Description
Investigate the structure and function of the nervous system to advance understanding of brain health and disease. Conduct basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research to develop diagnostics, therapies, and neurotechnologies.
- • Plan and direct studies of neural circuits, cognition, and neurological or psychiatric disorders in humans and animal models.
- • Follow rigorous biosafety and ethical procedures for neurotoxins, viral vectors, human subjects, and animal research.
- • Evaluate effects of neuromodulators, anesthetics, neurotoxins, and candidate therapeutics on neural activity and behavior.
- • Teach neuroscience principles, experimental design, and laboratory or clinical procedures to trainees and staff.
- • Prepare and analyze brain and neural tissue and cell cultures using histology, immunolabeling, and molecular assays.
- • Standardize dosing regimens, stimulation protocols, behavioral assays, and data acquisition pipelines for neuroscience studies.
- • Investigate mechanisms, progression, and risk factors of neurological and neurodevelopmental diseases.
- • Collaborate with clinicians, industry, and regulatory partners to develop standards for neurotechnology safety, data privacy, and brain health initiatives.
- • Study neural physiology and behavior in humans and animal models across development and aging.
- • Advise clinicians, educators, and researchers on applications of neuroimaging, electrophysiology, computational modeling, and molecular neuroscience.
- • Use equipment such as MRI/fMRI, EEG/MEG, confocal or two-photon microscopes, patch-clamp rigs, calcium imaging, and high-density electrophysiology systems.
- • Develop and validate methods, instrumentation, and analytic pipelines for brain measurement and modulation; analyze data and present findings to scientific and public audiences.
- • Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- • Write applications for research grants.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
