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  Welcome to the Baylor College of Medicine Neuroscience Department web site!

Our department is consistently ranked among the leading Neuroscience programs among U.S. Medical Schools...
Departmental Seminars
Krishnankutty (Krish) Sathian, M.D., Ph.D.
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 11:00am
Krishnankutty (Krish) Sathian, M.D., Ph.D.
"Multisensory cortical processing of touch."
Location: N315, Alkek Building
Tirin Moore, Ph.D.
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 11:00am
Tirin Moore, Ph.D.
"Neural Mechanisms and Control of Visual Attention"
Location: N315, Alkek Building
Departmental Resources

Open Positions in Neuroscience

Faculty Research Discussion

Neuroscience Journal Clubs

 
For 2008-09, we proudly announce the addition
of the following new faculty to the Department of Neuroscience.

Mauro Costa-Mattioli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Benjamin Deneen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Andy Groves, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Joanna L. Jankowsky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Daoyun Ji, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Wei Ji Ma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Recent neuroscience program Ph.D. graduate wins prestigious prize to be awarded at 2009 SFN meeting in Chicago

This prize is presented each year at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting to recognize a young scientist who has demonstrated and continues to exhibit ongoing international collaborations based on best science.
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Neuroscience Department Researchers discover intrinsic brain dopamine signal facilitation of addiction and its influence on drug-taking associated memories.

Two faculty members in the Department of Neuroscience - Professor John Dani and Instructor, Jianrong Tang published their novel and important new findings in the journal Neuron. >> read more

Discovery of Merkel Cell Function published in Science by BCM Neuroscience Graduate Students and Faculty Member.

Two graduate students in the Department of Neuroscience, Mr. Scott Wellnitz and Ms. Aislyn Nelson, working with Dr. Ellen Lumpkin, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, published a paper in Science on June 19, 2009 entitled, "Merkel cells are essential for light touch responses."
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