Neuronal signaling through MAP kinases

Gary Thomas, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of cellular membrane protein trafficking

John Williams, Ph.D.
Regulation of neurotransmission by drugs of abuse

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Scientists

Henrique von Gersdorff, Ph.D.
Dynamics of vesicle cycling and neurotransmitter release

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Assistant Scientists

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Dual Appointments

Eric Barklis, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology

Peter Gillespie, Ph.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology, Oregon Hearing Research Center
Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Molecular characterization of mechanoelectrical transduction in the inner ear

Malcolm Low, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Weight Regulation and Associated Disorders
Neuropeptide gene expression and function

Teresa Nicolson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Oregon Hearing Research Center
Genetics of hearing and balance in zebrafish

Laurence Trussell, Ph.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology, Oregon Hearing Research Center
Synaptic mechanisms in the auditory system

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Research Assistant Professors

Seksiri Arttamangkul, Ph.D.
Victor Derkach, Ph.D.
Oleg Varlamov, Ph.D.
Gregory Yochum, Ph.D.

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