Areas of research emphasis among the faculty are relatively diverse and approached from an interdisciplinary perspective. Post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, including subsequent posttraumatic epilepsy, are a specific focus relative to the military population and traumatic events in the civilian sector. Neural stem cells and neural progenitor cell responses are being addressed in both a developmental context and in the adult CNS as applicable to neuroplasticity and regeneration. Neuroprotection and remyelination studies address potential basic and translational efforts to protect and repair the CNS to restore function, not only from trauma, but also from diseases such as multiple sclerosis, leukoencephalopathies, toxic insults, vascular lesions, and spinal cord injury. More behaviorally oriented studies include neurobiological aspects of fear, stress, and addiction to alcohol and tobacco.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kimberly Byrnes, PhD, Program Director
kimberly.byrnes@usuhs.edu, (301) 295-3217
Tina Finley, Program Administrative Officer
netina.finley@usuhs.edu, (301) 295-3642
Program Specific Questions
neuroscienceprogram-ggg@usuhs.edu
"The small program size is great, every faculty knows you and is familiar with your work. The financial stability is ideal - you’re never required to TA and are never at risk of lacking funding, so you’re able to focus completely on your research goals. If you are interested in injury research, there is no better place to be!”