West Coast and Hawaii

West Coast and Hawaii California

1. University: UCLA

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience URL: http://faculty.neuroscience.ucla.edu/institution/personnel-list/

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Interdepartmental program

4. Number of faculty involved: 166 across many departments in the School of Medicine, College of Letters & Sciences, School of Engineering, School of Nursing and School of Dentistry.

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Listed as members of depts. and under both depts. and research areas

6. Number and types of departments involved: Numerous, but faculty are organized by research areas and not depts. but all have primary appointments in other depts..

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Interdepartmental PhD program with 95 students

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? Neuroscience BS and a Neuroscience Minor, both interdisciplinary (http://cis.ucla.edu/studyArea/course.asp? id=159)

8. Other details: Very impressive program

1. University: University of California, San Diego

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: Section of Neurobiology URL: http://www-biology.ucsd.edu/biosections/neuro.html

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Section, which is a Division of Biological Sciences (there are 4 sections that comprise the division). Within the Neurobiology section there is also a Neurobiology and Computational Neurobiology section.

4. Number of faculty involved: 123 all with primary appointments in other depts.or in the Division of Biological Sciences 5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Listed by dept.

6. Number and types of departments involved: All part of Neurobiology and Computation Neurobiology section of Division of Biology

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? According to the website there is a PhD in Biology or via the Computational Neurobiology section, but nothing listed for just Neurobiology

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? Animal Physiology and Neurobiology Major within the Biological Sciences Division (http://biology.ucsd.edu/undergrad/sixmajors/apn0403.htm)

8. Other details: ************************************************************************ 1. University: UC Berkeley

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley URL: http://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Umbrella institute, has an administrative unit. The director is a faculty member in Psychology.

4. Number of faculty involved: over 50

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? All faculty are described as being affiliated with the Institute.

6. Number and types of departments involved: 10 depts., and across 4 Colleges

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Yes, stressing the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience research. Students admitted to the program may work with any affiliated faculty and are fully supported for the duration of their graduate work.

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? No

8. Other details: Has own staff and administrative offices where the grad program is managed out of. Governed by an Executive Committee with 7 members (including the director and a grad student). The faculty are located across campus.

************************************************************************ 1. University: UC Irvine 2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program URL: http://www.inp.uci.edu/about/index.htm

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Umbrella program

4. Number of faculty involved: 76

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Organized by research area and just described as faculty with primary affiliations in different depts.

6. Number and types of departments involved: INP comprises faculty from 4 UCI academic departments (Anatomy and Neurobiology, Developmental and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior, and Pharmacology), located within the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine.

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Yes, The Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program is a one-year gateway program. After the first year, students join the graduate program of their chosen research advisor. It is the only neuroscience graduate program at UCI that allows students to choose a faculty advisor from any participating neuroscience department.

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? Yes, in the Neurobiology and Behavior dept.

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1. University: University of Oregon Institute of Neuroscience

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: URL: http://www.neuro.uoregon.edu/

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Umbrella, faculty have primary appointments in other depts.

4. Number of faculty involved: 23, Many more neuro faculty listed on biology Dept. website than on Inst. website

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Just listed by dept. 6. Number and types of departments involved: 3, Biology, Psychology and Human Physiology

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Yes, interdisciplinary

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? No

8. Other details: Focused on five areas: cellular neuroscience, developmental biology, excitable systems, neural plasticity, and cognitive neuroscience.

************************************************************* 1. University: University of Washington

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: URL: http://williamcalvin.com/neuro-uw.html

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): No formal program, but neuroscience is described as being spread across numerous programs and depts. Graduate Programs in Neurobiology and Behavior and Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program; Departments of Biological Structure, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Radiology, and Zoology

4. Number of faculty involved:

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Affiliated with depts.

6. Number and types of departments involved: See above

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Several and it is suggested that students apply to several! One is Neurobiology and Behavior

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? Yes, can get a B.S. in Neurobiology

8. Other details: Very broad

************************************************************* 1. University: University of Hawaii

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: URL: http://www.hawaii.edu/zoology/research/neuroscience.htm 3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Neuroscience is listed under the Zoology and Psychology depts. and the Bekesy Laboratory of Neurobiology

4. Number of faculty involved:

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Organized by depts.

6. Number and types of departments involved:

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Behavioral Neuroscience in Psychology dept.

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? No, take courses via BS or BA in Zoology

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************************************************************* Arizona

1. University: The University of Arizona Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: URL: http://www.neuroscience.arizona.edu/

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Committee on Neuroscience (CN). Led by a Chair and Executive Committee, the CN serves as the faculty for the Program in Neuroscience, and is a focus for communication and collaborative neuroscience-related activities.

4. Number of faculty involved: 70

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Primary or Affiliate faculty all with primary appointments in other depts. No description of differences between primary or affiliate but many more primary are listed.

6. Number and types of departments involved: 21 depts. across the Colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Engineering and Mines, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Science, as well as the Arizona Research Laboratories and the School of Health Related Professions.

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Yes, b. Is there an undergraduate Program? No, courses offered in different departments.

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************************************************************* 1. University: Arizona State University 2. Name of Institute/Center/Dept/School: URL: http://neuroscience.asu.edu/

3. Administrative structure (umbrella, dept., etc.): Interdisciplinary graduate program

4. Number of faculty involved: over 100

5. How are faculty listed or described? Just listed with no further details, members, core, etc.? Listed by department or program

6. Number and types of departments involved: 7 including clinical across diff depts. and schools, and Barrow Neurological Institute

7. Degree granting status: a. Is there a graduate Program? Yes

b. Is there an undergraduate Program? Can get a BS in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Animal Physiology and Behavior

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