Kim Green, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair of Neurobiology and Behavior

Since 2011, Dr. Green’s research has focused on microglia, the immune cell of the brain. His lab discovered that microglia in the adult brain are dependent upon signaling through the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) for their survival, and this dependency could be taken advantage of through the administration of specific CSF1R inhibitors leading to the rapid and sustained elimination of >95% of all microglia from the CNS.  Through this method his lab is studying the roles that microglia play in normal brain function, as well as their effects on the brain during disease and injury.