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James Munoz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at NSU's College of Psychology. Dr. Munoz earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Tulane University with an emphasis on Gene Therapy. His thesis work examined the neuroprotective effects of mesenchymal stem cells and their interactions with endogenous neural stem cells. He completed Postdoctoral Training at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied how changes in intracellular calcium signaling affected the maturation of neural stem cells. He also studied the role of EphB proteins in the proliferation, migration, and differentiation of neural stem cells. His current research examines factors that regulate the proliferation, migration, and differentiation of neural stem cells.

He teaches the Introduction to Neuroanatomy, Research Methods and Data Analysis in Behavioral Neuroscience/Lab, and Neurobiology of Disease courses for undergraduate neuroscience majors.