UC Davis Neurology faculty includes both clinical researchers and leading neuroscientists

The UC Davis Neurology faculty includes both clinical researchers and leading neuroscientists who work to expand our knowledge of nervous system function and to develop cutting-edge diagnostic approaches and treatment modalities.

For more information about our neuroscience researchers, please see the faculty profiles below, listed by their affiliated research institutions both on and off the UC Davis Health campus in Sacramento.

And for more information about neuroscience research at UC Davis, please see our Basic Science Research Overview and visit the Neurology Researchers pages listed in the menu at the right.

John Morrison, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, California National Primate Research Center

Roy Ben-Shalom, Ph.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor

Nina F. Dronkers, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Director, Center for Aphasia & Related Disorders 

Jack Lin, M.D.
Professor
Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

George R. Mangun, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neurology
Director, Center for Mind and Brain
Director, Kavli Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience

John Olichney, M.D.
Professor

David Woods, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Tsung-Yu Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor

Charles DeCarli, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center
Director, IDeA Laboratory

Audrey Fan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Marco Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 

Fredric Gorin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

John Gray, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Tim Hanks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Wilsaan Joiner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Christina Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Da Zhi Liu, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Ricardo A. Maselli, M.D.
Professor

A. Kimberley McAllister, Ph.D.
Professor
Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience

David Richman, M.D.
Professor

Michael Rogawski, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor

Frank Sharp, M.D.
Professor

W. Martin Usrey, Ph.D.
Professor

Fuzheng Guo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Residence

David Pleasure, M.D.
Professor
Director, Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine

Bradley Ander, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Celia Chang, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor

Da Zhi Liu, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

A. Kimberley McAllister, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Center for Neuroscience

Frank Sharp, M.D.
Professor

Boryana Stamova, Ph.D.
Associate Adjunct Professor

Xinhua Zhan, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Adjunct Professor