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Department of Neuroscience
1040 E 4th Street
PO Box 210077
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-6629
Fax: (520) 621-8282
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Department Head

Dr. Alan J Nighorn
626 Gould-Simpson
PO Box 210077
Tel: (520) 621-9720
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Upcoming Events
  • Department of Neuroscience   Seminar Neuroscience Faculty Candidate   Jordan M. Renna, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Neuroscience Brown University   "Melanopsin ganglion cells: key players in visual system development"     Thursday April 4, 2013 4:00 pm Gould-Simpson 601         Refreshments will be served at 3:45pm  ...
  • Department of Neuroscience Seminar Neuroscience Faculty Candidate   Susan L. Patterson, PhD Department of Psychology & Neuroscience & The Center for Neuroscience University of Colorado   "New Insights into Cognitive Vulnerability: Interactions of Aging, Inflammation, and BDNF-dependent Synaptic Plasticity Processes"     Wednesday March 27, 2013 12:00 pm...
  • Department of Neuroscience SEMINAR NEUROSCIENCE FACULTY CANDIDATE   Julie E. Miller, PhD University of California Los Angeles Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology   "Motor Function and Dysfunction: Insights From Gene Networks in the Songbird Brain" Monday April 8, 2013 12:00 pm Gould-Simpson 601 Refreshments will be served at 11:45 am Host:  Alan...
  • Department of Neuroscience SEMINAR NEUROSCIENCE FACULTY CANDIDATE   Marc A. Wolman, PhD University of Pennsylvania Department of Cell and Developmental Biology   "Genetic Analysis of Habituation Learning in Zebrafish" Monday March 18, 2013 4:00 pm Gould-Simpson 601     Refreshments will be served at 3:45pm Host:  Alan Nighorn, Ph.D., Search Committee...
  • Department of Neuroscience   2013 Edmund A. Arbas Lecture   William B. Kristan, Jr. Distinguished Professor Division of Biological Sciences UCSD, La Jolla, CA   “Multifunctional Neurons and the Evolution of Behaviors” Thursday 11 April 2013 4:00 pm 140 Integrated Learning Center (ILC)   Refreshments will be served at 3:45 pm Host:  John G. Hildebrand,...
  • Department of Neuroscience Seminar Neuroscience Faculty Candidate   Jason R. Gerstner, PhD University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology   "Lipid-binding proteins: a nexus of sleep, clocks, and memory?"     Monday 4 March 2013 4:00 pm Gould-Simpson 601   Host:  Alan Nighorn, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair...
  • During the Tucson Festival of Books, organized by The University of Arizona, the UA School of Mind, Brain and Behavior and the Tucson Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience kick off Brain Awareness Week (March 11-17, 2013)   The Jelly Bean Test:  Figuring out that flavor depends on the nose.
  • The Arizona Insect Festival will offer theme-based, interactive activities and exhibits to learn about the importance of insects in our daily lives, and to discover exciting UA research. Insects play unique and diverse in maintaining healthy ecosystems (such as litter decomposition), enhancing crop productivity, pollinating native plants, spreading disease and impacting our urban environments....
  • Department of Neuroscience SEMINAR Gregory M. Pask Department of Biological Sciences Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN   "Exploring Insect Odorant Receptor Function Through Small Molecules"   Tuesday 6 November, 2012 Noon Gould-Simpson 601   Host:  John G Hildebrand, Ph.D. jhildebr@email....