Undergraduate Training and Research in Neurobiology

该系正在开发一个项目，旨在以我们刚刚实施的分子和环境生物学项目为蓝本，吸引更多的学生，特别是女性和少数族裔，进入神经生物学的专业生涯。它从我们的生物学入门课程(由生物和科学专业的学生和医学预科学生参加)开始，为更有动力和才华的学生提供可选的实验室(替代常规实验室)。这些特殊的实验室将让学生参与引人入胜的高级实验，这些实验更准确地代表了神经生物学的机遇和挑战。动物生理学和神经生物学的高级本科课程将吸引学生，他们将在那里学习主要的想法和程序，并可能“抓住”在神经生物学的职业生涯的兴奋。神经生物学课程既包括结构化的实验，也包括由学生独立计划和执行的项目。这将成为一些人进入至少一年的研究的门户，与我们的神经生物学研究小组合作。

The department is developing a program designed to attract more students, especially females and minorities, into professional careers in Neurobiology, modeled after programs we are just implementing in Molecular and Environmental Biology. It begins with our introductory course in Biology (taken by biology and science majors and premedical students) by offering optional laboratories (taken anyplace of the regular laboratories) for the more motivated and talented students. These special laboratories will involve the students in fascinating, advanced experiments that more accurately represent the opportunities and challenges in Neurobiology. Advanced undergraduate courses in Animal Physiology and Neurobiology will attract students where they will learn the major ideas, procedures and may "catch" the excitement of a career in Neurobiology. The Neurobiology course will involve both structured labs, and independently planned and executed projects by the students. This will serve as a gateway for some into at least one year of research, working with our neurobiology research group.