People

The UC Davis Neuroscience Consortium's strength lies in our world-class faculty and our innovative approach to interdisciplinary team science

UC Davis has one of the largest neuroscience communities in the world. The UCDNC is a network of nearly 300 faculty with appointments spanning 12 interdisciplinary centers and 41 departments across 5 colleges and schools. Our interdisciplinary research teams are comprised of world-renowned scientists, engineers, and clinicians, collaborating to accelerate discovery and solve humanity's greatest challenges.

** Please note that emeritus faculty are located at the end of the faculty list.

Faculty

Isaac Pessah, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Molecular Biosciences
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education
Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating ryanodine receptors and Ca2+ signaling

David E. Pleasure, M.D.

Distinguished Professor, Neurology; Pediatrics
Director, Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine
Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
Pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and leukodystrophies

Elizabeth Prado, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition
Associate Nutritionist in AES
Institute for Global Nutrition
Center for Poverty and Inequality Research
Nutritional and other neurodevelopmental risks associated with poverty

Edward N. Pugh, Jr., Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Phototransduction in mouse cone photoreceptors

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Gerald Quon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Genome Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Computational approaches to identifying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of action
of genetic variants associated with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders

Dan Ragland, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Center for Mind and Brain (affiliate)
Center for Neuroscience (affiliate)
Behavioral, functional neuroimaging and electrophysiology methods;
brain networks in learning and memory; effects of schizophrenia on learning and memory

Charan Ranganath, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology
Center for Neuroscience
Neural basis and functional organization of human learning and memory

Osama Anwar Ahmed Raslan, M.D., M.Sc., M.B.B.Ch.

Associate Professor, Neuroradiology
Co-Founder and Co-Director of 3D PrintViz Lab
Neuroradiology; nuclear medicine; 3D printing; augmented/virtual/mixed reality; DTI; and fMRI

Helen Raybould, Ph.D.

Professor, Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology
Neural innervation of the gastrointestinal tract; gut microbiota

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Colin Reardon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology
Neuronal pathways and mechanisms of control; treatment of
chronic immunopathologies, such as inflammatory bowel disease and infectious diseases