Affiliate Members
The members of Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease are faculty at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, as well as other Northwestern University schools.
View individual profiles of our members with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more via the links below.
Savas, Jeffrey N
Assistant Professor of Neurology (Behavioral Neurology), Pharmacology and Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Bio
My research interests are centered on elucidating the pathogenic mechanisms which drive synaptopathies and proteinopathies in the mammalian nervous system. As a first step, we use reductionist biochem... [more]
Simuni, Tanya
Professor of Neurology (Movement Disorders)
Bio
Dr Simuni joined the faculty of the Northwestern University Feinberg school of Medicine in 2000 to build and lead a multidisciplinary movement disorders center that is recognized by the National Parki... [more]
Sorond, Farzaneh A
Professor of Neurology (Stroke and Vascular Neurology) and Neurology (Neurocritical Care)
Surmeier, D James
Professor of Neuroscience
Bio
My research is focused on the mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and chronic pain. This pursuit employs a combination of electrophysiological, optical, genetic and behavio... [more]
Tate, Matthew C
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Bio
Brain Tumors, Brain Mapping, Brain Tumors - Awake Surgery, Epilepsy Surgery, Glioma, Neuro-Oncology, Head Trauma, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, General Neurosurgery.
Thompson, Cynthia K
Professor Emeritus of School of Communication
Turek, Fred
Professor of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bio
Research in the Turek laboratory is focused on the study of sleep and circadian rhythms, with special interest in identifying genes that regulate sleep and circadian rhythms. Ongoing work on sleep and... [more]
Vassar, Robert J
Professor of Neurology (Behavioral Neurology) and Cell and Developmental Biology
Bio
Our research focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. In particular, we investigate the beta-secretase enzyme BACE1, which initiates the production of the beta-amyloid pept... [more]
Wang, Lei
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bio
Dr. Lei Wang's lab research is focused on the development of multidimensional and multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers using the tools of computational anatomy. Working with collaborators from engineeri... [more]
Weintraub, Sandra
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology), Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Bio
Alzheimer's disease, Memory disorders, Neuropsychology, Early Onset Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Superaging. The ability to use language can be progressively disrupt... [more]