Department of
Neuroscience

Faculty & Staff

Faculty


A photo of Candice Brown.
Candice M. Brown, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0589
A photo of Martin Hruska.
Martin Hruska, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-2457
A photo of Randy Nelson.
Randy Nelson, PhD
Positions
Professor & Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research; Director, Basic Science Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-293-3515
A photo of Bernard Schreurs.
Bernard G Schreurs, PhD
Positions
Professor; Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Phone
304-293-0497
A photo of Vincent Setola.
Vincent S. Setola, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
PI/Director - Laboratory of Neuroscience and Genetics of Substance Abuse, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1512

Joint Faculty

A photo of David Adelson.
David Adelson, FACS, FAAP, FAANS
Positions
Vice-Chairman Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Executive Director WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital Neuroscience Center, Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Michael Ang-Rabanes.
Michael Ang-Rabanes, MD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, Eastern Division
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-596-5780
A photo of Sonikpreet Aulakh.
Sonikpreet Aulakh, MBBS, MD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-4500
A photo of Melissa Blank.
Melissa Blank, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of SoHyun Boo.
SoHyun Boo, MD
Positions
Associate Professor, Neuroradiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-418-1109
A photo of Nicholas Brandmeir.
Nicholas Brandmeir, MD, MS
Positions
Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Christopher Cifarelli.
Christopher P. Cifarelli, MD, PhD, MMM, FAANS, FACS
Positions
Director Gamma Knife; Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Werner Geldenhuys.
Werner Geldenhuys, PhD, MS
Positions
Associate Chair and Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Senior Advisor, Research Collaborations, Research & Graduate Education
Phone
304-581-1683
A photo of Stanley Hileman.
Stanley M Hileman, PhD
Positions
Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Senior Advisor, STEM Outreach and Engagement, Research & Graduate Education
Phone
304-293-1502
A photo of Cierra Keith.
Cierra Keith, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of Peter Konrad.
Peter E Konrad, MD, PhD
Positions
Chair of Neurosurgery, Professor, Executive Dir. of Integrative Neuroscience & Clinical Innovation, Neurosurgery
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Laura Lander.
Laura R. Lander, MSW, LICSW
Positions
Addiction Therapist, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Paul Lockman.
Paul Lockman, PhD, BSN
Positions
Professor, Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, School of Pharmacy, Office of the Dean
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0944
A photo of James Mahoney.
James J. Mahoney, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor/Clinical Neuropsychologist, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-4740
A photo of Peter Mathers.
Peter Mathers, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0271
A photo of Liv Miller.
Liv E Miller, PsyD, ABPP-CN
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Mark Miller.
Mark Miller, MD
Positions
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Dana Farnsworth Chair of Education in Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Edward Nemergut.
Edward Nemergut, MD
Positions
Professor, Chair of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of Ali Rezai.
Ali Rezai, MD, FAANS
Positions
Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience, Associate Dean, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
John D. Rockefeller IV tenured professor in neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience
Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience, Associate Dean, Neurosurgery
Phone
304-293-3368
A photo of David Scarisbrick.
David Scarisbrick, PhD, ABPP-CN
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of David Smith.
David M Smith, PhD
Positions
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-9521
A photo of Maxim Sokolov.
Maxim Sokolov, PhD
Positions
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1123
A photo of Richard Vaglienti.
Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA, FASA
Positions
Associate Professor, Medical Director Center for Integrative Pain Management, Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-6216
A photo of Edwin Wan.
Edwin Wan, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-6293
 
Staff
 
A photo of Matthew Scott.
Matthew Scott
Positions
Financial Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Financial Operations Specialist, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Financial Operations Spec., Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Phone
304-293-2930