Neuroscience Program - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - University at Buffalo

Program director Fraser Sim, PhD.

Through interdisciplinary coursework and a variety of laboratory experiences, you will learn from faculty-scientists with expertise in neuroscience-related fields across 23 departments and divisions at UB.

PhD Program
5/24/21
Interdisciplinary degree program, part of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences PhD.

Upcoming Events

Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dissecting the Role of Non-Canonical Ventral Pallidal Neurons in Reward Processing; Meaghan Creed, PhD
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Zoom

Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dritan Agalliu, PhD
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Zoom

Neuroscience Seminar Series: Unwrapping Glial Engineering in the Vertebrate Nervous System; Sarah C. Kucenas, PhD; University of Virginia
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Zoom

Master’s Program
5/24/21
Our program offers studies in cell biology, advanced neuroscience, topics in neuroscience, advanced statistics and neuroanatomy research.

Undergraduate Programs
6/10/21
Our undergraduate programs deliver a comprehensive background of modern medical neuroscience, through an inclusive curriculum focusing on how the central nervous system is organized, the pathophysiology of disease, and treatment of disease states.

Recent Publications

- Wang ZJ, Rein B, Zhong P, Williams J, Cao Q, Yang F, Zhang F, Ma K, Yan Z. (2021) Autism risk gene KMT5B deficiency in prefrontal cortex induces synaptic dysfunction and social deficits via alterations of DNA repair and gene transcription. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Aug), 46(9): 1617-1626. doi:10.1038/s41386-021-01029-y
- Cheli VT, Santiago González DA, Wan Q, Denaroso G, Wan R, Rosenblum SL, Paez PM. (2021) H-ferritin expression in astrocytes is necessary for proper oligodendrocyte development and myelination. Glia (Aug).