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Top Neuroscience Researchers at Tulane University for 2026
Tulane University’s recent neuroscience output spans clinical questions, mechanistic studies, and work that connects brain health with broader physiological systems. Across the last year, the institution’s researchers have explored topics ranging from neuroinflammation and stroke to cognition, neuropsychology, and neural function in model systems.
The snapshot below highlights a cross-section of that activity in Neuroscience, showing how Tulane scholars are approaching the field from both patient-centered and laboratory perspectives. Together, these papers reflect a research community working across disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and experimental models to better understand the nervous system.
Featured Researchers
Gregory Bix
Gregory Bix’s recent work at Tulane University centers on neurology, epidemiology, and immunology and allergy, with papers on long COVID, brain barriers, and microglial pathways after ischemic stroke.
Activity over the last year: 9 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Neurological sequelae of long COVID: a comprehensive review of diagnostic imaging, underlying mechanisms, and potential therapeutics (Feb 2025)
- Restoring brain barriers: an innovative approach for treating neurological disorders (Jul 2025)
- Selective deletion of interleukin-1 alpha in microglia does not modify acute outcome but may regulate neurorepair processes after experimental ischemic stroke (Mar 2025)
Ileana De Anda‐Duran
Ileana De Anda‐Duran’s Tulane University publications bridge psychiatry and mental health with cardiology and pediatrics, including studies on neuropsychological traits, gene-sleep interactions, and dementia-related biomarkers.
Activity over the last year: 8 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Neuropsychological phenotypic characteristics in a cohort of community-based older adults: Data from the Framingham Heart Study (Apr 2025)
- Genome-wide gene-sleep interaction study identifies novel lipid loci in 732,564 participants (Nov 2025)
- Cross‐National Study to Operationalize Amyloid, Tau, Neurodegeneration, and Vascular Contributions to Dementia (Dec 2025)
Saifudeen Ismael
Saifudeen Ismael’s recent Tulane University output spans neurology and molecular biology, including long COVID, diet-related cognitive effects, and cellular senescence in stroke injury.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Neurological sequelae of long COVID: a comprehensive review of diagnostic imaging, underlying mechanisms, and potential therapeutics (Feb 2025)
- Comparing Mediterranean and Western Diets: Cognitive and Microbiota Effects in Middle-Aged Rats (Sep 2025)
- Abstract TP35: Age-dependent activation of Cellular Senescence in the Penumbra Contributes to Stroke Injury (Jan 2025)
Jorge A. Castorena‐Gonzalez
Jorge A. Castorena‐Gonzalez’s Tulane University research connects oncology, molecular biology, and physiology through studies of lymphatic vessel contractility and metabolic stress in mouse models.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Regulation of Collecting Lymphatic Vessel Contractile Function by TRPV4 Channels (May 2025)
- Chronic metabolic stress impairs lymphatic contractility via activation of KATP channels in a mouse model of Type-2 diabetes (Apr 2025)
- Cellular characterization of the mouse collecting lymphatic vessels reveals that lymphatic muscle cells are the innate pacemaker cells (Aug 2025)
Blake Ouvrier
Blake Ouvrier’s Tulane University work focuses on neurology and molecular biology, with publications on long COVID, microglial repair after stroke, and diet-related cognitive and microbiota effects.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Neurological sequelae of long COVID: a comprehensive review of diagnostic imaging, underlying mechanisms, and potential therapeutics (Feb 2025)
- Selective deletion of interleukin-1 alpha in microglia does not modify acute outcome but may regulate neurorepair processes after experimental ischemic stroke (Mar 2025)
- Comparing Mediterranean and Western Diets: Cognitive and Microbiota Effects in Middle-Aged Rats (Sep 2025)
Gregory T. Macleod
Gregory T. Macleod’s Tulane University publications center on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, and molecular biology, especially motor neuron performance and ion-channel diversity in Drosophila.
Activity over the last year: 3 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Optimal neuromuscular performance requires motor neuron phosphagen kinases (Nov 2025)
- An optogenetic assay of Drosophila larval motor neuron performance in vivo (Dec 2025)
- Bichromatic Exon-Reporters Reveal Voltage-Gated Ca2+-Channel Splice–Isoform Diversity across Drosophila Neurons In Vivo (Aug 2025)
Aaron S. Dumont
Aaron S. Dumont’s Tulane University research spans neurology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology, including studies of traumatic brain injury, intracerebral hemorrhage, and intracranial aneurysms.
Activity over the last year: 4 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Itaconate restrains acute proinflammatory activation of microglia MG after traumatic brain injury in mice (Mar 2025)
- T cell receptor activation contributes to brain damage after intracerebral hemorrhage in mice (Mar 2025)
- Multicenter analysis of flow diversion for recurrent/persistent intracranial aneurysms after stent-assisted coiling (Mar 2025)
Prasad V. G. Katakam
Prasad V. G. Katakam’s Tulane University work links molecular biology, physiology, and neurology, with recent papers on microglial inflammation, intracerebral hemorrhage, and mitochondrial effects after oxygen-glucose deprivation.
Activity over the last year: 4 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Itaconate restrains acute proinflammatory activation of microglia MG after traumatic brain injury in mice (Mar 2025)
- T cell receptor activation contributes to brain damage after intracerebral hemorrhage in mice (Mar 2025)
- Paradoxical mitochondrial effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition following oxygen–glucose deprivation–reoxygenation (OGD/R) in endothelial cells and neurons (Sep 2025)
What Tulane University's Neuroscience Community Is Working On
The most common subfields in Tulane University’s recent neuroscience research are neurology and molecular biology, suggesting a strong balance between clinical neuroscience and mechanistic study. Epidemiology and physiology also appear repeatedly, pointing to work that connects population-level questions, disease patterns, and organ-system function with nervous system research. Immunology and allergy shows up as well, reinforcing the prominence of inflammation and immune signaling in studies of brain injury, repair, and neurodegenerative risk. Overall, the community appears focused on how molecular and physiological processes shape neurological outcomes across diverse models and patient-oriented contexts.- Neurology - seen across 5 of the featured researchers
- Molecular Biology - seen across 5 of the featured researchers
- Epidemiology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Physiology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Immunology and Allergy - seen across 1 of the featured researchers
Taken together, these recent publications show a neuroscience community that moves between clinical insight and basic discovery with ease. If you want to keep tracking institutional research activity or organize your own reading and submission workflow, Resub can help you manage citations, manuscript formatting, and submission prep more efficiently.
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