Neuroscience

Faculty

Primary

Robert F. Waldeck, Ph.D., Program Director
J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D.
George R. Gomez, Ph.D.
Gary G. Kwiecinski, Ph.D.
Patrick T. Orr, Ph.D.
Marc Seid, Ph.D.
Jong-Hyun Son, Ph.D.

Secondary

Bryan R. Burnham, Ph.D.
Jason M. Graham, Ph.D.
Jerry R. Muir Jr., Ph.D.
Katherine Stumpo, Ph.D.
Jill A. Warker, Ph.D.

Overview

The foundation courses of this interdisciplinary curriculum are selected from the Biology, Psychology and Chemistry departments. Depending upon the electives chosen, the program can prepare students for a variety of graduate programs within the field of neuroscience. Such graduate training may draw from a range of disciplines, including biology, psychology, anatomy, pharmacology, toxicology, biophysics, biochemistry and medicine. Students have ample research opportunities in laboratories that can support a diversity of behavioral, biochemical, neurophysiological and neuroanatomical investigations. The program is administered by an interdisciplinary committee.

Course Information

Courses for Neuroscience are listed under the prefixes BIOL , CHEM , and PSYC . For more information on these and all courses offered, visit our Course Descriptions page.