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Nihal Altan-Bonnet Ph.D., Rockefeller University, New York	Biology. The Ras superfamily of small GTPases play key roles in the biogenesis, maintenance, dynamics and organization of cellular membranes. nabonnet@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Edward M. Bonder Ph.D., Pennsylvania	Biology. Nonmuscle cell motility; molecular motors, developmental axis formation, and wound healing. ebonder@newark.rutgers.edu http://bonderosa.rutgers.edu/
Gyorgy Buzsaki M.D., University of Pecs, Hungary; Ph.D., Academy of Sciences, Hungary	Neuroscience. Mechanisms of memory and epilepsy in the brain. buzsaki@andromeda.rutgers.edu http://osiris.rutgers.edu/frontmid/indexmid.html http://ins.rutgers.edu/
Ann Cali Ph.D., Ohio State	Biology. Parasitologist specializing in the Microsporidia -a group of spore-forming intracellular parasitic Protista, infecting human and animals. Discovery of new organisms in man, their developmental biology, ultrastructure, pathology and epidemiology. anncali@newark.rutgers.edu http://newarkbiosci.rutgers.edu/
Mei-Fang Cheng Ph.D., Bryn Mawr	Psychology. New neurons in the functional recovery of the hypothalamus after lesion sustained in the adulthood. mfc@psychology.rutgers.edu http://psychology.rutgers.edu/~mfc/
Alan Gilchrist Ph.D., Rutgers	Psychology. How the human visual system computes perceived shades of black, gray or white from the pattern of relative intensities of light in the retinal image. alan@psychology.rutgers.edu http://www.psych.rutgers.edu/
Mark Gluck Ph.D., Stanford	Neuroscience. Mechanisms of learning and memory in the brain, including the development of neural-network theories, neuropsychological studies of human patients with memory disorders, and psychobiological studies of Pavlovian conditioning in normal and brain-damaged animals. gluck@pavlov.rutgers.edu http://www.gluck.edu http://ins.rutgers.edu/
Jorge Golowasch Ph.D., Brandeis	Biology. Mechanisms of long-term homeostatic changes of neuronal molecules in response to removal of input from the central nervous system. golowasch@stg.rutgers.edu http://newarkbiosci.rutgers.edu/
Kent Harber Ph.D., Stanford	Psychology. Interracial feedback and social support; manner in which people provide and receive emotional help from others, and effects of social support on coping. kharber@psychology.rutgers.edu http://www.psych.rutgers.edu/
Huixin He Ph.D., Peking University	Chemistry. Pursues research in the field of nanomaterials, including fabrication and exploration their novel properties for nanoelectronics and ultra-sensitive chem./biosensors. Huixinhe@newark.rutgers.ed http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~huixinhe/huixinhe.html
Frank Jordan Ph.D., Pennsylvania	Chemistry. Elucidation of the structure, mechanism, and folding of enzyme catalyzed reactions, specifically enzymes that utilize thiamin diphosphate (the vitamin B1 Coenzyme) and serine proteases. fjordan@andromeda.rutgers.edu http://www.rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/chemistry/
Charalampo Kalodimos Ph.D., University of Ioannina & Institute Curie, France	Chemistry. Elucidation of the molecular basis of a wide range of important biological phenomena. The ultimate goal is to understand at the atomic level the fundamental mechanisms underlying these biological processes. babis@rutgers.edu http://chemistry.rutgers.edu/kalodimos/
Haesun Kim Ph.D., Cincinnati	Biology. Cell and molecular biology of oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells. haekim@newark.rutgers.edu http://newarkbiosci.rutgers.edu/
Barry Komisaruk Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University	Psychology. Neural biofeedback to alleviate pain from spinal cord injuries. brk@andromeda.rurtgers.edu http://psychology.rutgers.edu/~brk/
Kenneth Kressel Ph.D., Columbia	Psychology. Nature and dynamics of conflict among scientists and the role of third party mediators in resolving such disputes. kkressel@psychology.rutgers.edu http://psychology.rutgers.edu/~kkressel/
Elise L. Lev Ed.D., Columbia	Nursing. Analysis of self-efficacy- enhancing intervention given to women with breast cancer. eliselev@andromeda.rutgers.edu http://nursing.rutgers.edu/academic-programs/acad-progs.htm
Richard Mendelsohn Ph.D., MIT	Chemistry. Spectroscopic characterization of monolayer films related to pulmonary surfactant, and the development of infrared imaging technology for the study of bone disease. mendelso@andromeda.rutgers.edu http://www.rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/chemistry/
Joan Morrell Ph.D., Rochester	Neuroscience. Steroid hormone dependent reproductive behavior, particularly maternal behavior, with an emphasis on examining the systems that mediate maternal motivation. morrell@axon.rutgers.edu http://ins.rutgers.edu/
Daniel E. Murnick Ph.D., MIT	Physics. Laser-based analysis of stable isotopes and Carbon 14 for biomedical studies. murnick@andromeda.rutgers.edu http://www.rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/~physics/
Farzan Nadim Ph.D., Boston	Biology. How networks of neurons in the central nervous system generate rhythmic motor activity. farzan@newark.rutgers.edu http://newarkbiosci.rutgers.edu/
Bart Rypma Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology	Psychology. Working memory; reasoning; cognitive aging; prefrontal cortical functioning. rypma@psychology.rutgers.edu http://psychology.rutgers.edu/~rypma/
James Tepper Ph.D., Colorado	Neuroscience. Neurophysiological, neuropharmacological, and neuroanatomical examination of the functional circuitry of the basal ganglia. tepper@axon.rutgers.edu http://garcia.rutgers.edu http://ins.rutgers.edu/
Judith Weis Ph.D., New York University	Biology. Health of festuarine organisms in response to environmental stressors, including toxic contaminants, parasites, and invasive species. jweis@andromeda.rutges.edu http://newarkbiosci.rutgers.edu/Faculty/weis/weis.htm
Laszlo Zaborszky M.D., Ph.D., Semmelweis, Hungary	Neuroscience. Basal forebrain anatomy and electrophysiology. zaborsky@axon.rutgers.edu http://www.bns.rutgers.edu/~zaborsky http://ins.rutgers.edu/

Dr. Barry Komisaruk, Director
Minority Biomedical Research Support Program
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hill Hall, Room 404
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (973) 353-5772

e-mail: brk@andromeda.rutgers.edu