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Sagittal section of bat brain stained with NeuN, a marker for neurons. The olfactory bulb is to the left (front) and the dorsal and ventral parts of the hippocampus are seen to the right (back) of the forebrain. Courtesy of Timothy Morello and Dr. Rena Orman.
The School of Graduate Studies, one of five schools at SUNY Health Sciences University, is dedicated to the training of future scientists and academic physicians in the biomedical field. We aim to develop in our students an awareness of the current state of biomedical science, the broad needs of biomedicine, and the special needs of our community.
Prominent tyrosine hydroxylase - immunoreactive fibers (green) surround and contact neurobiotin (red)-filled vocal motor neurons (pink) in a horizontal section through the hindbrain-spinal cord of a plainfin midshipman fish. Purple is Nissl stain, blue is DAPI nuclear counterstain. Courtesy of Professor Paul Forlano
Increased expression of α4βδ GABAA receptors on dendritic spines of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells at puberty. The electron microscopic image shows a spine emanating from a dendritic shaft of a pyramidal cell (blue) at puberty. δ subunit labeling (red dot) occurs peri-synaptic to an excitatory synapse on that spine. Glutamatergic (purple) and GABAergic (red) terminals are nearby. (Shen et al., Science 2010)

Brooklyn Neuroscience Education and Training for Scientists (B-NETS)

BP ENDURE

BP ENDURE is a program funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institute of Health. The overall goal of BP-ENDURE is to prepare undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups under-represented in biomedical and behavioral sciences, to enter and complete PhD programs in the neurosciences. This will diversify the cadre of trained researchers from groups currently underrepresented in neuroscience research working to address national health issues including neurologically based health disparities. It has been repeatedly shown that progress in biomedical research is enhanced by researchers from diverse backgrounds who contribute different perspectives, aptitudes, creativity, and experience to the enterprise of neuroscience research.

B-NETS

The Brooklyn Neuroscience Education and Training for Scientists (B-NETS) is a partnership between Brooklyn College and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

The goal of the program is to train the next generation of diverse neuroscientists to address chronic neurological health disparities that occur more frequently in minority and low-income populations, including the catchment area of the participating institutions in Central Brooklyn where our students both live and study.

The B-NETS program supports research involvement and education in the neurosciences by undergraduate juniors and seniors interested in conducting research in the broad area of neuroscience and who are enrolled at two CUNY colleges, Brooklyn College and Medgar Evers College.

By participating as B-NETS Fellows, participants will receive:

Excellent academic instruction in the neurosciences and related fields
Financial support to allow students to devote the time to become research scientists
Close and effective mentoring in career planning, academics, and research
Rich opportunities to participate in hands-on cutting-edge research in all areas of the neurosciences
Opportunities to learn effective oral and written communication about neuroscience research
Attendance at major conferences such as the Society for Neuroscience for Fellows to present their research and interact with the neuroscience research community
Assistance with application for summer research experiences and doctoral programs and national fellowships

Brooklyn Neuroscience Education and Training for Scientists (B-NETS)

BP ENDURE

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