The Institute coordinates the multiple neuroscience education and research programs by supporting strategic planning, facilitating the development of interdisciplinary education and research and communicating the good news about the University's work in the neurosciences to the community.
Institute objectives
- Developing NIH and National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for the Institute for Neuroscience Training Pipeline to support education and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows, with specific effort toward the recruitment of scholars from underrepresented groups,
- Supporting the development of interdisciplinary research teams and infrastructure such as core laboratories and equipment leading to interdisciplinary research support from the NIH, NSF and other research programs,
- Facilitating communication and strategic planning to continue the development of neuroscience at the University,
- Increasing the visibility of neuroscience programs both on and off campus,
- Increasing neuroscience-related outreach in K-12, community college, museum, clinic and health advocacy settings.
Research strengths
- Brain Imaging and Quantitation
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Computational Neuroscience, Robotics and Biomedical Engineering
- Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
- Neural Development and Aging
- Neurobiology and Behavior
- Neurobiology of Disease
- Sensory Neuroscience
Our interdisciplinary departments and partners
- Biology
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physiology and Cell Biology
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology
- Renown Medical Hospital
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