The Department of Neuroscience has a long-standing history of strength in cellular, molecular, and translational neuroscience, having been awarded two NIH-funded center grants. These centers have resulted in outstanding departmental core facilities available to support neuroscience research. The current strengths of the department are in research focused on neurodegenerative and neuroendocrine diseases, using cutting edge approaches including RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, proteogenomics, RNA-scope, and 2-Photon microscopy. An area of emerging thematic focus comprises research in physiological and pathological control of cellular plasticity and the underlying molecular mechanisms regulating cell fate. UAMS also offers a highly collaborative research environment and provides access to a competitive GPIBS graduate program which includes a Neuroscience track, access to medical school student researchers, UAMS Bioventures (which provides assistance for protecting and licensing intellectual property) and a range of state-of-the-art UAMS Core Research Facilities.
Areas of Research:
- Developmental neuroscience
- Electrophysiology
- Genomics/Proteomics/Bioinformatics
- Neurodegenerative Disorders including:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Epilepsy
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
- Parkinson’s disease
- Stroke/Ischemia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Neuro-endocrinology
- Neuro-oncology
- Neuro-progenitor stem cell biology
- Neuro-signaling/Neurotransmitters/Synaptic plasticity
- Pain
- Sleep