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The Integrative Biology PhD Program of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has teamed up with the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) to create a Program in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience (IBAN). The IBAN program is a PhD in Integrative Biology with an emphasis in Neuroscience offering a broad range of training.
Comprehending the full function of the brain, in health and disease, requires the understanding of sub-cellular processes in single neurons, signal integration by the brain and cognitive function. The neuroscience faculty in the IBAN Program will tackle many of the cutting edge questions in neuroscience through the integration of multiple disciplines, different model systems and a broad spectrum of technologies.
Faculty will provide the formal course work and the staff of excellent core facilities will provide practical workshops in advanced methods that will be available for all neuroscience students. The first year curriculum includes classroom and laboratory instruction in cellular, molecular, and systems neuroscience, courses in scientific communication and statistics, and laboratory rotations with select faculty from MPFI, FAU and Scripps Florida.
Announcement
Dr. Alex Keene has joined FAU’s Biology Department as an Associate Professor and set up his Jupiter-based lab. Keene brings two NSF and two NIH grants to FAU. He studies the genetic basis of sleep and memory using fruit fly and blind Mexican cavefish. Keene has 31 peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals. Five graduate students and one postdoc accompany him to FAU.
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Janet Blanks, Ph.D.
Mammalian retinal development, differentiation & neuroprotection
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McLean Bolton, Ph.D.
Disorders of Neural Circuit Function
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Jason Christie, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Synaptic Signaling and Computation
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Ron Davis, Ph.D.
Molecular and cellular biology of memory formation and brain disorders
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Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D.
Neurobiology of cellular stress and neuroprotection
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David Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Functional Architecture and Development of Visual Cortex
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Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D.
Neurological disorders & diseases, synaptogenesis
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Brock Grill, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of axon termination and synapse formation
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Kathleen Guthrie, Ph.D.
Brain development, regeneration & neurogenesis
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William Ja, Ph.D.
Molecular genetics of aging, behavior, and disease
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Kailiang Jia, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of aging and neurodegeneration
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Alex Keene, Ph.D.
Molecular basis for sleep and memory formation
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Hyungbae Kwon, Ph.D.
Cellular basis of neural circuit plasticity
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Gregory Macleod, Ph.D.
The influences of mitochondria and pH homeostasis on the release of neurotransmitters
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Kirill Martemyanov, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of vision and drug addiction
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Sarah Milton, Ph.D.
Verterbrate anoxia tolerance, sea turtle physiology
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Rodney Murphey, Ph.D.
Development and Degeneration of Synapses
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Gavin Rumbaugh, Ph.D.
Synaptic Plasticity, Memory, Cognition and Disease
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Bert Sakmann, MD, Ph.D.
Digital Neuroanatomy
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James Schummers, Ph.D.
Cellular Organization of Cortical Circuit Function
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Wen Shen, Ph.D.
Synaptic organization of retinal circuitry, intracellular signal pathways, in vivo and in vitro imaging
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Bob Stackman, Ph.D.
Learning & Memory, Spatial Navigation & Models of Alzheimer's disease
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Hiroki Taniguchi, Ph.D.
Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits
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Rui Tao, Ph.D.
Neuropharmacology
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Seth Tomchik, Ph.D.
Molecular and circuit mechanisms of learning and memory.
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Bob Vertes, Ph.D.
Functional organization of the brainstem and neurophysiology of sleep
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Jianning Wei, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease
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Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D.
Protecting cells against oxidative damage, cancer drug therapy based on mitochondrial respiration
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Jang Yen Wu, Ph.D.
Neurotransmitters and neurological disorders
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Ryohei Yasuda, Ph.D.
Neuronal Signal Transduction
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Samuel Young, Jr., Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function
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