ZNI Faculty
As an organized research unit within the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute (ZNI) is home to a broad range of scientists pursuing research across disciplines. Home departments range from Cell & Neurobiology, Physiology & Biophysics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology to Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences. All share a common interest in studying the genetic basis of neurological disease and behavioral disorders.
Daniel B. Campbell PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences
Jonah R. Chan PhD
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Karen Chang PhD
Assistant Professor
Cell & Neurobiology
Jeannie Chen PhD
Professor
Cell & Neurobiology
Robert H. Chow MD PhD
Associate Professor
Physiology & Biophysics
David V. Conti PhD
Associate Professor
Preventive Medicine
Christopher A. Haiman DSc
Associate Professor
Preventive Medicine
Brian E. Henderson MD
Distinguished Professor
Preventive Medicine
James A. Knowles MD PhD
Professor
Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences
Ralf Langen PhD
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pat Levitt PhD
Director, ZNI
Provost Professor of Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Pharmacy
Le Ma PhD
Assistant Professor
Cell & Neurobiology
Carlos Pato MD PhD
Professor & Chair
Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences
Michele Pato MD
Professor
Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences
Janos Peti-Peterdi MD PhD
Associate Professor
Physiology & Biophysics
Alapakkam Sampath PhD
Assistant Professor
Physiology & Biophysics
Derek Sieburth PhD
Assistant Professor
Cell & Neurobiology
Huizhong W. Tao PhD
Assistant Professor
Cell & Neurobiology
Tobias S. Ulmer PhD
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Li Zhang PhD
Assistant Professor
Physiology & Biophysics