The Institute of Neuroscience (ION) is a group of biologists, psychologists, and human physiologists at the University of Oregon that has pooled its expertise to tackle fundamental questions in neuroscience – questions such as, "How do neural stem cells choose between self-renewal and differentiation?" "What mechanisms generate the large diversity of neurons within the brain?" "How do these neurons 'wire up' into functional circuits?" "How do neural circuits produce behavior?"
These questions are being explored at all levels of organization – from the relatively simple nervous systems of Drosophila, C. elegans, and zebrafish to the more complex networks in mice, owls, and humans.
ION boasts a highly collaborative faculty with expertise in genetics, development, electrophysiology, optogenetics, and functional MRI. As a result, students enrolled in our PhD program come away with the broad conceptual and technical skills necessary to run an independent neuroscience research lab or pursue many other related career paths. Our state-of-the-art facilities and excellent support staff allow ION members to progress rapidly by making exploratory or pilot experiments accessible.
We're passionate about creating an inclusive environment that promotes and values diversity. Research institutions that are diverse in gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, and perspective are proven to foster greater creativity and promote synergistic, collaborative innovation and interactions.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is searching for a Professor of Neuroengineering/Systems Neuroscience!
ION IN THE NEWS
AroundtheO: UO Biologist Judith Eisen elected into elite American academy
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Awards ION a grant to purchase a Thorlabs Mesoscope that is capable of imaging 10s of thousands of neurons simultaneously in behaving mice
AroundtheO: Two university professors awarded for biomedical research
AroundtheO: 2017 in review: Top Campus News and Workplace stories
AroundtheO: UO joins forces with OHSU for three-day neuroscience event
Chris Doe elected to the National Academy of Sciences!
JoLynn Burdett receives VPRI Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation DGA.
AroundtheO: Janis Weeks, "UO-made tool ready to take on disease causing worms"
Congratulations Adam Miller, winner, Chi-Bin Chien award from the International Zebrafish Society.
Franklin Institute selects UO's Posner for elite award
UO team finds signs of true altruism in the brain.
Joe Wekselblatt and Cris Niell in local news story about 'mind reading' camera use in the lab.
A way toward unlocking the teenage brain?
Cris Niell receives young investigator award
Nematode brains offer window into human sleep problems
Using fruit fly larvae, UO researchers capture the symmetry of movement
UO, Baylor team up for NIH-funded Model Organism Screening Center
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