Graduate Studies in Neuroscience

    This interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program is one division of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at the University of New Mexico. Participating faculty are affiliated with the Department of Neurosciences.  Students complete a core curriculum in biomedical sciences and then an individualized program of courses and research in neuroscience.  Students may choose among neuroscience research laboratories in the Neurosciences Department or at the Los Alamos National Laboratories.  Neuroscience graduate students are part of an active neuroscience group that sponsors weekly seminars and journal clubs.

Program Requirements
A. Biomedical Sciences Core Curriculum including Biomed 509 (Principles of Neurobiology)
B. Advanced Courses
    1. the following 2 general neuroscience courses:
        Neuroanatomy/Neurophysiology (Biomed 533)
        Neurochemistry (Biomed 532)
    2. 3 hours of focused neurosciences courses (for example)
        Neuroscience mini courses (Biomed 505)
        Neuroimaging
C. Neuroscience Seminar (Biomed 535)
        (Students register each semester and present at least 1 seminar)
D. Attend Neuroscience Journal Club

Neuroscience Courses

Course Number Credit hours Offered Faculty
Intro. to Neurobiology Biomed 509 3 every spring team
Neuroanatomy/Neurophysiology Biomed 533 3 fall, odd years Partridge, Cunningham
Neurochemistry Biomed 532 3 fall, even years Perrone
         
Ion Channels Biomed 505 1 fall, even years Partridge
Neurobiol of Disease Biomed 505 1 spring, even years Cunningham
Neurogenomics Biomed 505 1 spring, odd years Wilson
Neural Epigenetics Biomed 505 1 spring, odd years Zhao
Neural Development Biomed 505 1 fall, odd years Wallace
Neuroendocrinology Biomed 505 1 spring, even years Saland
Neurobiology of Alcoholism Biomed 505 1 fall, even years Valenzuela
Developmental Neurotoxicology Biomed 505 1 fall, odd years Savage
       
Neuroscience Seminar Biomed 535 1 every semester Partridge

 
 
 
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