Division of Basic Science Research

This division focuses on understanding mechanisms of brain function and behavior in the context of psychiatric disease.

Division Director

Alexxai Kravitz

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-7956
• Email: alexxai@nospam.wustl.edu

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Muhammad Ali

Instructor in Psychiatry

• Phone: 774-823-8562
• Email: m.ali@wustl.edu

Anil Cashikar

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-1863
• Email: cashikar@wustl.edu

Carlos Cruchaga

Barbara Burton & Reuben Morriss III Professor

• Phone: 314-286-0546
• Email: cruchagac@wustl.edu

Abdallah El-Thaileb (Eteleeb)

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-1560
• Email: eteleeb@wustl.edu

Laura Ibanez

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-3641
• Email: ibanezl@wustl.edu

Sayaka Inoue

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-3142
• Email: sayaka@wustl.edu

Abhirami Kannan Iyer

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-8745
• Email: iyera@wustl.edu

Yukitoshi Izumi

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-747-2987
• Email: izumiy@wustl.edu

Celeste Karch

Barbara Burton and Reuben M Morriss III Professorship

• Phone: 314-747-3161
• Email: karchc@wustl.edu

Alexxai Kravitz

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-7956
• Email: alexxai@wustl.edu

Federica Lucantonio

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-3733
• Email: federica@wustl.edu

Susan Maloney

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-940-6008
• Email: maloneys@wustl.edu

Dario Maschi

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-5518
• Email: dario.maschi@wustl.edu

Steven Mennerick

John P Feighner Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology

• Phone: 314-747-2988
• Email: menneris@wustl.edu

Miguel Minaya

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-8145
• Email: miguel.minaya@wustl.edu

Kevin Noguchi

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-7007
• Email: noguchik@wustl.edu

Lari Niko-Petteri Nykanen

Instructor in Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-4476
• Email: nnykanen@wustl.edu

Marco Pignatelli

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-3733
• Email: marco.pignatelli@wustl.edu

Current Research Publications

• Nitrous oxide activates layer 5 prefrontal neurons via SK2 channel inhibition for antidepressant effect
  December 1, 2025
  Nitrous oxide activates layer 5 prefrontal neurons via SK2 channel inhibition for antidepressant effectCichon, J., Joseph, T. T., Lu, X., Wasilczuk, A. Z., Kelz, M. B., Mennerick, S. J., Zorumski, C. F. & Nagele, P., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 2999.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Chromosomal and gonadal sex have differing effects on social motivation in mice
  December 1, 2025
  Chromosomal and gonadal sex have differing effects on social motivation in miceChaturvedi, S. M., Sarafinovska, S., Selmanovic, D., McCullough, K. B., Swift, R. G., Maloney, S. E. & Dougherty, J. D., Dec 2025, In: Biology of Sex Differences. 16, 1, 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• GRAMD1B is a regulator of lipid homeostasis, autophagic flux and phosphorylated tau
  December 1, 2025
  GRAMD1B is a regulator of lipid homeostasis, autophagic flux and phosphorylated tauAcosta Ingram, D., Turkes, E., Kim, T. Y., Vo, S., Sweeney, N., Bonte, M. A., Rutherford, R., Julian, D. L., Pan, M., Marsh, J., Argouarch, A. R., Wu, M., Scharre, D. W., Bell, E. H., Honig, L. S., Vonsattel, J. P., Serrano, G. E., Beach, T. G., Karch, C. M. & Kao, A. W. & 3 others, Hester, M. E., Han, X. & Fu, H., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 3312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Effects of acute pro-inflammatory stimulation and 25-hydroxycholesterol on hippocampal plasticity and learning involve NLRP3 inflammasome and cellular stress responses
  December 1, 2025
  Effects of acute pro-inflammatory stimulation and 25-hydroxycholesterol on hippocampal plasticity and learning involve NLRP3 inflammasome and cellular stress responsesIzumi, Y., O’Dell, K. A., Mennerick, S. & Zorumski, C., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 6149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Cross-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies implications of SORL1 in cerebral beta-amyloid deposition
  December 1, 2025
  Cross-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies implications of SORL1 in cerebral beta-amyloid depositionKim, J. P., Jung, S. H., Jang, B., Cho, M., Song, M., Kim, J., Kim, B., Lee, H., Shin, D., Lee, E. H., Jang, H., Kim, B. H., Ham, H., Kim, D., Raj, T., Cruchaga, C., Kim, H. J., Na, D. L., Seo, S. W. & Won, H. H., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 3150.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review