Neuroscience

Brain research is a burgeoning area of research on the GHSU campus at large. There are currently seven PI's based in the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Drs. Bergson, Lambert, Hardy, Terry and Wu) investigating neuroscience-related questions. Their work is relevant to a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders including Alzheimer's Disease, drug abuse, schizophrenia, Parkinson's Disease and mental retardation. G-protein coupled neuronal receptors are a research focus. Besides Pharmacology and Toxicology, many Neuroscience researchers at GHSU have primary appointments in other basic science departments including Cell Biology, Physiology, Molecular Medicine, and the Synapses Center as well as in the clinical departments of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery. For more details about the research conducted in specific laboratories in Pharmacology and Toxicology, just click on the PI's name above. Graduate students may join these laboratories either through the Pharmacology and Toxicology or Neuroscience Graduate Education Programs. Some of the postdoctoral and graduate trainees in Pharmacology and Toxicology are currently being supported by a Neuroscience training grant from the NIH awarded to GHSU. World leaders in neuroscience visit GHSU regularly to present their findings in Seminar programs sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, as well as the Neuroscience Center. The weekly 'Synapses' and 'Neuroscience' journals clubs provide an opportunity for faculty, post-docs and students to participate in discussions of some of the latest breakthroughs and discoveries in brain research.