Faculty 

The INS Graduate Program benefits from the active participation of the graduate faculties of the New Jersey Medical School of UMDNJ and the faculty of the Rutgers University-Newark. Faculty from NJMS are drawn from eight departments: Neurology and Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Pharmacology/Physiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery  and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Rutgers faculty come from the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN), and the Departments of Biological Sciences and Psychology.

Research interests:

The research interests of our faculty are extremely varied. The list below gives an overview. Follow the links to the INS portal to find faculty who specialize in a specific neuroscience discipline. Laboratory websites and contact information can be found on this list of all faculty

Cellular and molecular neurobiology: appreciating the diversity of neurons and glia that comprise the nervous system as well as the molecular signals that they employ to communicate with each other.

Developmental neuroscience: investigating how and why the nervous system develops and functions as it does, at genetic, molecular, cellular and behavioral levels.

Cognitive neuroscience: understanding the basic neuronal mechanisms underlying adaptive behavior in animals and humans, including  higher cognitive functions such as language, emotions, and cognition.

Computational Neuroscience: using mathematical tools and computer simulations to understand the computational principles underling brain organization and function.

Neuroendocrinology: how hormones affect the regulation of behaviors such as autonomic functions, stress, motivation, feeding and maternal instincts.

Neuroimmunology: how the immune system affects the nervous system in health and disease and how the nervous system affects the immune system.

Systems neuroscience: how the coordinated activity of neurons within neural circuits regulate behavior.

Neurobiology of Disease: seeks to understand the origins of neurological and psychiatric disorders and to develop new therapeutics to treat and prevent diseases and dysfunctions of the brain and nerves, including congenital and acquired brain diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and brain and spinal cord injuries.

Our research programs are well-supported by two training grants, as well as NJ State research assistantships and grants from private and public funds, particularly from the National Institutes of Health. All matriculated students receive financial aid (stipend, tuition costs and health insurance).

On the INS Portal you can also search the 60+ faculty members by sub-discipline or research interests.