Neurobiology

Dr. Refolo received his Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He received postdoctoral training in the department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Laboratory of Neurobiology at Rockefeller University.  Immediately before coming to the NIA, Dr. Refolo worked at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, managing a portfolio of basic, clinical, and translational research that was focused on neurodegeneration. At the NIA, Dr.

Dr. Wise is Chief of the Neurobiology of Aging Branch in the Division of Neuroscience.  He joined NIA in 1996 as the program director for the Fundamental Neuroscience Section, developing and administering research programs in neurodegeneration, neuroplasticity, neural stem cells, glia, and basic science (e.g. bioenergetics, oxidative stress, protein homeostasis, genetics) of brain aging. His branch also supports research on integrative neurobiology, sleep disorders and biological rhythms, receptors, the cerebrovasculature, and systemic metabolism.  Dr. Wise received his B.A.

Dr. Chen joined the Division of Neuroscience in 2007 as a Program Director for the Sensory/Motor Disorders of Aging portfolio, with a special interest in research related to pain, Parkinson's disease, and the associations of age-related sensory and motor changes with age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Chen graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Biology.