Areas of Study
The Neuroscience Program is multidisciplinary with more than 68 participating faculty from 12 departments. The research programs encompass the entire spectrum of neuroscience so that any student can find a research program to match his or her particular interest. The variety of research areas is listed below. Click on any research area to find out which members of the Institute for Neuroscience work in that area and what projects they are working on.
Molecular Biology of Neuronal Development
Biophysics and Molecular Biology of Ion Channels
Neuroendocrine Control and Evolution of Behavior
Neural Plasticity and Regeneration Following Injury
Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases of the Nervous System
Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission