Welcome to the Department of Neurobiology

Northwestern University's Department of Neurobiology is a modern day neuroscience department located on the Evanston campus. The laboratories in the department study development, sensory systems, biological rhythms, learning & memory, molecular neurobiology, and cellular electrophysiology. Researchers in our department are experts in cutting edge techniques in electrophysiology, imaging, behavior, and molecular and genetic biology.

Our faculty has been recognized by the Academy of Arts and Sciences, The M. Keck Foundation, The Klingenstein Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, The Searle Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and many other distinguished foundations. Faculty members regularly publish in such prominent journals as Nature, Science, the Journal of Neuroscience, and Neuron.

Students participate in research at the undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. level, and our faculty is recognized for its teaching excellence.

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