Hippocampus is pleased to welcome new Associate Editor James Knierim. Dr. Knierim is a professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a researcher at the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute at Johns Hopkins. His research focuses around studying the physiological properties of place cells in the hippocampus and their relationships to learning and memory.

To find out more about Dr. Knierim’s research, visit his JHU faculty page.

Cristina Alberini is Professor at the Center for Neural Science at New York University. Her research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying long-term memory formation and the modifications induced by memory retrieval. Her studies target different ages of the lifespan, in particular, early development, adulthood and aging.

To find out more about Dr. Alberini's research, visit alberinilab.org.

Hippocampus is pleased to welcome new Associate Editor Lisa Monteggia. Dr. Lisa Monteggia is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and holds the Ginny and John Eulich Professorship at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This summer she will become the Director of the Brain Institute at Vanderbilt University. Her lab focuses on the role of the molecular and cellular basis of neural plasticity as it pertains to neuropsychiatric disorders. Her research interest has been focused in two areas. First, she is working to elucidate the mechanisms underlying antidepressant efficacy. Second, she is studying the role of Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), the gene linked to the autism spectrum disorder, Rett syndrome, on synaptic plasticity and behavior. Her research encompasses molecular, cellular, behavioral and electrophysiological approaches using mouse models.

To find out more about Dr. Monteggia’s research, visit the Monteggia Lab website.