Faculty

The neural basis of flexible auditory perception and behavior; novel neurotechnologies for restoring hearing 

*Currently accepting Graduate Students

Multi-level translational studies of neurovascular and metabolic brain health with focus on aging and sex-specific differences.

*Currently accepting Graduate Students

We plan to employ our methods to edit epigenetic processes for cell fate reprograming as well as correcting aberrant gene expression in human diseases like obesity and cancer.

Dr. Smita Iyer is an infectious disease immunologist whose lab focuses on understanding the immunological and molecular mechanisms of CD4 T cell help in antibody responses, particularly in the context of HIV vaccines. Her research also explores the role of CD4 T cells in neuroinflammation, investigating viral infections like HIV and neurodegenerative diseases.

*Currently accepting graduate students