Neuroscience faculty provide world-class PhD training in neuroscience research. Our faculty represent over 13 basic science and clinical departments across the Anschutz campus including Physiology and Biophysics, Pharmacology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and many others. Our faculty are well-supported researchers, passionate teachers, and dedicated mentors who carry out their research in close collaboration with their graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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Faculty and Research Specializations
Cell and molecular neuroscience
Ethan
Hughes
PhD
(He/Him/His)
Cell and Developmental Biology (SOM)
Completed Mentor Training Courses; Completed Upstander/Bystander Training; Completed Implicit Bias Training
Research Interest
Accepting Students
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Cell Physiology
Cellular Structure
Disease and Developmental Disorders
Glia
Neuroimmunology
Optogenetics
Synaptic Signaling and Plasticity
Systems Neuroscience
Ethan
Hughes
PhD
(He/Him/His)
Cell and Developmental Biology (SOM)
Completed Mentor Training Courses; Completed Upstander/Bystander Training; Completed Implicit Bias Training
Research Interest
Accepting Students
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Cell Physiology
Cellular Structure
Disease and Developmental Disorders
Glia
Neuroimmunology
Optogenetics
Synaptic Signaling and Plasticity
Systems Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Ethan
Hughes
PhD
(He/Him/His)
Cell and Developmental Biology (SOM)
Completed Mentor Training Courses; Completed Upstander/Bystander Training; Completed Implicit Bias Training
Research Interest
Accepting Students
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Cell Physiology
Cellular Structure
Disease and Developmental Disorders
Glia
Neuroimmunology
Optogenetics
Synaptic Signaling and Plasticity
Systems Neuroscience
Developmental Neuroscience
Ethan
Hughes
PhD
(He/Him/His)
Cell and Developmental Biology (SOM)
Completed Mentor Training Courses; Completed Upstander/Bystander Training; Completed Implicit Bias Training
Research Interest
Accepting Students
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Cell Physiology
Cellular Structure
Disease and Developmental Disorders
Glia
Neuroimmunology
Optogenetics
Synaptic Signaling and Plasticity
Systems Neuroscience
Ethan
Hughes
PhD
(He/Him/His)
Cell and Developmental Biology (SOM)
Completed Mentor Training Courses; Completed Upstander/Bystander Training; Completed Implicit Bias Training
Research Interest
Accepting Students
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Cell Physiology
Cellular Structure
Disease and Developmental Disorders
Glia
Neuroimmunology
Optogenetics
Synaptic Signaling and Plasticity
Systems Neuroscience