
Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Senior Associate in Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston
Core Director, Histology Component
Research:
• Molecular Neuroscience
• Synapse Development and Function, Ion Channels and Plasticity
Overview: Dr. Schwarz is studying the mechanism of secretion of neurotransmitter at the synapse; membrane trafficking in non-neuronal cells; axonal transport, particularly of mitochondria; and the function of K+ channels in their cellular milieu.