SCoBIRC Faculty

The SCoBIRC faculty includes researchers and clinicians from a variety of disciplines, working together to promote the multidisciplinary interactions and the cross-fertilization of ideas. The studies range from fundamental neuroscience research to clinical applications.

SCoBIRC Research Focus Areas

Treatments to minimize damage and promote repair mechanisms following spinal cord or brain injury
Strategies to promote neuronal regeneration, including gene therapy
Understanding the mechanisms involved in axon guidance and myelination
Implementation of advanced control systems for functional neuromuscular stimulation

Core Faculty | Core Research Faculty | Associate Faculty

Faculty

Edward D. Hall, Ph.D., Director
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

James W. Geddes, Ph.D., Associate Director
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Patrick G. Sullivan, Ph.D., Associate Director
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Franca Cambi, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology

Jinhui Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Jonathan Lifshitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology

Kathryn E. Saatman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology

George M. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology

SCoBIRC Research Faculty:

Ying Jin, Ph.D.
Research Assistant, Department of Physiology

Stephen M. Onifer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Indrapal N. Singh, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology

Chen-Guang Yu, Ph.D., M.D.
Scientist III, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

SCoBIRC Faculty Associates:

Richard D. Andreatta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences - Division of Communication Disorders

Michael Bardo, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation (CDART) Department of Psychology

D. Allan Butterfield, Ph.D.

Jimmi Hatton-Kolpek, Pharm. D.
FCCP, BCNSP. Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science Division, College of Pharmacy and Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery

Walter High, Ph.D.

Patrick H. Kitzman, Ph.D., PT
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy

Gerald V. Klim, D.O.
Associate Professor and Chairman, Janet Galloway Carter Professorship, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

Terry R. Malone, Ed.D, PT
Professor and Director, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy

Susan M. McDowell, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, medical director of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit and a seating and mobility clinic at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

Melanie L. McEwen, Ph.D.

Kimberly Nixon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceautical Sciences

James R. Pauly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy

Mark A. Prendergast, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Sara Shahid Salles, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Stephen W. Scheff, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Diane M. Snow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Joe E. Springer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Karin R. Swartz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Chief of Neurosurgery at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center

S. Randal Voss, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology Department

A. Byron Young, M.D., Clinical Director
Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery
Director of Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
Johnston-Wright Endowed Chair of Surgery

Kathleen M. Youse, Ph.D.

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