From the Department


  • New Department Chair Dr. Damian Shin (Damian Shin lab)
  • Fully supported PhD program with a focus in Neuroscience
  • Multiple recipients of National Research Service Awards (PhD-student training fellowships)
  • MS degree offered in Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
  • 17 full time and 15 affiliate faculty members
  • World-class investigators in basic & translational science
  • Award-winning educators
  • Nationally ranked 27th in NIH funding
  • Federally- and privately-funded research labs
  • Home of the NIH-funded Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (KYINBRE)
  • Membership and collaborative ties with Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC)
  • Strong Department and School-wide programs for promoting inclusive excellence

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In the News

Congratulations to Dr. Martha Bickford on her cover photo and editorial work on a new book entitled Cerebral Cortex and Thalamus!!.

Congrats to Nicole Herring for being named a 2023 outstanding educator!

Overview

Students

APPLY TO OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM

  • Fully supported PhD program with a focus in Neuroscience
  • Multiple recipients of National Research Service Awards
  • MS degree offered in Anatomical Sciences and Instruction
  • Average cadre of more than 40 PhD and MS students

Faculty

Departmental Associations

  • Home of Fresh Tissue Lab & Analytical Microscopy Core
  • Participating member of the School of Interdisciplinary& Graduate Studies and the MD/PhD Program

Departmental Brochure

2013 Brochure about the Department of Anatomical Sciences and NeurobiologyRead Brochure: overview of the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Fall 2024 Seminars in Neuroscience

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