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Neuroscience and are distinct but overlapping disciplines. • M.S. and Ph.D. students take three core Whereas investigates courses in neuroscience, physiology and neural substrates of , Physiology , and elective courses in more studies multiple functions. However, specific areas of these fields, as well as in M.S. and Ph.D. both seek to understand at an integrated related fields, such as cellular and level across molecules, cells, tissues, molecular , behavior, Sequences in whole , and environment. and

The workings of our and • The curriculum provides a canonical Neuroscience and define us. When problems occur, results conceptual foundation for students can be devastating. According to the pursuing master’s and doctoral research in Physiology National Institutes of Health, neurological neuroscience and physiology and are two of the largest world health concerns and more than 50 • Our sequences provide a “cohort” million people in this country endure experience for new students, by offering a School of Biological some problem with the . cohesive curriculum for those students interested in pursuing graduate study in Our graduate sequences in Neuroscience neuroscience and physiology. and Physiology provide an exciting and Illinois State University challenging academic environment by combining research excellence with a strong commitment to education. We offer a comprehensive curriculum to graduate students interested in Neuroscience and Physiology. Both M.S. For more , contact Dr. Paul A. and Ph.D. programs are also tightly Garris ([email protected]) or visit integrated into laboratory research. bio.illinoisstate.edu/graduate and goo.gl/9YTs4X

Byron Heidenreich, Ph.D. Neuroscience & Physiology Curriculum Neuroscience and Physiology of monoamine . of BSC 430 Neuroscience Faculty & Research of abuse and psychotherapeutic BSC 435 Mammalian Physiology medications. BSC 490 Biostatistics and BSC 420.27 Biostatistics Lab Joe Casto, Ph.D. Graduate Seminars Behavioral BSC 420 Graduate Seminar in Biology Physiology of host-parasite interactions, Alysia Vrailas Mortimer, Ph.D. Thesis/Dissertation Research of sex differences in brain and and BSC 499/599 Thesis/Dissertation Research Elective Courses behavior, and neural mechanisms of Genetics, Genes and Behavior, and the BSC 411 Confocal in Biology motivated social . . BSC 415 Advanced Biology I BSC 418 Biological Microscopy Paul Garris, Ph.D. Wolfgang Stein, Ph.D. BSC 419 of the Gene BSC 425 Advanced II Neurobiology BSC 450: Diverse Neuroscience and Physiology courses Abused drugs, cognitive enhancers, Sensorimotor processing, motor pattern (, Dopamine Neuroscience, , Computational Neuroscience, Biostatistics, Immunollogy Parkinson's disease, methamphetamine- generation, and of etc.) induced neurotoxicity, and development of neuronal networks. Combining computer BSC 486 microsensors and instrumentation. modeling with optical imaging in vitro and in BSC 470 vivo . Not more than two of the following: BSC 301 Craig Gatto, Ph.D. BSC 325 Ecological Physiology of Andrés Vidal-Gadea, Ph.D. Molecular Physiology BSC 327 and Behavior Employ modern approaches in molecular Molecular Neuroethology BSC 345 Introduction to biology and protein along with Neural and genetic bases of behavior from BSC 346 of Animals electrophysiology to study the - an evolutionary perspective using the model BSC 353 Lab I, BSC 354 Biotechnology Lab II BSC 355 and , mechanism, biosynthesis, assembly nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. BSC 367 , BSC 396 Avian Biology and cellular trafficking of P-type ATPases or CHE 442 Proteins, CHE 444 Lipids, CHE 464 Kinetics and Ion pumps (e.g. Na,K-ATPase, Ca-ATPases). Dynamics, PSY 418 and , PSY 421 More info: https://goo.gl/9YTs4X Advanced Behavior Modification, PSY 468 Advanced and Mental Health Diagnosis