Research
and Training
Students in the Neurobiology Department work
with a highly
supportive and diverse faculty.
A
wide range of exciting research and training opportunities are available
to students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. at the UAB Department of Neurobiology.
The program has 35 faculty members
with active research programs from
a broad range of areas in contemporary neuroscience with a major focus
on topics of biomedical importance. Molecular, cellular and biophysical
approaches are emphasized to address fundamental problems of brain function,
development and disease.
The
Research Facilities and Curriculum are designed to provide students in
the Graduate Program with a practical, challenging, and rewarding post-graduate
experience.
Research
Facilities
The Department
of Neurobiology is housed in the Civitan International Research Center
building, built in 1992, with laboratories outfitted by major national
foundations including the Lucille P. Markey Foundation and the W.M. Keck
Foundation. The Department primary faculty occupy 25,000 square feet of
research space in the Center and the secondary faculty occupy an additional
25,000 square feet of research space in adjacent buildings. Facilities
available to students include laser scanning confocal microscopy, molecular
neurobiology core, neuronal cell culture suites, neuronal gene transfection
core, electron microscopy core, fluorescent microscopy-digital imaging
core, a large number of patch clamp electrophysiology suites, dye imaging
facilities, and a Neurobiology library with current subscriptions to most
major neuroscience journals. In addition, students have access to peptide
and oligonucleotide sequencing facilities, hybridoma and transgenic animal
facilities and the Lister Hill Library for the Health Sciences.
Curriculum
Overview
Requirements
for the Ph.D. in Neurobiology
Successful
completion of core courses in Biomedical Science.
Possibilities
include:
Possibilities
include:
- Biophysics
of Membrane Excitability
- Mechanisms
of Signal Transduction
- Medical
Neuroscience
- Mind
and Brain
- Neurobiology
of Disease
- Principles
of Synaptic Transmission
- Principles
of Synaptic Plasticity
Participation
in the Departmental Seminar and Journal Club Series
Successful
completion of the Qualifying Examination
Participation
as a Teaching Assistant
Defense
of Research Thesis
