Faculty - Assistant Professors Department Chair Adam Kohn, Ph.D. Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology Interim Chair Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Isidor Tachna Professor in Ophthalmology 718.430.2417adam.kohn@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: My lab studies visual processing, with a focus on issues of rapid cortical plasticity, population coding, and inter-areal communication. We use neurophysiological, computational and behavioral methods in our work. View Profile Anita E. Autry, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.430.2370Anita.Autry@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Our research projects are focused on understanding the neural circuits that regulate social behaviors, particularly parenting. View Profile Renata A. Batista-Brito, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.430.8507renata.brito@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Cortical development. Inhibitory circuits. Visual processing. Neurodevelopmental disorders. View Profile Yonatan I. Fishman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Co-Director, Nervous System and Human Behavior Course 718.430.2904yonatan.fishman@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Cortical mechanisms of auditory perception View Profile J. Tiago Goncalves, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience 718.430.8524tiago.goncalves@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Adult neurogenesis; Neuronal development; Learning and Memory; Aging; Memory; In vivo Imaging; Stem Cells View Profile Peter M. Kaskan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience 718.430.2763peter.kaskan@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Visual Neuroscience; Learning, Motivation and Reward Guided Decision-Making; Emotion; Amygdala; Cingulate; Deep Brain Stimulation View Profile Peri Kurshan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics 718.430.3631peri.kurshan@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: synaptic development, synaptogenesis, synapse function, molecular neuroscience, cellular neurobiology, synaptic cell biology, C. elegans, genetics, development View Profile Rachel A. Ross, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine 718.430.3134rachel.ross@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Stress, autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrinology, neuropeptides, systems neuroscience, metabolism, nutrient state, sex differences, obesity, eating disorders View Profile Stephanie Rudolph, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.430.3120stephanie.rudolph@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Our laboratory explores how neuromodulation and inhibition shape brain circuits related to social communication and motor function. Our research has broad implications for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. View Profile Lucas L. Sjulson, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience 718.430.2453lucas.sjulson@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Dr. Sjulson is a physician and neuroscientist who studies decision-making and drug addiction in rodent models using a broad approach that incorporates cutting edge methods from systems, computational, and molecular neuroscience. View Profile Frank F. Soldner, M.D. Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics 718.839.7770frank.soldner@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Sylvia O. Suadicani, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Urology Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience 718.430.3225sylvia.suadicani@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Urogenital Dysfunction in Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Estrogen Deficiency, Aging, Overactive & Underactive Bladder, Female Sexual Dysfunction; Chronic Pelvic Pain; Interstitial Cystitis; Bladder Cancer View Profile