项目介绍

2022年9月29日

Cornell’s Ph.D. program in Neurobiology and Behavior (NB&B) is unique.  Our program integrates the study of neurobiology with the behavior and interactions of organisms at all levels of analysis from mechanism to evolution.  Our research approaches the field from the study of ion channels through neural networks to behavioral ecology and the evolution of behavior. We draw from faculty in a variety of disciplines including Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics, Entomology, Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Medicine, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Neurobiology and Behavior. 

Training:

The background and interests of our graduate students is broad and varied. Because of this diversity, each student’s course of study is tailored to individual needs and background.  In addition to a wide variety of neurobiology and behavior classes, we offer laboratory courses to get the training you need for your thesis project.  These labs include neurophysiology and patch clamping, molecular neurobiology, computational neuroscience, bioacoustics, modeling behavioral evolution, and field studies of animal behavior.  Beyond NBB, students can find training in a diversity of subjects including biostatistics and bioinformatics. 

Academic Environment:

We have a weekly seminar series in which internationally renowned scientists are invited to present their research.  Following each seminar, graduate students are encouraged to have lunch with the speaker.  This provides a great opportunity to meet other scientists from around the world and talk science. Two separate weekly journal clubs are also offered in different focus areas.  The topics in neural basis of behavior links neural networks and behavior, and topics in behavioral ecology (lunch bunch) examines diverse topics in animal behavior. The Cornell Neurotech initiative between the Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Engineering was launched in 2015 thanks to a multimillion dollar seed grant from the Mong Family Foundation. The initiative funds collaborative interdisciplinary research at the cutting edge of brain imaging and manipulation technologies.  The Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics (3CPG) serves as a key source of communication and collaboration in comparative and evolutionary biology across campus.  These and other institutional structures provide valuable resources for accomplishing cutting edge research at Cornell.