A-Z Faculty
Below is a list of all Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.
Kearney, Jennifer
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Description of Interests
Research in my laboratory is focused on identifying genetic factors that contribute to severe childhood epilepsies and neurodevelopmental disorders. To understand how genetic variations contribute to ... [more]
Kennedy, Ann
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Description of Interests
I am a theoretical neuroscientist studying the structure of animal behavior and the neural mechanisms of flexible and adaptive behavior control, using tools from dynamical systems, statistical modelin... [more]
Kessler, John
Davee Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
Our research has focused extensively on the regulation of gene expression by stem/progenitor cells and their differentiated progeny. We have defined signaling pathways that direct glial and neuronal l... [more]
Kiskinis, Evangelos
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
My laboratory harnesses the power of human pluripotent stem cells to study neuronal development as well as to understand how neuronal function is impaired as a result of injury or disease. We utilize ... [more]
Klein, William
Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
Our team pioneers new approaches to neurodegeneration and neurodevelopment. We are known for our theory that neuron damage leading to Alzheimer’s is caused by soluble oligomers of the amyloid β peptid... [more]
Knutson, Kristen
Associate Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
Dr. Knutson’s research involves clinical or epidemiological studies that focus on the impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on health, broadly speaking. In addition, her research examines whether slee... [more]
Kohtz, Jhumku
Research Professor of Neurology
Description of Interests
We are funded by the NIMH to study how long noncoding RNAs regulate enhancer-chromosomal interactions across megabase distances. We are addressing the biological significance of these RNA-mediated chr... [more]
Koralnik, Igor
Archibald Church Professor of Neurology and Chief, Division of Neuro-Infectious Diseases and Global Neurology
Description of Interests
The laboratory of Igor Koralnik, MD, in the Department of Neurology studies how viruses affect the nervous system. These include SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19, HIV in patients with substance us... [more]
Kozorovitskiy, Yevgenia
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Description of Interests
The Kozorovitskiy lab focuses on two broad, inter-related themes: decoding neuromodulation and neural circuit design principles. We seek to address the following questions: What activity-dependent rul... [more]
Krainc, Dimitri
Professor and Chair of Neurology
Description of Interests
The overarching goal of my laboratory has been to define key molecular pathways in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration. We have focused on pathogenic mechanisms that commonly occur in neurodegenerat... [more]