Sean Schrank, PhD

Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Discipline

Sean Schrank received his Ph.D. from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2021. He subsequently completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Illinois Chicago with Dennis Sparta.

Dr. Schrank’s research spans neurodegeneration, spinal cord injury, and alcohol use disorder, with a unifying them of how inflammation shapes neural function and behavior. His laboratory investigates the mechanisms by which peripheral viral lung infection and concomitant inflammation may augment neuronal circuits relevant to stress. The Schrank laboratory integrates molecular biology, electrophysiology, behavior, and classical immunological approaches to elucidate the relationship between immune system function and behavior.