Neuroscience and Physiology are distinct but overlapping disciplines. • M.S. and Ph.D. students take three core Whereas Neuroscience investigates courses in neuroscience, physiology and neural substrates of behavior, Physiology biostatistics, 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 biology, behavior, chemistry Sequences in whole organism, and environment. and psychology The workings of our brain and body • 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 heart disease 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 nervous system. cohesive curriculum for those students interested in pursuing graduate study in Sciences 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 information, 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 Behavioral Neuroscience Curriculum Neuroscience and Physiology Neuropsychopharmacology of monoamine neurotransmitters. Neuropharmacology of BSC 430 Neuroscience Faculty & Research drugs 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 Neuroendocrinology BSC 420 Graduate Seminar in Biology Physiology of host-parasite interactions, Alysia Vrailas Mortimer, Ph.D. Thesis/Dissertation Research development of sex differences in brain and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics BSC 499/599 Thesis/Dissertation Research Elective Courses behavior, and neural mechanisms of Genetics, Genes and Behavior, and the BSC 411 Confocal Microscopy in Biology motivated social behaviors. Neurobiology of Aging. BSC 415 Advanced Cell Biology I BSC 418 Biological Microscopy Paul Garris, Ph.D. Wolfgang Stein, Ph.D. BSC 419 Molecular Biology of the Gene BSC 425 Advanced Cell Biology II Dopamine Neurobiology Cellular Neuroscience BSC 450: Diverse Neuroscience and Physiology courses Abused drugs, cognitive enhancers, Sensorimotor processing, motor pattern (Neurophysiology, Dopamine Neuroscience, Neuroethology, Computational Neuroscience, Biostatistics, Immunollogy Parkinson's disease, methamphetamine- generation, and neuromodulation of etc.) induced neurotoxicity, and development of neuronal networks. Combining computer BSC 486 Ethology microsensors and instrumentation. modeling with optical imaging in vitro and in BSC 470 Evolution vivo electrophysiology. Not more than two of the following: BSC 301 Entomology Craig Gatto, Ph.D. BSC 325 Ecological Physiology of Animals Andrés Vidal-Gadea, Ph.D. Molecular Physiology BSC 327 Hormones and Behavior Employ modern approaches in molecular Molecular Neuroethology BSC 345 Introduction to Endocrinology biology and protein biochemistry along with Neural and genetic bases of behavior from BSC 346 Developmental Biology of Animals electrophysiology to study the structure- an evolutionary perspective using the model BSC 353 Biotechnology Lab I, BSC 354 Biotechnology Lab II BSC 355 Genomics and Bioinformatics function, mechanism, biosynthesis, assembly nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. BSC 367 Immunology, 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 Learning and Cognition, PSY 421 More info: https://goo.gl/9YTs4X Advanced Behavior Modification, PSY 468 Advanced Psychopathology and Mental Health Diagnosis .