Journal of Experimental Neuroscience

Lora Watts, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.  She has over 10 years of experience in developing and implementing in vitro and in vivo methods to detect neurodegeneration and neuroprotection following stroke and traumatic brain injury.

Her specific interests are the assessment of neuroprotection and neurodegeneration in relation to stroke and traumatic brain injury, imaging techniques for in vivo assessment of neurodegeneration, and behavioral assessment of functional recovery following brain injury.

She has received several grants to support her work.  She is currently funded by the Mike Hogg Fund and a KL2 to study methylene blue neuroprotection following traumatic brain injury.  In addition to research she teaches Dental Gross Anatomy and is the President of the Women’s Faculty Association at the University of Texas Health Science Center. 

The Role of the Editor in Chief

The editor in chief is responsible for editorial decision-making on papers submitted to the journal.  The editor in chief is also responsible for editorial matters that include but are not limited to journal supplements, the journal's aims and scope, the editorial board and volunteer peer reviewer pool, editorial assessment of video abstracts, assignment to published papers of endorsements, and for consulting on pre-submission inquiries from authors.