Marie Dahleh, Ph.D.

Marie Dahleh, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Strategic Innovation and Program Development

Senior Professor of Practice
School of Science & Engineering
Marie Daleh

Aaron Maus

Aaron Maus

Professor of Practice

(504) 865-5782
School of Science & Engineering
Aaron Maus

Office

305C Stanley Thomas Hall

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., 2019, University of New Orleans

Biography

Aaron Maus is a Professor of Practice in Computer Science at Tulane University. His research area is in computational structural biology, with a focus on protein folding and structure comparison and analysis. He has worked on protein structure refinement using statistical energy functions and developed a novel technique for the identification of regions of similarity within protein structures. Areas of interest include computational simulations, immersive 3D visualizations, computational tractability, and the pedagogy of computer science and technical education.

 

Mark Mondrinos

Mark Mondrinos

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

(504) 865-5854
School of Science & Engineering

Office

Uptown: 536 Lindy Boggs Center
Downtown: 413 J. Bennett Johnston Building
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118

Courses Taught

Fall
BMEN 3400/6400: Biomaterials & Tissue Engr

BMEN 3401/6401: Biomaterials & Tissue Engr Lab

Spring
BMEN 3070/6070: Quantitative Physiology

Education & Affiliations

Center for Engineering Mechanobiology at Penn; Inaugural Fellow, 2017
The University of Pennsylvania (with Prof. Dan Huh); Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioengineering, 2014-2016
Temple University School of Medicine (with Prof. Laurie Kilpatrick); Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, 2012-2014
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. 2011. Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. 2002. B.Sc. Chemical Engineering; B.Sc. Biological Chemistry

Biography

Research Interests

Our laboratory engineers biologically-inspired microphysiological systems and organoid-based models of human tissues and organs including the lungs, skeletal muscle and organ-specific interstitial tissues. We utilize confocal microscopy and rigorous biochemical analysis to study normal physiological functions and disease states in these models, with a strong emphasis on filling the translational gap to accelerate preclinical screening of novel therapeutic paradigms. Currently, we are working to build models of respiratory exposure injury (i.e. smoking, vaping, environmental exposures), inflammatory and fibrotic disorders of the interstitium in various organ contexts, and muscle tissue injury. An exciting area of focus is engineering multi-organ microfluidic models to study the systemic effects of malignancy (i.e. Cachexia) and screen palliative therapies that will improve quality of life in patients with incurable disease.

Honors and Awards

Jeanette Piperno Memorial Award, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, 2013.
Best PhD Dissertation in the Physical and Life Sciences, Drexel University, 2011.

Journal Articles

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=mondrinos

Nathan R. Hopkins

Nathan R. Hopkins

Professor of Practice

School of Science & Engineering
Nathan R. Hopkins

Office

Blessey Hall

Education & Affiliations

PhD, Lehigh University, 2016
BS, University of Missouri, 2011

Biography

My research interests include Quaternary Geology, Geomorphology, Soils, Geographic Information Systems, Mapping & Field Geology.

Publications

Hopkins, N.R., Kleman, J., Evenson, E.B., & Kodama, K.P. (2016) An anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) fabric record of till kinematics within a late Weichselian low Baltic till, Southern Sweden. Boreas 45(4), 846-860.

Larson, G.J., Menzies, J., Lawson, D.E., Evenson, E.B., & Hopkins, N.R. (2016) Macro- and micro-sedimentology of a modern melt-out till -- Matanuska Glacier, Alaska. Boreas 45(2), 235-251.

Hopkins, N.R., Evenson, E.B., Kodama, K.P., & Kozlowski, A. (2016) An anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) investigation of the till fabric of drumlins: support for an accretionary origin. Boreas 45(1), 100-108.

Sara Clark, Ph.D.

Sara Clark, Ph.D.

Senior Professor of Practice

School of Science & Engineering
Sara Clark

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., 2010, Tulane University

Biography

Dr. Clark's teaching interests include Developmental Neurobiology, Endocrinology, Neuroanatomy, Comparative Neuroscience, Cellular Neuroscience, and Neuroscience Techniques.

Publications

Clark S, Pollard K, Rainville J, Vasudevan N. 2016. Detection of the phosphorylation of the estrogen receptor α as an outcome for GPR30 activation. Methods in Molecular Biology 1366: 457-470.

Anchan D, Clark S, Pollard K, Vasudevan N. 2014. GPR30 activation decreases anxiety in the open field test but not in the elevated plus maze test in female mice. Brain and Behavior 4(1):51-9.

Hart D, Nilges M, Pollard K, Lynn T, Patsos O, Shiel C, Clark SM, Vasudevan N. 2014. Activation of the G-protein coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) has different effects on anxiety in male and female mice. Steroids 81:49-56.

Clark S, Rainville J, Zhao X, Katzenellenbogen B, Pfaff D, Vasudevan N. 2014. Estrogen receptor-mediated transcription involves the activation of multiple kinase pathways in neuroblastoma cells.
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 139:45-53.

Khodr CE, Clark SM, Bokov A, Richardson A, Strong R, Hurley DL, Phelps CJ.  2010. Early postnatal administration of growth hormone increases tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuron numbers in Ames dwarf mice. Endocrinology 151(7): 3277-85.

Khodr CE, Clark SM, Hurley DL, Phelps C.J. 2008. Long-term, homologous prolactin, administered through ectopic pituitary grafts, induces hypothalamic dopamine neuron differentiation in adult Snell dwarf mice.  Endocrinology 149(4): 2010-18.

Andrew Maclean, Ph.D.

Andrew Maclean, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

(985) 871-6489
School of Science & Engineering
Andrew Maclean

Office

Tulane National Primate Research Center
Tulane University School of Medicine
Covington, LA 70433

Biography

Studies neuropathogenesis of AIDS with emphasis on blood-brain barrier disruption using ex vivo and in vitro techniques. Our group examines mechanisms of gliosis in a variety of conditions, including infectious, behavioral and genetic diseases.

Katelyn Black, Ph.D.

Katelyn Black, Ph.D.

Senior Professor of Practice

School of Science & Engineering
Katelyn Black,

Courses Taught

Brain and Behavior

Methods in Neuroscience

Neuroanatomy Lab

Trends in Neuroscience

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., 2017, Tulane University

Biography

Dr. Black's research interests include neuroendocrinology across the lifespan.

Publications

Black KL, Baumgartner NE, Daniel JM. (2018).  Lasting impact on memory of midlife exposure to exogenous and endogenous estrogens.  Behavioral Neuroscience.  DOI: 10.1037/bne0000270.

Nelson BS, Black KL, & Daniel JM.  (2016). Circulating estradiol regulates brain-derived estradiol via actions at GnRH receptors to impact memory in ovariectomized rats.  eNeuor, 3(6). DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0321-16.2016.

Black KL, Witty CF, Daniel JM. (2016).  Previous midlife oestradiol treatment results in long-term maintenance of hippocampal oestrogen receptor alpha levels in ovariectomized rats:  Mechanisms and implications for memory.  Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(10).  DOI:  10.1111/jne.12429

Carrie L. Wyland, Ph.D.

Carrie L. Wyland, Ph.D.

Senior Professor of Practice

(504)862-3310
School of Science & Engineering
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Carrie Wyland

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., 2004, Dartmouth College

Biography

Dr. Wyland is a social psychologist with expertise in research on self-related processes including self-regulation, self-esteem, and the role of the self in perspective-taking. She is also interested in interventions for wellbeing and positive psychology.

Office

3038 Percival Stern Hall

Selected Publications

Wyland, C.L. & Forgas, J.P. (2010).  Here’s looking at you kid: Mood effects on processing eye gaze as a heuristic cue.  Social Cognition, 28, 133-144.

Wyland, C.L. & Forgas, J.P. (2007). On bad mood and white bears: The effects of mood state on ability to suppress unwanted thoughts. Cognition and Emotion, 21, 1513-1524.

Heatherton, T. F., Wyland, C.L., Macrae, C. N., Demos, K. E., Denny, B. T., & Kelley, W. M. (2006). Medial prefrontal activity differentiates self from close others. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 1, 18-25.

Moran, J.M., Macrae, C.N., Heatherton, T.F., Wyland, C.L. & Kelley W.M. (2006) Neuroanatomical evidence for distinct cognitive and affective components of the self. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 18, 1586-1594.

Forgas, J.P. & Wyland, C.L. (2005). Affective intelligence: Understanding the role of affect in everyday social behavior. In: J. Ciarrochi, J.P. Forgas & J.D. Mayer (Eds.) Emotional intelligence in everyday life. (pp.77-99). new York: Psychology Press.

Wyland, C. L., Kelley, W. M., Macrae, C.N., Gordon, H.L., & Heatherton, T. F. (2003). The neural correlates of thought suppression. Neuropsychologia, 41, 1863-1867.

Heatherton, T., F., & Wyland, C. L. (2003). Why do people have self-esteem? Psychological Inquiry, 14, 38-41.

Courses Taught

Experimental Psychology: PSYC 3130

Social Psychology: PSYC 3430

Positive Psychology: PSYC 3450

Exploring Psychology (TSSP summer course): PSYC 1100

Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D.

Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D.

Sr. Professor of Practice

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, School of Science and Engineering | Director, Undergraduate and Master's Programs in Neuroscience
(504) 314-7548
School of Science & Engineering
Beth Wee

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., 1986, Michigan State University

Biography

Dr. Wee is a neuroscientist whose research interests include biological rhythms (seasonal and circadian), neuroendocrinology, reproduction, learning and memory, and animal behavior.

Office

3029 Percival Stern Hall

Selected Publications

Wee, B. E. F. and others (2016). In Memoriam: Lynwood G. Clemens, Ph.D Hormones and Behavior, 84, 159-166.
 
Wee, B. E. and Dohanich, G.P. (2010). Creativity and risk taking in behavioral endocrinology.  Hormones and Behavior, 57, 379-380.

Wee, B. E. F. Biological Rhythms and Sleep. (2000). In Motivation: A biosocial and cognitive integration of motivation and emotion. E. D. Ferguson (Ed.), Oxford University Press, New York.

Hurley, D. L., Wee, B. E. F., & Phelps, C. J. (1998). Growth hormone releasing hormone expression during postnatal development in growth hormone-deficient Ames dwarf mice: mRNA in situ hybridization. Neuroendocrinology.

Wee, B. E. F., & Turek, F. W. (1989). Carbachol phase shifts the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in the Djungarian hamster. Brain Research, 505, 209-214.

Courses Taught

Brain and Behavior: PSYC/NSCI 3330

Behavioral Endocrinology: PSYC/NSCI 4060/6060

Comparative Animal Behavior: PSYC 3680

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