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Welcome from the Chair
Welcome to the Baylor College of Medicine Neuroscience Department website! Our department is consistently ranked among the leading Neuroscience programs among U.S. Medical Schools – this recognition is directly attributable to the visionary research programs of our faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, technical and administrative staffs – they are truly innovative, world class and lots of fun to work with! The BCM Department of Neuroscience embodies the inter-disciplinary nature of modern brain research, from investigations using molecular genetics in model systems such as flies and mice to that utilizing large scale neuronal ensemble functional analysis in behaving primates, including humans. The promise of daily discovery permeates the halls and labs throughout the department.
We have embarked on an ambitious program of development, bringing the fields of genetics, imaging, behavior, biophysics and computation together to build on the success of our program as we launch major new initiatives in Neuroscience research and graduate education. New initiatives include: a new computational psychiatry unit, developed through partnership of our Human Neuroimaging Lab in the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, focusing on human social cognition in health and in psychiatric disease; a focus on understanding brain processes that underlie addiction utilizing animal models, large scale neuronal ensemble electrophysiology, behavior, imaging and computation; development of new technologies for rapid high resolution imaging of living synapses and the molecular signaling pathways that coordinate their structural dynamics; and the use of molecular, genetic and cellular biological tools to probe the assembly, molecular signals, rules for development, effects of environment, experience and aging on ion channels, receptors and neuronal circuits.
In addition, we have developed a new training track in the neurobiology of disease, providing graduate training, research opportunities and collaborative programs in understanding disorders of the nervous system including neurodegenerative disease, psychiatric disorders, developmental disabilities including mental retardation, sensory disorders, and brain injury and repair. While the major focus of our program is on developing knowledge about the fundamental processes of nervous system function, we also have a major emphasis on elucidating mechanisms of disease processes and development of potential diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The disciplines of computation, behavior and integrative biology transcend all levels of inquiry and training, providing rich opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to be strategically positioned for the future of and breadth of neuroscience. Please look over our website, feel free to contact the scientists in our department, our administrative staff or me directly to discuss your interests including application to our graduate program, postdoctoral positions or the exciting science that is happening within the department.
Sincerely yours,
Michael J. Friedlander
Wilhelmina Robertson Professor and Chair
Department of Neuroscience
Director of Neuroscience Initiatives
Baylor College of Medicine
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