New York

The State University of New York at Stony Brook
Graduate Program in Neurobiology & Behavior

Contact:

Lorne Mendell, PhD
SUNY, Stony Brook
Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior
Graduate Program in Neurobiology
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5230

Telephone: (631) 632-8616
FAX: (631) 632-6661

E-Mail: lorne.mendell@sunysb.edu

Program Established: 1979

Number of Faculty: 46
Number of Students: 33

U.S. Citizens: 42%
Female: 55%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 3%
Hispanic: 3%

Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 20
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 5.5

Program Description: The Graduate Program in Neurobiology and Behavior offers doctoral training in the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience. The Program is pan-departmental, drawing faculty from many departments within the School of Arts and Sciences and the Medical School. These include the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, the Departments of Biochemistry, Physiology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Pediatrics and others. Through course work and independent research, students are trained to approach research problems with a broad perspective. Expertise in the areas of molecular and biochemical control of development, properties of receptors and ion channels in relation to cellular physiology, the cellular basis of integrative functions and behavior, and the structural basis for communication among neurons are available to all students in the program. Graduate students will receive in-depth research training in either molecular, biochemical, physiological, or anatomical sciences. In addition, this program offers unique opportunities to draw from one or more of these disciplines through multidisciplinary, cosponsored research projects. A collection of highly interactive faculty and students provides an exciting focus for research training of graduate students. A Graduate Committee made up of faculty within the training program oversees admissions, administers the program and evaluates each student.

Last revised April 2006
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