SCHOOL OF STUDIES IN NEUROSCIENCE

The School of Studies in Neuroscience offers a platform for research and teaching towards understanding the structure and function of the brain. This is the first and only Post-Graduate Department in Indian Universities extending interdisciplinary and inter-Institutional training to students leading to the award of M.Sc. Neuroscience degree. The M.Sc. Neuroscience teaching programme takes care of the basic disciplines such as Cell biology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics, laboratory tools and techniques, etc. which provide a broad base during the first semester. This is followed by gradually specialized areas of neuroscience like neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, molecular neurobiology, genetics, neuroimmunology, development of brain, degeneration and regeneration of nervous system, systems neuroscience, learning, memory and cognition, clinical neurochemistry, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, tools, techniques and methods in neurobiology research.

Generous financial support from the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science & Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, University Grants Commission and other agencies during past decade and strong academic backup and support from distinguished neuroscientists of national and international stature have allowed us to develop a research centre which one can boast of. We have successfully executed several major research projects, organized training workshops for research scientists and University and college teachers, symposia and conferences of National and International level. The School is well equipped with modern instrumentation as well as a good library. Our neuroscientists have been trained in leading Institutes in India and abroad.

The School holds the Nodal Centre for the National Initiative on Glial Cell Research in Health and Disease (supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India) in which Scientists form the Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, National Institute of Mental Health and Disease, Bangalore and ours are participating.

We also accommodate the Bioinformatics Infrastructural Facility of the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India that extends computational facilities to the Faculty and students of all the Life Science Departments for education and research.

In order to inculcate research skills in our students, in addition to their training at our research laboratory they get an exposure by way of project work/ training for about 6 months. We also make special efforts to promote an excellent general education that would provide the basis for careers in other areas such as teaching, commerce, and administration and management.

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