Li-Ru Zhao, PhD

Appointed 01/18/13

4110 Institute For Human Performance
505 Irving Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210

315 464-5440

Current Appointments

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Hospital Campus

Research Programs and Affiliations

Biomedical Sciences Program
Research Pillars

Research Interests

Brain plasticity, Brain repair, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, CADASIL, Traumatic brain injury, Live brain imaging, Stem cell biology and therapy, Cell signaling, Cell-cell interaction.

Faculty Profile Shortcut: http://www.upstate.edu/faculty/zhaol

Sue Stearns, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

Sue Stearns, PhD, is one of four faculty members who teach Gross Anatomy to first-year medical students at SUNY Upstate. Students routinely cite this course as a favorite.

Steven Youngentob, PhD
Associate Dean of Basic Research and Graduate Studies

Steven Youngentob, PhD, is at the forefront of research into alcohol addiction.