Neurobiology

The Division of Neurobiology is an academic and organized-research unit devoted to research and education in neurobiology. ARLDN faculty conduct research on the development, organization, evolution, and function of the nervous system, with expertise in the disciplines of anatomy, behavior, cellular and molecular biology, neurogenetics, and systems neurobiology. They teach at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels and provide significant service to the University, to the Tucson community, and to their profession. The unifying theme of the ARLDN is the use of experimentally favorable insect systems for studies of basic neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms. This focus makes the Division unique in the U.S. and comparable to only a handful of units abroad. Students and postdoctoral fellows from around the world join with the faculty and staff in creating a lively, interactive atmosphere of inquiry, learning, and scholarship.

The 9 primary and 2 research-track faculty members are committed to education in the broadest sense, preparing students at all levels to become life-long learners whether they focus their careers on neuroscience, work in other life-science fields, or pursue careers completely unrelated to science. ARLDN also provides a wide range of research and other learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students from more than a dozen other departmental and interdisciplinary committee-based programs.