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20092010NEUROSCIENCESHANDBOOK
TableofContentsPage
DepartmentalDirectory 24
NeurosciencesatCWRU 58
ProgramRequirements 810
Courses 1113
Examinations 1415
ChangeofStateNotification 15
ResearchIntegrity 15
GuidelinesforThesisResearch 1518
MasterofNeuroscienceDegree 1819
PostdoctoralFellows 19
NeurosciencesFacilities 1922
Other
Facilities/Services
22
UsefulWebsites 23
Currentstudents 24
AlumnioftheNeurosciencesProgram 2526
*pleasesendanycorrectionsforthehandbooktoKatieWervey([email protected])*
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PRIMARYFACULTY
HeatherBroihier(htb)
SchoolofMedicineE714
OfficePhone#3684326
LabPhone#3680657
RebeccaJames(rej10)
NanLiu(nxl23)
Crystal(Kozora)Miller(cxk81)
InnaNechipurenko(ivn2)
YiLanWeng(yxw71)
GemmaCasadesus(gxc40)
SchoolofMedicineE729&728
OfficePhone#3688503
LabPhone#3682018
JaewonChang(jxc176)DeniseHatala(dah13)
HyunjinKim(hxk199)
JenniferReeves(jer112)
EvanDeneris(esd)
Schoolof
Medicine
E648
OfficePhone#3688725
LabPhone#3688724
StephanieFox(srf12)
ChenLiu(cxl115)
KatherineLobur(kjl16)
HiroshiMaeno(hxm57)
StevenWyler(scw58)
DavidFriel (ddf2)
SchoolofMedicineE647
OfficePhone #3684930
LabPhone
#368
1915
RobertoGalan(rfg8)
SchoolofMedicineE725
OfficePhone#3680811
GermanCardenasLeroy(gxc128)
PavelPuzerey(pxp190)
KarlSteinke(gks5)
YenanZhu(yxz107)
AlisonHall(axh8)
SchoolofMedicineE709
OfficePhone#3686711
LabPhone
#368
6710
SarahO'Keeffe(seo5)x5655
JamieRhodes(jlr124)
StefanHerlitze(sxh106)
SchoolofMedicineE643
OfficePhone#3681804
DavinaGutierrez(dvg1)
TakashiMaejima(txm130)
EugeneOh(exo16)
DavidKatz(dmk4)
SchoolofMedicineE712
OfficePhone#3686116
LabPhone#3686179
IanAdams(ita)
MichaelOgier(moo3)
DanielleSchmid(das197)
TaliaSukol([email protected])
QifangWang(qxw12) (E717)
DianaKunze
MetroHealthMedicalCenter
2500MetroHealth
ClevelandOhio44109
OfficePhone#2167788967
LynnT.Landmesser(ltl)CHAIR
(E643A)E627Lab
SchoolofMedicineE653
OfficePhone#3683996
LabPhone#3684896
KseniaKastanenka(kvk3)
KatherineLobur(kjl16)
YukaMaenoHikichi(yxm29)
ShengWang(sxw203)
GaryLandreth(gel2)
SchoolofMedicineE649
OfficePhone#3686101
LabPhone#3683435
BrentCameron(bdc22)PaigeCramer(pec9)
ColleenKarlo(jck2)E640
DonnaKirsch(djk15)
ChungYing(Daniel)Lee(cxl142)
ShwetaMandrekar(sdm19)
LaurenOgrich(lmo11)
DanielaPopescu(dcp58)
JoannaPucilowska(jxp190)
ErinReed(egr3)
JulieSavage(jcs30)
WendyMacklin
UofColoradoDenverHealth
SciencesCenter
Aurora,CO80045
OfficePhone#3037243426
YiDong(yxd26)
RobertMiller(rhm3)
SchoolofMedicineE721
OfficePhone#3686269
LabPhone #3686170
LianhuaBai(lxb65)
AndrewCaprariello(avc9)DPB
AnneDeChant(akd6)x5473
SharylFyffeMaricich(slf53)
SaraVandommelen(slv15)x6269
YanYang(yxy33)
AnitaZaremba(axz2)
JerrySilver(jsx10)
SchoolofMedicineE661
OfficePhone#3682150
LabPhone#3685574(E658)
WarrenAlilain(wja4)
SarahBusch(sab37)
MarcDePaul(mxd359)
TeresaEvans(teresa.evans)
HongmeiHu(hxh67)
BradleyLang(btl21)
Angela(Nord)Filous(arn29)
BenStrowbridge(bxs48)
SchoolofMedicineE659
OfficePhone#3686974
LabPhone#3681041
YuanGao(yxg30)
RobertHyde(rah38)
LorenSchmidt(ljs102)
RossAnderson(rwa4)DPB
IsaacYoungstrom(iay4)
BruceTrapp([email protected])
ClevelandClinicFoundation
BuildingNC30
9500EuclidAvenue
ClevelandOhio44195
OfficePhone#2164447177
LabPhone#2164448712
MariaSmith(mcs59)
ElizabethYoung(eay9)
RichardZigmond(rez)
SchoolofMedicineE701
OfficePhone#3684614
LabPhone#3684615
AliciaLisowitz(aal39)
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]8/3/2019 2009-2010 Neurosciences Student Handbook Updated 1-19-10
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SECONDARYFACULTY
KumarAlagramam(kna3)
Otolaryngology
Lakeside7123
OfficePhone#2168447261.
Chunyang(Brian)Bai(cbb9)
Genetics
BRB621
OfficePhone#3680305
SusannBradyKalnay(smb4)
Molecular&Microbiology
SchoolofMedicineW214b
OfficePhone#3680330
MatthiasBuck(mxb150)
Physiology&Biophysics
SchoolofMedicineE646
Office
Phone
#
368
8651
HillelChiel(hjc)
Biology301
OfficePhone#3683846
LabPhone#3683574
ThomasDick(ted3)
Pulmonary/CriticalCare
BRB319
OfficePhone#3688637
RishiDhingra(rxd50)
DominiqueDurand
(dxd6)
BiomedicalEngineering
Wickenden112
OfficePhone#3683974
PaulErnsberger(pre)
Nutrition
DentalSchool201
OfficePhone#3684738
JosephLaManna(jcl4)
Neurology
BRB
525
OfficePhone#3681112
BruceLamb(btl)(Adjunct)
Genetics
BRB7thFloor
OfficePhone#3682979
SunghoLee(sxl265)
RichardJohnLeigh(rjl4)
Neurology
Lakeside3080
OfficePhonel#2168443190
StephenMaricich(smm18)
Pediatrics
SchoolofMedicineE765
OfficePhone#3682194
LabPhone#3680066
SaedAbokor(sxa359)
BrianMcDermott,Jr.(bmm30)
Otolaryngology
WearnBldg.,Room452
OfficePhone#2168446036
MaureenMcEnery(mwm4)
General
Medical
Sciences
SchoolofMedicineWG11
OfficePhone#3683377
IrvineMcQuarrie(igm)
NeurologicalSurgery
VAMedicalCenter
OfficePhone#7913800
ElizabethPehek(eap6)
Psychiatry
VAMedicalCenterBrecksville
OfficePhone#4405263030
RobertPetersen(rbp)
Pathology
InstituteofPathology204
OfficePhone#3686709
RoyRitzmann(rer3)
Biology
BiologyBuilding207
OfficePhone#3683554
ShenandoahRobinson(sxr47)
NeurologicalSurgeryOfficePhone#2168444922
Lab:SOME720
QingLi(qxl5)x4865
StephanieEaton(see14)
RobertRuff(rlr)
Neurology
LakesideHospital3080
OfficePhone#2164213040
ShastaSabo(sls79)
Pharmacology
SchoolofMedicineW305C
OfficePhone#3685683
RuthSiegel(res7)
Pharmacology
SchoolofMedicineW319
OfficeTelephone#3685554
LabPhone#3686024
CoreySmith(cbs16)
Physiology&Biophysics
SchoolofMedicineE645
OfficePhone#3683487
SophiaSundararajan(srt2)
Neurology
Lakeside3080OfficePhone#2168448421
ManSunSy(mxs92)
Pathology
BRB9thFloor
OfficePhone#3681268
ErikvanLunteren(exv4)
Pulmonary/CriticalCare
VAMedicalCenter
OfficePhone#7913800
NicoleWard
(nlw4)
Dermatology
BRB526
OfficePhone#3681111
ChristopherWilson(cgw5)
Pediatrics
RB&C
OfficePhone#2168447356
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ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICESchoolofMedicineE653
NarleneBrown(nrb)
AdministrativeManager
OfficePhone#3686253
PamMcGregor
(pam7)
GrantsManagementSpecialist
OfficePhone#3686251
KatieWervey(kar18)
GraduateStudentCoordinator/AssistanttoChair
OfficePhone#3686252
CENTERFORTRANSLATIONALNEUROSCIENCES
http://www.case.edu/med/CTN/index.html
SchoolofMedicineE722
RobertMiller,Director,3685473,(rhm3)
AnneDeChant,AdministratorfortheCenter,3685473,(akd6)
CWRURODENTBEHAVIORCOREhttp://neurosciences.case.edu/crbc/home
SchoolofMedicineE729
GemmaCasadesus,CoreDirector,3688503,(gxc40)
JenniferReeves,CoreTechnician([email protected])
NEUROSCIENCESIMAGINGCENTERhttp://neurosciences.case.edu/imaging/index
SchoolofMedicineE632
BenStrowbridge,Director,3686974,(bxs48)
MaryannePendergast,TrainingandFacilityManager,3682575orcell:2162248649,(mxp19)
LynnLandmesser,GarvinProfessorandChair,Neurosciences,3683996,(ltl)
ITSpecialistHarryMenegay(hxm8)
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NeurosciencesatCWRU
TheDepartmentofNeurosciences,locatedintheEastWingoftheCWRUMedicalSchool,offers
graduateeducationandpostdoctoraltraininginawiderangeofdisciplinesinmodern
neuroscience.Trainingisprovidedthroughacombinationofresearch,courseworkand
seminars.Thedepartmenthostsweeklyseminars,journalclubs,asocialhour,andinvites
talentedundergraduatestoparticipateinresearchoverthesummer.Thesisresearch
opportunitiesareavailablewithmorethan20facultymembersworkinginareassuchas
developmentofmotorandsensorysystems,regeneration,pathfindingbyaxons,
neurogenetics,regulationofneurotransmitterexpression,neuronglialinteractions,synaptic
physiologyandplasticity,ionchannelbiophysicsandinformationprocessing.Inthelastdecade,
ourdepartmenthasconsistentlyrankedinthetopfifteenpercentofNeuroscienceprograms
nationwideinNIHfunding(2005Caseranked14thinNIHfunding).Onefeatureofthe
Departmentthatmakesitparticularlyattractiveisthehighlyinteractiveatmosphere,
characterizedbyextensivecollaborationsamonglaboratoriesandwithotherinvestigators.
NeurosciencesDepartmentOfficeSOME653
Phone2163686253FAX2163684650
Website:http://neurosciences.case.edu/
TrainingPhilosophy
GraduateeducationinNeurosciencesatCWRUaddressesmanyaspectsofthescience
profession,andinvolvesbothformalcourseworkandinformalinteractions.Bothfacultyand
studentsprosperwhenstudentsareconsideredaspromisingjuniorcolleagues,deserving
dedicatedguidancefromthescientificcommunity.
"TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeisthehighestacademicdegreegrantedbyNorthAmerican
universities.
It
is
a
research
degree
and
is
to
be
distinguished
from
other
doctorates
such
as
the
M.D.,J.D.orEd.D.degrees,whicharedesignedforprofessionaltrainingorwhichfocuson
appliedratherthanbasicresearch....TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeisdesignedtopreparea
studenttobecomeascholar,thatis,todiscover,integrateandapplyknowledge,aswellas
communicateanddisseminateit...Theprogramemphasizesthedevelopmentofthestudent's
capacitytomakesignificantoriginalcontributiontoknowledgeinacontextoffreedomof
inquiryandexpression."
CouncilofGraduateStudies
Neuroscientiststodayrequiremanyskillstosucceedinacompetitiveenvironment.Our
Neurosciencestudentscanexpecttrainingin1)scientificexcellence,withcloseinteractions
withfacultyadvisorsleadingtoanunderstandingofproblemsolving,criticalanalysisofdata
andmoderntechnicalapproaches,2)communicationskills,includingpracticeandadviceinthe
analysisofcontemporaryliterature,grantsmanship,andoralpresentationsand3)Ethics,to
makecomplexdecisionsonauthorship,datahandling,andintellectualproperty.
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StudentActivities.Graduatestudentsareexpectedtoinitiateandparticipateinavarietyof
activitieshavingtodowithprofessionalgrowth:
DepartmentalRepresentativestoCaseprograms.AlldepartmentscontributetotheCWRU
GraduateStudentSenate(http://gss.case.edu/)thatdiscussesissuesthataffectgraduate
students.TeresaEvansandAngela(Nord)FilousarecurrentNeurosciencerepresentativesto
GSS.
JournalClubsandSeminars.Journalclubsandseminarsofferanopportunitytolearnabout
broadareasofNeuroscience,andformanimportantpartofgraduatetraining.Allstudents,
postdoctoralfellowsandfacultyareexpectedtoattendboththeJournalClubMondaysatnoon
(SOME646)andtheNeurosciencesSeminarThursdaysatnoon(BRB105unlessotherwise
specified).Studentsarestronglyencouragedtoactivelyparticipatebyaskingquestionsat
seminarsandjournalclubs.Dr.RichardZigmond(rez)organizestheseminarscheduleandDr.
GaryLandreth(gel2)organizesthejournalclubcalendar.
Togainoralpresentationskills,studentsandpostdoctoralfellowsshouldmakeformal
presentationstotheNeurosciencecommunityatleastonceayear,afterpractice
with
their
facultyadvisors.Studentsinthefirst3yearsmayelecttopresentacurrentresearcharticle
fromaprominentjournal.Facultyofferconstructivecriticismtothestudentdirectlyfollowing
thepresentation.Postdoctoralfellowsandexperiencedstudentsusuallypresenttheirresearch
workwithrelevantbackgroundandsignificance,butmayopttodoajournalclub.
Meetingoutsidespeakersforlunch.Studentsandpostdoctoralfellowsareencouragedto
meetwithvisitingspeakersatlunchfollowingthenoonseminar.Thisisagoodopportunityto
practicetalkingaboutscienceinaconcise,interestingway.Further,itoffersameanstogetto
knowthespeaker,his/herinstitutionandtodiscussscientificstrategiesorcollaborations.To
meet
with
a
speaker,
contact
the
student
lunch
coordinators,
Ross
Anderson
(rwa4)
or
Loren
Schmidt(ljs102)(for200910academicyear)toreserveafreelunch.Astudentorpostdoc
shouldexpecttomeetwithatleast4speakersayear.
Neurosciencetextbookandcomputer.StudentscommittedtotheNeuroscienceProgramfor
theirthesisworkareprovidedacopyofKandel,SchwartzandJessell,PrinciplesofNeural
Science.Similarly,oncestudentscommittoalaboratory,alaptopcomputerwillbeprovidedfor
useincompletingstudies.Ifastudentsubsequentlychangesprograms,thetextbookand
laptopmustbereturnedforfutureuse.
Studentsponsoreddepartmentalspeaker.Onespeakerayearisselectedandsponsoredby
thegraduatestudentsintheDepartment.Visitingfacultyarehonoredbythisdistinctionand
areveryaccessibletostudentsduringthevisit.Facultyinputaboutcandidatesisencouragedto
ensurethat"studentfriendly"speakersareselected.Studentscreatethescheduleforthe
speaker,arrangelunchwithstudentsandpostdocs,introducethespeakerattheseminar,
createadepartmentwidedinnerwiththespeaker,areresponsiblefortransittoandfrom
theairportandhotelreservations.
GraduateStudentSymposium.Thegraduatestudentsinthebiomedicalsciencesorganizea
symposiumonceayearthatincludesstudentpostersandakeynotespeakerinvitedby
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students.ThefacultyadvisorforthisprogramisDavidMacDonald.Manystudentissuesare
representedbytheNationalAssociationofGraduateandProfessionalStudents
(http://www.nagps.org/).
Attendingnationalmeetings.Studentsareencouragedtopresenttheirworkatnational
meetingsonceayear.ThemostappropriatemeetingsmaybetheSocietyforNeurosciences
AnnualMeetingoraGordonConference.Studentsshouldcompeteforindividualtravelgrants
aswellasfundsfromtraininggrants.MSTPstudentsoftencangetpartialreimbursementfor
meetingcostsiftheypresentaposterortalkatascientificmeeting.
Recruitmentofprospectivegraduatestudents.Oftenthemostcandidviewofourprogram
comesfromcurrentstudents,andthatviewpointisveryvaluabletoprospectivestudents.
StudentshostprospectivestudentsfromotherinstitutionsduringtheSpringrecruitment
weekend,andserveasambassadorsoftheinstitutionandprogram.
IndividualPredoctoralSupport.Onceaccepted,graduatestudentswhotrainwith
NeurosciencesDepartmentP.I.sareguaranteedstipendsupportbytheDepartmentforfive
yearsiftheyremainingoodstanding.Supportforadditionalyearsmaybeprovidedbut
requiresanindividualpetition.StudentswhochoosetotrainwithP.I.soutsidetheDepartment
ofNeurosciencesshouldnotethattuitionandstipendsupportwillbetheresponsibilityofthe
trainingP.I.andhis/herdepartment.AletterofsupportisrequiredfromthetrainingP.I.and
chairofdepartmentstatingthattuitionandstipendwillbeguaranteedforatleastfiveyears.
ThislettermustbereceivedbytheDepartmentofNeurosciencesbeforeastudentbegins
trainingwiththechosenP.I.StipendsupportmayderivefromNIHtraininggrants,NIH
individualresearchgrants,federalandprivateresearchgrantsanduniversityresources.Tuition
isgenerallypaidbythetrainingfacultymembersprimarydepartment.Itishighly
advantageousforstudentstosuccessfullycompeteforindividualgrantsupportfrom
extramuralsources,andthedepartmentstronglyencouragessuchapplications.Neuroscience
students
have
been
successful
in
obtaining
National
Research
Scholar
Fellowships
from
the
NIH
(pleaseseehttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/noticefiles/NOTOD07052.html)andthe
AmericanHeartAssociation(pleasesee
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2457#Predoc).Notethatseveral
agenciesrequireapplicationsearlyingraduatetraining.TheOfficeofGraduateEducation
maintainsalistofgraduatefundingopportunities
http://casemed.case.edu/gradprog/grantsources.html.
GraduateStipendandBenefits
FulltimeregisteredNeurosciencestudentsareeligiblefortuitionandstipendsupport(see
above).Thestipendleveliscurrently$25,000fortwelvemonthsforthe20092010academic
schoolyear. StipendsarefundedbyNIHtraininggrants,NIHindividualresearchgrants,federal
andprivateresearchgrantsanduniversityresources.InAugust,2000,theDeanofGraduate
Studiesinformedstudentsthat"incometaxwillbewithheldonlyonthestipendportionof
compensation(stipendplustuition)chargedtofederalresearchgrants."Notethatstudents
mayalsoberequiredtopaylocaltaxesiftheyliveoutsidethecityofCleveland.Informationcan
beobtainedfromeachmunicipality.TheDepartmentpaysforstudenthealthservices.Acopy
oftheCWRUMedicalPlanforStudentscanbeobtainedattheUniversityHealthServices,2145
AdelbertRoad.
UniversityHealthService2163682450
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Appointments:
GeneralClinic2163684539
WomensClinic2163682453
MentalHealth2163682510
UniversityCounselingService2163682510
NeurosciencesProgramRequirements
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttobecomefamiliarwiththegeneralrulesandregulations
oftheUniversity(availableintheGeneralBulletin,http://www.case.edu/bulletin/)aswellas
thespecificruleswhichapplyforthecourseofstudyinNeuroscience(thisdocument).
TheNeurosciencesGraduateProgramAdvisor(GPA)is
Dr.GaryLandreth
E649(SOM)
3686101;[email protected]
TheGraduateProgramAdvisoroverseesgraduatetrainingintheNeurosciencesProgram.The
GPAisavailabletodiscussprogressandprovideadviceoncourseselection. TheGPAalso
coordinatesstudentactivitiesandservesasastudentadvocateshoulddifficultiesarise.
AllstudentsmustsubmitaPlannedProgramofStudy(PPOS)bytheendoftheir2ndsemester
throughtheStudentInformationSystem(SIS)byusingthe"CoursePlanner"and"MyProgram"
tabs(thebasiccurriculumwillbegiventonewstudentsattheirinitialmeetingwiththeGPA
whentheyfirstarrivetothedepartment. Credithoursshouldneverexceed9hoursinany
semestersinceaidisnotavailableforanythingabove9credithours). Ifastudentfailsto
submitaPPOSduringtherequiredtimeframe,aregistrationholdwillbeplacedonthe
student'saccount. ArevisedprogramofstudymustalsobesubmittedviatheSISwhenany
change
in
the
original
plan
occurs.
Questions
about
the
PPOS
can
be
directed
to
the
Graduate
[email protected],(216)3684390.
RegistrationforclassesisalsodoneonlineinSIS.
MoststudentsarriveJuly1andimmediatelybeginalabrotation.Becausethesummersession
isnotencumberedbycoursework,oftenthisrotationisanexcellentlaboratoryexperience.In
theFall,studentsgenerallyenrollinthecorrelatedcurriculumincellbiology(CBIO453)and
molecularbiology(CBIO455)andpursuelabrotations.
StudentsarerequiredbytheUniversitytotake36semesterhoursofgraduatecoursesbefore
advancingtocandidacy;thisincludesrequiredcourses,advancedelectivesand601research.
Atleast24hoursmustbegraded.
NeurosciencesPh.D.ProgramRequirements:
CBIO453CellBiologyI
CBIO455MolecularBiologyI
IBMS500BeingaProfessionalScientist(Ethicalissuesinscienceresearchseminar)
NEUR402PrinciplesofNeuralSciences
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NEUR415NeurosciencesSeminarSeries
NEUR540AdvancedTopicsinNeuroscienceEthics (Studentswhomatriculatedbefore2004
areexemptfromtakingthiscourse)
Electivegraduatecourses
NeurosciencesJournalClub
Aminimumof18hoursofNEUR701thesisresearch
SuggestedCourseofPh.D.Study
Year1Fall
CBIO453CellBiology1(4credits)
CBIO455MolecularBiology1(4credits)
NEUR601ResearchinNeuroscience(1credit)
Year1Spring
NEUR402PrinciplesofNeuroscience(3credits)
Electivegraduatecourse(23credits)
NEUR415NeuroscienceSeminars(1credit)
NEUR601ResearchinNeuroscience(23credits)
IBMS500Onbeingaprofessionalscientist(0credits,tobe
taken
in
May)
SummerCompletepreliminaryexambyJuly31
Beginthesisresearch
Year2Fall
Electivecourses(6credits)
NEUR601ResearchinNeuroscience(3credits)
Year2Spring
Elective
Courses
(6
credits)
NEUR601ResearchinNeuroscience(3credits)
CompleteQualifierExambyJuly31
Formthesiscommittee
Research
Prepareindividualfellowshipapplication
Year3Fall
NEUR701ResearchinNeuroscience(9credits)
ThesisCommitteeMeetingsevery6months
Year3Spring
NEUR540AdvancedTopicsinNeuroscienceEthics(0credits)
(Allstudentsmatriculatingin2004andlatermusttakethiscourse)
NEUR701ResearchinNeuroscience(9credits)
ThesisCommitteeMeetingsevery6months
Year4+
NEUR701ResearchinNeuroscience(1crediteachFallandSpringSemesteruntilgraduation)
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Thesiscommitteemeetingsevery6months
SummerSessions:Studentsmustregisterfor(0)credithoursofRSCH750(SummerResearch)
everysummerusingDeniseDouglasastheinstructor,unlessyouaregoingtodefendinthe
summer;inthiscase,pleaseseeKatie.
MedicalScienceTrainingProgram(MSTP)
MSTPstudentsintheneuroscienceprogramareexpectedtocompletetherequirementsfor
MSTPstudentsasoutlinedintheMSTPguidelines.Thegeneralguidelinesandperformance
expectationsforMSTPstudentsintheneuroscienceprogramareidenticaltothoseforgraduate
students.MSTPstudentsarerequiredtotakeNEUR402PrinciplesofNeuroscience,and3
otherelectivecourses,atleastoneofwhichisinNeurosciences.Studentsareencouragedto
takeNeurosciencegraduatecoursesduringthefirsttwoyearsofmedicalschool.Inparticular,
inlightofmedicalschoolcurriculumchanges,itisadvisedthatMSTPstudentscompleteNEUR
402duringyear1ofmedicalschool.Ingeneral,studentsareencouragedtotakeagraduate
schoolelectivecourseinyear2ofmedicalschool,whilealsopreparingfortheUSMLEstep1.
Preliminaryexamshavethesameformatasthatforothergraduatestudents,andshouldbe
completedinthefirstsummerfollowingidentificationofalaboratoryandmentor.The
qualifyingexamshouldbecompletedattheconclusionofrequiredcoursework,andmustbe
completedinthesecondsummerfollowingadmissionintothegraduateprogram.Inkeeping
withMSTPprogram,eachstudentmusthaveamemberoftheMSTPsteeringcommitteeand
oneMDorMD/PhD.onthethesiscommittee.TheMSTPsteeringcommitteememberfor
NeurosciencesisDr.JerrySilver(jxs10).
LaboratoryRotationsandSelection
Oneofthemostimportantdecisionsastudentmakesisthechoiceofafacultyadvisor.To
obtainexperienceindifferentlaboratories,studentscompleteaminimumofthreerotationsof
approximately
4
6
weeks
duration
during
the
first
semester.
Students
are
encouraged
to
start
rotationsJuly1toallowforthreeextendedrotationsbyDecember.Theserotationsgive
studentsadiverseintroductiontoapproachesforstudyingneuralfunctionandserveasthe
basisforchoosingalaboratoryforthePh.D.thesis.Astudentshouldrealizethat2025hours
perweekoflaboratoryworkareexpectedduringthesemester.A3pagerotationreport
describingtheprojectandarotationevaluationformmustbepreparedattheconclusionof
eachrotation.Aftertheformiscompleted,thestudentandfacultyadvisormeettodiscuss
comments.Copiesoftherotationreportandsignedevaluationformaresubmittedtothe
graduateprogramadvisor,theNeurosciencesOffice(givetoKatie),andtheBSTPOffice(for
BSTPstudents).Thisisthestudent'sresponsibility.
Bytheendofthefirstsemester,studentscommittoaspecificlaboratoryandfacultyadvisorfor
doctoralstudies.ThedateofthiscommitmentisgenerallyaroundDecember15. Anyfaculty
advisorwhoagreestotakearotationstudentmustdosoonlywithconfirmedfinancialsupport
shouldthestudentdecidetoworkinthatlaboratory.
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NEUR432:CURRENTTOPICSINVISIONRESEARCHCreditHours:3.0
Offeredalternatingyears,springsemester(lastofferedinspring2010).
Park,P.
Description:Visionresearchisanexcitingandmultidisciplinaryareathatdrawsonthedisciplinesofbiochemistry,
genetics,molecularbiology,structuralbiology,neuroscience,andpathology. Thisgraduatelevelcoursewill
providethestudentwithbroadexposuretothemostrecentandrelevantresearchcurrentlybeingconductedin
thefield. Topicswillcoveravarietyofdiseasesandfundamentalbiologicalprocessesoccurringintheeye.
Regionsoftheeyethatwillbediscussedincludethecornea,lens,andretina. Visiondisordersdiscussedinclude
agerelatedmaculardegeneration,retinalciliopathies,anddiabeticretinopathy. InstructorsinthecourseareexpertsintheirfieldandaremembersofthemultidisciplinaryvisualsciencesresearchcommunityhereatCase
WesternReserveUniversity. Studentswillbeexposedtotheexperimentalapproachesandinstrumentation
currentlybeingusedinthelaboratoryandinclinicalsettings. Topicswillbecoveredbytraditionallectures,
demonstrationsinthelaboratoryandtheclinic,andjournalclubpresentations. Studentswillbegradedontheir
performanceinjournalclubpresentations(40%),researchproposal(40%),andclassparticipation(20%).Cross
listedasPATH432andPHRM432.
NEUR435:VISION:MOLECULESTOPERCEPTIONCreditHours:3.0
Offeredalternatingyears,springsemester.
STAFF
Description:Theorganization,physiology,andfunctionofthevertebratevisualsystemareconsideredindetail.
ThevisualpathwayfromretinatoLGNandvisualcortexisdescribedwithanemphasisoncircuitsthatproduce
successivelymorecomplexreceptivefieldproperties.Classicpapersandcurrentliteratureformthebasiccourse
material.Assessmentisbasedonstudentpresentations,classparticipation,andatermpaper.Prereq:NEUR402
orconsentofdepartment.
NEUR440:SYNAPTICTRANSMISSIONCreditHours:3.0
Offeredspringsemester,basedonstudentinterest.
STROWBRIDGE,B.
Description:Thiscoursewillexplorethebasicmechanismsofsynaptictransmissionthatoperateatcentraland
peripheralsynapses.Studentswillreadandpresentamixtureofhistoricalandmodernpapersthatestablishedthe
fundamentalprinciplesofsynaptictransmissionandplasticity.Thecoursewillbeginwithabriefreviewofcellular
neurophysiologyandthetechniquesusedtostudysynapticpotentials.WewillthenreadclassicpapersbyKatzand
colleaguesthatdefinedthemechanismscontrollingtransmitterreleaseattheneuromuscularjunction.Nextwe
willconsidertheroleofcalciuminregulatingthereleaseofneurotransmittersandinshorttermmodulationofsynapticpotentials.Wewillthenexplorepre andpostsynapticprocessessuchasreceptorsaturationandvesicle
dynamicsthatgoverntheamplitudeandtimecourseofpostsynapticpotentials.Quantalanalysisandsilent
synapseswillbediscussedinthecontextofthepresentdaycontroversiesregardinglongtermpotentiationat
centralsynapses.Wewillalsoconsidertherelationshipbetweenshort andlongtermsynapticplasticityand
behavioralfunctionssuchaslearningandmemory.Occasionalfacultylectureswillcomplementstudent
presentationsonprimaryresearcharticles.Studentgradeswillbebasedontwoshort(5page)essaysandclass
participation.Prereq:Permissionofthecoursedirector.
NEUR473:INTRODUCTIONTONEUROBIOLOGYCreditHours:3.0
Offeredeveryfallsemester.
CHIEL,H.
Description:Hownervoussystemscontrolbehavior.Biophysical,biochemical,andmolecularbiologicalproperties
ofnervecells,theirorganizationintocircuitry,andtheirfunctionwithinnetworks.Emphasisonquantitative
methodsformodelingneuronsandnetworks,andoncriticalanalysisofthecontemporary technicalliteraturein
theneurosciences.Termpaperrequired.Twolecturesperweek.Prereq:Consentofdepartment.Crosslistedas
BIOL473
NEUR474:NEUROBIOLOGYOFBEHAVIORCreditHours:3.0
Offeredeveryfallsemester.
RITZMANN,R.
(SeeBIOL374).CrosslistedasBIOL474.
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NEUR476:NEUROBIOLOGYLABORATORYCreditHours:3.0
Offeredeveryfallsemester.
WOOD,D.
(SeeBIOL476).CrosslistedasBIOL476.
NEUR478:COMPUTATIONALNEUROSCIENCECreditHours:3.0
Offeredalternatingyears,springsemester(lastofferedinspring2006)
THOMAS,Peter(MATHEMATICS)
Description:Computersimulationofneuronsandneuralcircuits,andthecomputationalpropertiesofnervous
systems.Studentsaretaughtarangeofmodelsforneuronsandneuralcircuits,andareaskedtoimplementandexplorethecomputationalanddynamicpropertiesofthesemodels.Thecourseintroducesstudentstodynamical
systemstheoryfortheanalysisofneuronsandneuralcircuits,aswellastocabletheory,passiveandactive
compartmentalmodeling,numericalintegrationmethods,modelsofplasticityandlearning,modelsofbrain
systems,andtheirrelationshiptoartificialneuralnetworks.Termprojectrequired.Twolecturesperweek.Cross
listedwithEECS478&BIOL478.
NEUR479:SEM:COMPUTATIONALNEUROSCIENCECreditHours:3.0
Offeredalternatingyears,springsemester(lastofferedinspring2005)
BEER,R.andCHIEL,H.
Description:Readingsanddiscussionintherecentliteratureoncomputationalneuroscience,adaptivebehavior,
andothercurrenttopics.CrosslistedasBIOL479.
NEUR482:
DRUGS,
BRAIN,
AND
BEHAVIOR
CreditHours:3.0Offeredeveryspringsemester.
WOOD,D.
(SeeBIOL482).CrosslistedasBIOL482.
NEUR518:SIGNALINGVIACELLADHESIONCreditHours:3.0
Offeredalternatingyears,springsemester(lastofferedinspring2006).
BRADYKALNAY,S.
(SeeMBIO518).CrosslistedasMBIO518.
NEUR540:ADVANCEDTOPICSINNEUROSCIENCEETHICSCredithours:0.
Offeredeveryotherspringsemester(beginning2008)Studentswhomatriculatedbefore2004areexemptfrom
takingthis
course).
Strowbridge,B.W.andZigmond,R.E.
Description:Thiscourseofferscontinuingeducationinresponsibleconductofresearchforadvancedgraduate
students.Thecoursewillcovertheninedefinedareasofresearchethicsthroughacombinationoflectures,online
coursematerialandsmallgroupdiscussions.Six2hrmeetingspersemester.Maximumof15studentswith
preferencegiventograduatestudentsintheNeurosciencesprogram.AllNeurosciencesgraduatestudents
matriculatingin2004andlatermustcompletethiscourse(typicallyduringtheir3rdor4thyearintheprogram.)
NEUR601:RESEARCHINNEUROSCIENCECreditHours:1.0 18.0
NEUR651:THESISM.S.CreditHours:1.0 6.0
(Creditasarranged).Prereq:M.S.candidatesonly.
NEUR701:
DISSERTATION
PH.D.
CreditHours:1.0 18.0
ResponsibleConductinResearch.Allstudentsarerequiredtocompletethecourse,
IBMS500:ONBEINGAPROFESSIONALSCIENTISTattheendofthefirstyearofstudy.This
coursethatoutlinesfundamentalinformationandsomecasestudiesisgenerallypresentedin
oneweekinMay.Asecondresponsibleconductcourse,NEUR540:ADVANCEDTOPICSIN
NEUROSCIENCEETHICSwillbecompletedinthethirdorfourthyearofgraduatestudy(spring
semesters)andengagesmoredetaileddiscussion.Students,postdocsandfacultyare
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encouragedtoparticipateinmonthlyworkshopspresentedbytheOfficeofResearch
Compliance(http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/research/orc/rcr/index.cfm;workshopcalendarat
http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/research/orc/education/onlinecalendar.cfm).
Examinations
ProgresstowardthePhDismarkedbygradesincoursework,laboratoryresearchandsuccessful
completionofexams.Universityregulationsregardingqualitypointaverageandacademic
probationformtheminimumexpectationsofourstudents.Anystudentwithaqualitypoint
averagebelow3.0attheendof2ndor4thsemestersofgraduatestudymaybeseparatedfrom
theUniversitybyamajorityvoteoftheprimaryfacultyintheDepartmentofNeurosciences.
PreliminaryExamendoffirstyear.Thegoalofthisexamistoidentifystudentswhoexhibit
significantgapsinbasicknowledge.Thestudentisgivenaprimaryresearcharticleselectedby
thefacultyadvisor.TheadvisorandtwoadditionalNeurosciencetrainingfacultywhoare
selectedbyrotationfromalistofalltrainingfaculty(seeNarleneBrowntodeterminethe
compositionofyourcommittee)formanexaminationcommittee.Thechairofthecommittee
mustbeaprimaryfacultymemberintheNeurosciencesDepartment.Oneweeklaterthe
studentmakesa30minpresentationincludingrelevantbackground,descriptionofthe
experiments,andacritiqueoftheresultsanddiscussion,andthestudentwillbebroadly
questionedinanexamthattypicallytakes1.5hours.Studentsshouldpracticetheir
presentationstoensurethatthepresentationtimelimitisfollowed.Thestudentisnotrequired
todiscussallfacetsofthepaperbutshouldemphasizeitsimportantaspects.Successful
completionoftheexamisrequiredforprogressiontothesecondyearofgraduateschool.A
personalizedcourseofstudymayberecommendedifnecessary.Theexamcommitteechairwill
submitawrittenreportwithinoneweektotheGraduateProgramAdvisor.Theexammustbe
completedbyJuly31ofthefirstyearofstudy.
QualifyingExamendofsecondyear.Thisexamconstitutesacriticalmilestoneingraduate
training.
It
tests
the
ability
of
a
student
to
identify
an
important
problem
and
propose
creative
andfeasiblesolutions.Afourmembercommitteewillbedeterminedbythefacultyadvisorand
studentandmustincludeatleasttwoNeurosciencestrainingfaculty.Iftheadvisorisnota
primaryNeurosciencefacultymember,thecommitteemustbeconstitutedofatleast3primary
facultymembers,outofwhich,onemustbeamemberoftheGraduateEducationCommittee,
andtheadvisor.Thechairoftheexamcommitteemustbeaprimaryfacultymemberinthe
NeurosciencesDepartment.Atopicforaminigrantproposal,clearlydistinctfromthestudent's
andsponsoringlab'sresearchprojectwillbeselectedbythefacultycommitteeandgiventothe
student.Thequalifyingexamcommitteeisresponsibleforinsuringthattheexamtopicis
appropriatelydistinctfromthestudentsthesiswork.
Oneweekafterreceivingthetopic,thestudentwillsubmitspecificaimsfortheproposalthat
mustbeapprovedbythecommittee.Threeweekslater(4weekstotal),thestudentwillsubmit
tothecommitteea10pageresearchproposal(Approx.3pagesintroduction,background&
significanceand7pagesspecificaimsandexperimentaldesign).Theproposalshoulddescribe
13experimentsthatarefeasiblewithina3yeartimeinterval.Questionsaboutthetopic
shouldbedirectedtomembersofthestudent'sexaminationcommitteeandnottoother
facultyorstudents.Oneweekaftersubmittingtheproposalthestudentwillgiveanoral
presentationtothecommitteeanddefendtheproposal.Copiesofthedocumentsthat
supportedsuccessfulexamsareavailableforstudentstoview(seeKatie).Ifthestudentfails,
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thecommitteemaygivethestudentasecondattempttopasstheexam.Thechairwillsubmita
reporttotheGraduateProgramAdvisorwithinoneweek.Thisexamshouldbecompletedby
July31ofthesecondyearofstudy.Satisfactoryperformanceonthisexamwilladmitthe
studenttoCandidacyforthePh.D.inaccordancewithUniversityguidelines.
ChangeofStateNotification.Thegraduateschoolrequireswrittennotificationofevery
advancementinagraduatestudent'sprogresstomarkeachofthefollowingevents1)selection
ofresearchadvisor2)selectionofthesiscommitteemembers3)successfulcompletionof
qualifyingexam4)successfulcompletionofPh.D.program.StudentsshouldemailKatieWervey
(kar18)toletherknowtheseadvancementshavebeenachieved.
ResearchIntegrity.Studentsshouldcarefullyattributematerialgeneratedbyothers.Asa
generalworkingdefinition,theOfficeofResearchIntegrityconsidersplagiarismtoincludeboth
thetheftormisappropriationofintellectualpropertyandthesubstantialunattributedtextual
copyingofanotherswork.Itdoesnotincludeauthorshiporcreditdisputes.Substantial
unattributedtextualcopyingofanothersworkmeanstheunattributedverbatimornearly
verbatimcopyingofsentencesandparagraphswhichmateriallymisleadtheordinaryreader
regardingthecontributionsoftheauthor.ORIgenerallydoesnotpursuethelimiteduseof
identicalornearlyidenticalphraseswhichdescribeacommonlyusedmethodologyorprevious
researchbecauseORIdoesnotconsidersuchuseassubstantiallymisleadingtothereaderorof
greatsignificance.Formoreinformationonthisissue,see
http://ori.dhhs.gov/policies/plagiarism.shtml
GUIDELINESFORTHESISRESEARCH
A. GoalsforGraduateStudents:Studentsmuststrivetodevelopwiththeadvisoraresearchprojectthatyieldsacoherentand
original
body
of
work.
Thethesismustbewritteninascholarlymannerwithadetailedhistoricalintroductionanda
criticaldiscussion.
Thefirstdraftofthethesismustbetheoriginalandindividualeffortofthestudent.Thedraft
submittedtotheThesisCommitteeshouldbeapolisheddocumentdevelopedin
consultationwiththementor.
Ingeneral,thethesisresearchshouldutilizemorethanonetechnicalapproach.Inthethesis
document,thesisseminar,andthesisdefense,thestudentshoulddemonstratethat
he/shehasbecomeanexpertinthefieldofresearch.
Bythetimeofthethesisexamination,thestudentshouldhavesubmittedforpublicationat
leastonepeerreviewedexperimentallybasedmanuscriptonwhichhe/sheisthefirst
authorandhavecompletedabodyofworkthatthestudent'scommitteejudgeswill
leadtoasecondmanuscript,andadraftofthesecondmanuscriptshouldbecompleted.
Thefirstdraftofallmanuscriptsshouldbewrittenbythestudent.
Duringthecourseofstudy,studentsshouldpresenttheirdataat,atleastonenationalmeeting.
B. GoalsfortheTrainingFaculty:TrainingfacultyofPh.D.studentsmustbeactiveparticipantsintheNeurosciencesProgram
andcontributetocourses,collaborativeresearchprojectsand/orjournalclubs.The
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meetingshouldendwiththedevelopmentofaconsensusplanforthenext6months.
Subsequentmeetingsshouldputnewworkinthecontextoftheentireproject,andoutline
advancesandproposedareasforwork.Thecommitteechairmustsendashortsynopsisofthe
meetingtotheGraduateProgramAdvisorandNeuroscienceDepartmentalAssistantwithinone
week.
TheThesisCommitteemustmeetatleastonceasemestertomonitorstudentprogress.Itisthe
responsibilityofboththeChairoftheCommitteeandthestudentthatthesemeetingstake
place.StudentswillnotbeallowedtoregisterforasemesteriftherehasnotbeenaCommittee
meetingduringtheprevioushalfyearperiod.
Atleasttwoweekdayspriortoeachmeeting,abriefwrittensummaryofthestudent'sprogress
sincethelastmeetingshouldbegiventoeachcommitteemember.Itistheresponsibilityof
committeememberstoreadthereportpriortothecommitteemeeting.
Aftereverymeeting,adateforthenextmeetingwillbesetfor6monthslater(unlessdirected
bythecommitteetomeetsooner),sothatthestudentandcommitteememberscanenterit
intotheircalendars.Itisveryimportantthatstudentsandtheircommitteesmeetevery6
months,even
if
thestudent
does
not
feel
he
or
she
has
enough
data
to
report,
so
thatthe
committeecanbekeptuptodateonhisorherprogressandcanadvisethestudent.
TheThesisCommitteeevaluatesthestrengthsanddeficienciesinthetrainingplanorinits
implementationanddiscussesthesewiththementorandstudent.TheCommitteeshouldserve
asasoundingboardifthestudentencountersproblemsinthegraduateprogramandshould
createarelationshipwiththestudentwhereitisclearthatsuchinterchangesareencouraged.
TheCommitteeisresponsibleforseeingthatthestandardsandtherequirementsofthe
programarefulfilled.ItisultimatelytheresponsibilityoftheChairoftheCommitteetobring
any
unresolved
problems
to
the
attention
of
the
Director
of
Graduate
Studies
and/or
the
DepartmentalGraduateEducationCommittee.
ProgressReportsmustbecompletedwithinoneweekofthecommitteemeetingandsentto
themembersofthecommitteeandtotheDepartmentalAssistantforplacementinthe
studentsconfidentialfolder.Thereportmustcontainaclearassessmentofwhetherornot
satisfactoryprogressisbeingmadetowardsaPh.D.degree.Thisassessmentisoneofthekey
responsibilitiesoftheAdvisoryCommittee.Ifthestudentreceivestwounsatisfactorygradesin
NEUR701,thestudentisseparatedfromtheUniversity.
Ifthestudent,mentorandcommitteecannotcometoanagreementaboutthetrainingplan,
theyshouldbringtheirdifferencestotheDepartmentalGraduateEducationCommittee(*see
underStudentAdvocatesnextsection),theGraduateProgramAdvisor,ortheChairofthe
Department.
TheThesisCommitteeisresponsibleforapprovingtheshiftinthestudentsprioritiesfrom
doingexperimentstowritingthethesis.Beforedoingthis,thestudentmustpresenttothe
Committeeabriefoutlineoftheproposedwrittenthesis.
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TheDissertation
AllcandidatesforthePhDdegreemustsubmitawrittendissertationasevidenceoftheirability
toconductindependentresearchatanadvancedlevel.Thedissertationmustrepresenta
significantandoriginalcontributiontoexistingknowledgeinthestudent'sfield.Atleastsix
monthsbeforethestudentanticipatesPhDcompletion,athesiscommitteemeetingshouldbe
heldtodiscusswhetherthestudent'sprogresstowardthedegreeissufficient.Thecommittee
shouldagreeatthattimetotheformatofthethesis.Itisinastudent'sinteresttosubmitany
manuscriptsbeforeleavingtheUniversity,becauseonceapostdoctoralpositionisbegun,other
concernsarise.Becausemanystudentshavepublishedmanuscriptsontheirstudies,thethesis
oftenreflectsthatworkaschapters,placedincontextwithageneralIntroduction,anda
Discussionthatconsiderstherelevanceofthestudies.Theformofthethesisisnotproscribed
bythedepartment,butisarrivedatbythestudentandthesiscommittee.Examplesof
NeurosciencegraduatethesesareintheNeurosciencelibrary.Detailedregulationsconcerning
format,quality,timeofsubmissionandoraldefenseareestablishedbytheDeanofGraduate
StudiesandResearch,andinstructionsareavailablefromtheOfficeofGraduateStudies.
StudentAdvocates.Intheeventthatdifficultiesariseduringgraduatetraining,astudentis
advisedtoseekadvicefromoneormoresourcesincludingthestudent'sfacultyadvisor,the
graduateprogramadvisor,theGraduateEducationCommittee,thedepartmentalchairperson
orifrelevant,theMSTPdirector.TheGraduateEducationCommitteewithintheDeptof
NeuroscienceswillmeetonanadhocbasistodiscusspolicyissuesinGraduateEducation.A
graduatestudent,thesisadvisor,Committeemember,orGraduateProgramAdvisorcanbring
totheCommitteeatanytimecaseswhereseriousbreakdownsincommunicationhave
occurredwithrespecttothestudentsgraduatestudiesandasktheCommitteetointervene.
MembersoftheGraduateEducationCommitteeincludeDrs.RichardZigmond,AlisonHall,
StefanHerlitze,DavidKatz,andBenStrowbridge(CommitteeChair).Studentsarealso
encouragedtoseekadvicefromtheDirectorofGraduateEducation,Dr.AlisonHall,inTG1,
whowillworktoeffectresolution.Ifnecessary,studentsmayexpressagrievanceagainst
actions
of
students
or
faculty
and
staff
through
procedures
handled
by
Graduate
Studies
(for
academicproblems)ortheUniversityOfficeofStudentAffairs(fornonacademicproblems).
MembersoftheUniversitycommunitywhobelievetheyhavebeensexuallyharassedare
entitledtoaninvestigation;officialsintheProvost'sOffice,OfficeofStudentAffairsand/orthe
OfficeofAffirmativeAction/EqualEmploymentOpportunitywillprovideoptionsforresolution.
MasterofNeuroscienceDegree.TheNeuroscienceprogramisaDoctoraldegreegranting
programanddoesnotofferaMastersofSciencecurriculum.Nostudentwillbeadmittedto
theProgramforthesolepurposeofearningaM.S.degree,andundernocircumstanceswilla
MastersdegreebeawardedaspartofaDoctoralcurriculum.Onrareoccasions,however,an
individualmayleavetheDoctoralprogramaftercompletingasignificantbodyofcoursework
andindependentresearch.Undertheseconditions,aMasterofNeurosciencedegree(TypeB)
maybeawardedundertherecommendationofthestudent'sthesisorqualifyingcommittee.To
completetherequirementsforaMasterofNeuroscience,astudentmustmaintaincontinuity
ofregistrationandaminimumcumulativegradepointaverageof2.75(seeGraduateStudent
Handbook,pg.17).Thestudentmustsuccessfullypassthepreliminaryexamaswellasaspecial
Mastersqualifyingexam,andhavecompletedatotalof27semesterhoursofcoursework. At
least18hoursofcourseworkmustbeatthe400levelorhigher.Anyrequirementsnot
specificallyaddressedbelowsuchasthosepertainingtogradepointaverage,residencyand
feesconformtotheregulationsfortheMastersdegreespecifiedinthegeneralUniversity
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LeicaTCSSP2MPconfocal/multiphotonandtheBioRadRadiance2100multiphotonlaser
scanningsystem.TheNeurosciencesdepartmenthasoneofthelargestconcentrationsof2
photonmicroscopesinthecountry(theBioRad2100MPandLeicaTSCSP2MPintheNICand
twocustomsystemsintheStrowbridgelaboratory).
TheZeissLSM510METAistheprimaryconfocalmicroscopetheNIC.Itcanbemountedon
eitheramotorizedinvertedstand(Axiovert200M)oramanualuprightstand(AxioImagerZ1).
Thesystemofferseightexcitationwavelengths(405nm,458nm,477nm,488nm,514nm,
543nm,594nmand633nm)andfordetection,threeseparatereflectedlightPMTs,eachwith
itsownadjustablepinholeandemissionfilterwheel.TheLSM510METAscanheadcanacquire
lambdastacksin10nmincrementsoverabroadspectralrange(411753nm).Alambdastack
collectedfromindividualreferencedyescanbeusedtogenerateanemissionfingerprintthat
cansubsequentlybeusedforspectralunmixingofcloselyrelateddyesandisoftenusedto
separatedifferentGFPvariants.Fourcommonlyusedsoftwaremodules(Multitime,
Physiology,FRETandFRAP)areavailableforonlineimaging.Tofacilitatelivecellimaging,a
BiopticsDeltaT4heatingstageandobjectiveheatercanbeusedwithboththewidefieldand
confocalsystemswithinthefacility.
AZeissLSM
410
confocalmicroscope,thepredecessortotheLSM510,isalsoavailableforuse
atareducedhourlyrate.ThesystemconsistsofanLSM410scanheadmountedonaninverted
Axiovert100microscopestandandoffersfiveexcitationwavelengthsandfordetection,three
separatePMTs,eachwithitsownadjustablepinholeandemissionfilterwheel.Despiteitsage,
thissystemremainsinexcellentcondition,iseasytouse,andisoftenavailablewhenthe
LSM510isfullybooked.TheLSM410islocatedinitsownroom(E638).
TheBioRadRadiance2100MPisadedicated2photonlaserscanningsystemattachedtoan
uprightmicroscope.2photonmicroscopyidealforimagingthroughliveorfixedbraintissue,
therebyavoidingtheneedtoresectiontissueforconfocalmicroscopy.2photonimagingalsois
well
suited
to
image
living
specimens
since
it
generates
much
less
phototoxicity.
Both
the
Leica
TCSSP2MPandtheBioRad2100MPcanperform2photonimaging.SincetheLeicasystemis
basedonaninvertedmicroscope,itiseasiertouseforliveculturecellswhiletheBioRad
systemismoreconvenientforintactorsemiintacttissue.TheBioRadsystemalsoisequipped
forpatchclampelectricalrecordingsandcanbeusedforbrainsliceexperiments.
TheLeicaTCSSP2MPconfocal/multiphotonmicroscopecombinesspectrophotometric
detectionwithconfocaland2photonmicroscopy.Insteadoftraditionaldichroicfiltersets,a
prismisusedtoseparatetheemittedfluorescence,resultinginaveryflexibleandefficient
detectionsystem.Forexcitation,thesystemofferssixvisiblelightwavelengths(458nm,476nm,
488nm,514nm,543nm,and633nm)plusatunable(720nm950nm)IRlightsource(Choherent
ChameleonXRMPlaser)for2photonexcitation.Whilethissystemhasmanyadvanced
features,itstillcanbeusedasageneralpurposeinvertedconfocalmicroscope.Itislocatedin
itsownroom(E639).
AnotherZeissinvertedmicroscopestandisequippedforTIRF(TotalInternalReflection
Fluorescence)imaging.ThissystemismountedonaZeissAxiovert200Mmicroscopeand
includesa100mWmultiline(458nm,488nm,and514nm)Lassos77laserandahighNA(1.45)
100x planFLUARobjective.Theevanescentfieldformedbythissystemcanvarybetween60
330nmandisabletoexcitedyesinanaqueousenvironmentatornearthecoverglass/cell
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interface.Thissystemisdesignedtoimagefluorescencelabelsinorverynear(withinafew
hundrednm)theplasmamembraneinculturedcells.
WealsooperateageneralpurposeInvertedWideFieldMicroscopethatintegratesaZeiss
Axiovert405microscopewithsoftware,computersandcameras.Thesoftware(Metamorph
andMetafluor)isdesignedtosupportimageacquisition,morphometricanalysis,calciumratio
imaging,3Dreconstruction,andtimelapseexperiments.Tofacilitatelivecellimaging,a
BiopticsMtypestageheaterandadjustableobjectiveheaterareavailableforusewiththis
system.
TheNeurolucida3DreconstructionandstereologysystemisbasedonaZeissAxioplanupright
microscopewithahighresolutionmotorizedstageandisdesignedtofacilitatethree
dimensionaltracingsandreconstructionsofneuronsfilledwithfluorescentoropaquedyes.In
additionthesystemoffersaseparatestereologypackagethatallowstheusertoestimatecell
numberandmorphologicalpropertiesof3Dstructuresfrom2Ddata.
TheBioRadmodel3000VersadocGelImagingSystemisdesignedtocaptureandanalyze
digitalimagesfromawiderangeofsamples,includinggels,blots,autoradiograms,TLCplates
andmicroplates.Thesystemisabletodetectandquantifystandardnucleicacidandprotein
specificstainsaswellaschemiluminescent,chemifluorescent,colorimetric,andfluorescent
samples.
ThedepartmentsComputerLabisalsolocatedintheNeuroscienceImagingCenter,room
E632b.ItincludesMacintoshandPCworkstationsloadedwithsoftwarefordataanalysis,
manuscriptpreparation,andimageprocessing.AnofflineversionoftheLSM510software,
Release3.5isavailableonthePCcomputer.PeripheralequipmentincludesPolaroid5000and
6000slidemakers,anEpsonStylusPhoto2200printer,andaMicrotekscannercapableof
scanningbothreflectiveandtransparentimages.Foradditionalinformation,pleasecontact
Maryanne
Pendergast
(mxp19,
office:
368
2575
or
cell:
216
224
8649).
PHOTOGRAPHYSUITE.Apointlightsourceenlarger,adiffuselightsourceenlarger,rapid
processorsandahighqualitycopystandareprovidedintheE630darkroomsuite.For
informationortrainingcontactMaryannePendergast(mxp19x2575).
ICYCLER.
LocatedintheZigmondLab,roomE734a
TheBioRadiCycleriQPCRdetectionsystemallowstheusertobothmonitorandquantifya
PolymeraseChainReaction(PCR)inrealtime.Abroadspectrumtungstenlightsourceand
multiplefilterspermitawiderangeofexcitationandemissionbetween400700nm,andalso
themultiplexingofuptofour(4)differentreporterfluorophors.Onlinedisplayallowsvisual
confirmationofthePCRamplificationinprogress,anda350,000pixelCCDdetectormakes
possiblethesimultaneousdetectionofupto96samples.Forinformationortrainingcontact
RichardZigmond(rezx4614).
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CASERODENTBEHAVIORCORE.
CoreDirector:GemmaCasadesus(gxc40x8503).
http://neurosciences.case.edu/crbc/index
ThegoaloftheRodentBehaviorCoreintheSchoolofMedicineistoconductstateoftheart
rodentbehavioraltestingforinvestigatorsatCaseandothernearbyinstitutions.Thecore
facilityisequippedtoperformacomprehensivebatteryofbehavioralteststothoroughly
phenotypeoverallmotorandsensoryfunctionofratsandmiceaswellasphenotypespecific
behaviorsthatareofinteresttotheinvestigators(learningandmemory,motorfunctionand
gaiting,place/fearconditioning,pain/analgesia,andanxietyrelatedbehaviors).TheCorecan
assistinallaspectsofrodentbehavioraltestingincludingdesignandexecutionofbehavioral
tasksaswellasdataanalysisandinterpretation.TheCorelaboratoryistemporallylocatedin
theWolsteinBuildingbutwillexpandtoitsmainlocationinthenewlyrenovatedAnimal
ResourceCenter(ARC)inNovember2007.
OTHERFACILITIES/SERVICES
ELECTRONMICROSCOPYFACILITY.
Director:Dr.HisashiFujioka(hxf3x2490)
TrainingandFacilityManager:MidoriHitomi(mxh67x3454)
InstituteofPathology(IPRoom116)
TheelectronmicroscopyfacilityincludesJEOL1200EXtransmissionelectronmicroscope,afully
equippedsampleprocessinglaboratory,asectioningroom,andadarkroom.Forinformation,
contactMidoriHitomi.
ANIMALFACILITY.Allindividualsinvolvedinresearchusingvertebrateanimalsarerequiredto
betrainedandtobelistedonanapprovedanimalprotocol.Theseindividualsmustreadand
signtheprotocol.InformationaboutanimalresearchatCWRUisavailableat
http://casemed.case.edu/ora/iacuc/.
BASICSCIENCEINSTRUMENTATIONREPAIRFACILITY.
WilliamM.Frank,Manager(wmf3x3225).
(SOM,B05atthebasementintersectionofWood,Tower,East,andBRB).
http://casemed.case.edu/sirc/default.htm.
Mechanicalandelectricaldiagnosisandrepairofgeneralandspecializedlaboratoryequipment,
equipmentdesignandmodification,fabrications,retrofitting,reconditioningofolder
equipment.
VENDORS.Selectedvendorshavecommonlyuseditemsandspecialordersatfacilitieson
campus,administeredbydepartments:
Gibco/BRL/Invitrogen,PharmacologyW361
BoehringerBiochemistryW450
NewEnglandBiolabs,BiochemistryW450
Fisher,BRB547
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UsefulWebsites:
TheNationalAssociationofGraduateProfessionalStudents
http://www.nagps.org/
JohnsHopkinsPostdoctoralAssociation
http://www.med.jhu.edu/jhpda
Sciencenextwave
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/uk
SocietyforNeurosciences
http://www.sfn.org
AmericanSocietyforCellBiology
http://www.ascb.org/
FASEB
http://www.faseb.org
AssociationforNeuroscienceDepartmentsandPrograms
www.andp.org
NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)
http://www.nsf.gov/
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
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CurrentStudentsintheNeurosciencesGraduateProgram(2010)
Name Yearenteredintoprogram
BrentCameron 2008
GermanCardenasLeroy 2009
PaigeCramer 2007
MarcDePaul 2009
RishiDhingra 2008YiDong 2006
TeresaEvans 2009
Angela(Nord)Filous 2008
StephanieFox 2004
DavinaGutierrez 2003
RobertHyde 2008
RebeccaJames 2008
KseniaKastanenka 2006
HyunjinKim 2008
BradleyLang 2009
ChungYingLee 2006
SunghoLee 2009
ChenLiu 2003
ShwetaMandrekar 2005
Crystal(Kozora)Miller 2005
InnaNechipurenko 2005
EugeneOh 2005
JoannaPucilowska 2007
PavelPuzerey 2009
JulieSavage 2008
LorenSchmidt 2008
MariaSmith 2005
YiLanWeng 2006
StevenWyler 2009
ElizabethYoung 2005
IsaacYoungstrom 2009
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AlumnioftheNeurosciencesProgramNamePresentPosition
XingbinAi,Ph.D.1999AssistantProfessor,Medicine,BostonUniversityMedicalCampus
MeredithAlbrecht,MSTP,PhD1999StaffAnesthesiologist,MassachusettsGeneralHospital
KatherineAlex,PhD2006VisitingAsst.Prof.,OberlinCollege
AgnieszkaBalkoweic,Ph.D.Asst.Prof.,Univ.ofOregonHealthSciencesCtr.
RamaniBalu,MSTP,PhD2006Resident,Neurology,UniversityofPennsylvania
KarenBaracskay,PhD2002ResearchFellow,Molecular&BehavioralNeurosciencesInst.,MentalHlth.Res.Inst.,Meador
WoodruffLa.,UofMichigan
BrianBlock,MDPh.D.1996Instructor,Partner,PainMed.Specialists(PrivatePractice);Dept.Anesthesiology&CriticalCare,
JohnsHopkinsUniv.
KristenBoeshore,Ph.D.1999AssistantProfessor,Biology,LebanonValleyCollege,PA
TheresaAnnBrosenitsch,PhD2001Faculty,Dept.ofMedicine,Univ.ofPittsburgh
SueBurdenGully,Ph.D.ResearchAssoc.,CWRU,MolecularBiology&Microbiology
SarahBusch,Ph.D. 2009PostdoctoralFellow,CWRUNeurosciences,SilverLab
Christy(Gray)Butler,MSTP,PhD2007Resident,Anesthesiology,JohnsHopkinsUniversity
DavidCanning,Ph.D.Asst.Prof.MurrayStateUniversity,KY
LingCheng,PhD2004UCSanFrancisco,PI:G.Davis
ElizabethChiang,MSTP,PhD2007CWRUMedicalSchool
StephenColgrove,M.S.2001Unknown
ColinCombs,Ph.D.Assoc.Prof.U.NorthDakota
AndrewCordle,MSTP,PhD2005Resident,OrthopedicSurgery,ClevelandClinic
Bethany
Cruise,
PhD
2004
Analyst,
Decision
Resources,
Boston,
MA
StephenDavies,Ph.D.Assoc.Prof.,Univ.ofColoradoHealthSciencesCtr.
DavidDewitt,Ph.D.1996Dir.,Ctr.forCreationStudies,AssociateProfessor,LibertyUniversity,KY
ChristopherB.Eckman,PhD2000Professor,MolecularNeuroscience,MayoClinic,Jacksonville
SonyaEnsslen,PhD2004PostdoctoralFellow,DanielJayLab,Physiology,TuftsUniversitySchoolofMedicine
GuopingFan,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor,HumanGenetics,DavidGeffenSchoolofMedicineatUCLA
MichaelFitch,MSTP,PhD1999Asst.Prof.,EmergencyMed.,WakeForestUniv.BaptistMed.Ctr.;Director,EDSimulationProg.;
Member,WFUCoreTeachingFaculty;NeuroscienceProgramFaculty
NicoleFrancis,Ph.D.2000Asst.Prof.ofMolecular&CellularBiology,HarvardUniversity
MollyFuller,MSTP,PhD2007MDIntern,Ophthalmology,UniversityHospitalsHealthSystems
DmitryFyodorov,Ph.D.1999Asst.Prof.ofCellBiology,AlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine
LiminGao,PhD2006Homemaker
YuanGao,PhD2009ResearchAssociate,CWRUNeurosciences,StrowbridgeLab
AndrewGarnerMDPh.D.1996InstructorinPediatrics,CWRU,UniversityHospitalsHealthSystems
LauraGault,MSTP,PhD1997Assoc.Res.Scientist,ChildStudyCtr.,YaleSchoolofMedicineEdwardGilmore,MSTP,PhD1999InstructorinPediatrics,PediatricsChildrensHospital,Harvard
NadineGoodman,Ph.D.ScienceTeacher,GilmourAcademy
GuyGuidry,Ph.D.1999Deceased
BrianHalabisky,PhD2003PostdoctoralFellow,GladstoneInstituteofNeurologicalDisease,LiGanLab,UCSF
AlisonHall,PhD,Professor,Neurosciences,CWRU;Director,OfficeofGraduateEducation,SchoolofMedicine,CWRU
JingHan,PhD2007PostdoctoralAssociate,MolecularandHumanGenetics,ZhogbiLab,BaylorCollegeofMedicine
MartinGartzHanson,PhD2004PostdoctoralFellow,Univ.ofColoradoHealthScienceCtr.,Denver
AliciaHawthorne,PhD2009PostdoctoralFellow,TheOhioStateUniversity,PhillipPopovichlab
JeannetteHayes(Davies)Ph.D.Asst.Prof.,Neurosurgery,Univ.ofColoradoHealthScienceCenter,Denver
CarolHaney,Ph.D.1999Unknown
TimHendricks,PhD2003PostdoctoralFellow,SalkInstitute,MartinGouldingLab
LibinHo,PhD1997InternalMedicinePediatricsandAdolescentMedicine,DeanHealthSystem,Madison,WI
KevinHorn,Ph.D.2009MedicalSchool TheOhioStateUniversity
QingguangJiang,PhD2008Postdoc,JohnsHopkinsU.,Dr.DavidGintyLabKristinLongKaelber,MSTP,PhD.PrimaryCarePhysician,CambridgeHealthAlliance;InstructorinMedicine,HMS
PaulKammermeier,Ph.D.1997Asst.Prof.Pharmacology&Physiology,U.RochesterSchoolofMedicineandDentistry
ShiChuKao,Ph.D.,2001StaffScientist,Clonetech
AmberKerstetter,PhD2009PostdoctoralFellow,CaseWesternReserveUniversity,ErinLavikLab
JessicaKoenigsknechtTalboo,PhD2005AssistantDirectorforDevelopment,WashingtonUniversityMedicalSchool
KatherineKrueger,PhD2008PostdoctoralFellow,NorthernCaliforniaInst.forRes.andEduc.(NCIRE) Dr.LillyBourguignonlab
attheSanFranciscoVAMedicalCenter
PhillipLarimer,MSTP,PhD2009CWRU3rdyearMedicalSchool
TimothyLehman,M.S.PfizerPharmaceuticals
JessicaLerchHaner,PhD2008PostdoctoralFellow,UniversityofMiami,FL,VanceLemmonLab
XiangLi,PhD2007PostdoctoralResearchFellow,E.KandelLab,ColumbiaUniversity
AllisonLimpert,PhD2005PostdoctoralFellow,VanderbiltUniversity,CarterLab
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AlumnioftheNeurosciencesProgram(continued)NamePresentPosition
StephenMaricich,MSTP,PhD1999AssistantProfessorPediatrics,UniversityHospitalsHealthSystems/CWRU
DougMcDonaldMSTP,Ph.D.1997AssistantProfessor,Allergy&Immunology,HarvardMedicalSchoolAssistantin
Medicine:ChildrensHospital,Boston
JenniferMcDonough,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,Neurosciences,SchoolofBiomedicalSciences,KentStateUniv.,OakClinic
RobertMcKeon,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,EmoryUniversity
KatyaMelnikMartinez,PhD2008PostdoctoralFellow,BiologicalSciences,UCSD,Dr.AmyPasquenelliLab
StaceyMembergMDPh.D.1995Pediatrician,PrivatePractice,Aetna,Medina,OH
HarryMenegay,II,Ph.D.2000Analy/ProgrammerIII,Ctr.forMemory&Aging,CWRU,UH
CatherineMeyer,M.S.2001Unknown
LouiseMilner,MD,Ph.D.Radiologist,ClevelandClinicFoundation
FredMoeslein,MSTP,PhD1999Resident,Radiology,CCF
RobertMohney,Ph.D.1998PostdoctoralFellow,LabofSignalTransduction,NationalInstituteofEnvironmentalHealth
Sciences
ShibaniMukerji,PhD2008CWRUMedicalSchool
MikeMyers,Ph.D.1996GroupLeader,ProteinNetworks,InternationalCtr.forGeneticEngineeringandBiotechnology(ICGEB),
Trieste,Italy
NenadIlic,M.S.2005Unknown
DianaOrentas,Ph.D.1997RegionalScientificAssociateDirector,CNS(Pharmaceuticals)
StephenOstrowski,MSTP,PhD2007CWRUMedicalSchool
DollyPadovaniClaudio,MSTP,PhD2006Residency,Ophthalmology,UniversityofMichigan
CarlosPena,Ph.D.DesignatedFederalOfficial,PAC,OfficeofScienceandHealthCoordination,OfficeoftheCommissioner,FDA
LuisPoloParada,Ph.D.1999AssistantProfessor,MedicalPharmacology&Physiology,Univ.ofMissouri,Columbia,MO
ToddPressler,PhD2006Postdoc,WadeRegehrLab,HarvardUniversity
LoriRaetzmann,MSTP,PhDAsst.Prof.,Molecular&IntegrativePhysiology&Neuroscience Univ.ofIllinois,UrbanaChampaign
VicRafuse,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor,DalhousieUniversity
ErinReedGeaghan,PhD2010PostdoctoralFellowCaseWesternReserveUniversity,StephenMaricichlab
AnnaRivkin,PhD2002ClinicalTrialsCoordinator,MerckPharmaceuticals
KarenRollins,M.S.StaffResearcher,MI
CatherineRottkamp,MSTP,PhD2007Resident,ChildrensHospital,Boston,MA
IvySamuels,PhD2008PostdocDr.NealPeacheyLabClevelandVAMed.Ctr.andDeptofOphthalmicResearch ColeEyeInst.
ClevelandClinicFoundation
AndrewSchaefer,Ph.D.Assoc.Res.Scientist,Mol.Cell&Dev.Biol.,Paul.ForscherLab,YaleUniversity
MichaelScott,PhD2005PostdoctoralFellow,J.ElmquistLab,UTSouthwestern
AnnetteShadiack,Ph.D.ExecutiveDirector,PreclinicalR&D,PalatinTechnologies,Inc.
MelissaShirley,M.S.1997Highschoolteacher,Olengtangy,OH
SarahShoemaker,PhD2006PostdoctoralRes.Assoc.,NeuroscienceCenter,SniderLab,Univ.NorthCarolina,ChapelHill,NC
DianeSnow,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofSpinalCordandBrainInjuryResearch,UniversityofKentucky,Lexington
StaceyStephans,Ph.D.1997Sr.AssociateDirector,Programs,Neurology,EmoryUniversity
EstherStoeckli,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor,UniversityofZurich
YiSun,Ph.D.1997Asst.Prof.UCLA,Assoc.AcademicDir.UCLAInst.forStemCellBiol.&Medicine
KenSwanson,Ph.D.1998ResearchFellowinMedicineHarvardUniv.:BethIsraelDeaconessMed.Ctr. Hematology/Oncology
LoriTaylor,Ph.D.VicePresident,ElanPharmaceuticals
XiaoyingTang,M.S.2007ResearchAsst.,ClevelandClinicFoundation
VeronicaTom,PhD2004PostdoctoralResearcher,anatomyControl,DepartmentofNeurobiologyandAnatomy,JohnHoule
Lab,DrexelUniversityCollegeofMedicine,PA
HuiHsinTsai,PhD2002PostdoctoralFellow,DavidRowitchLab,Univ.California,SanFrancisco
MaryanneUsiak,Ph.D.2000Homemaker
NicholasVarvel,PhD2008GuestScientistattheHertieInstituteforClinicalBrainResearch,U.ofTubingen,Germany,Advisor:
MathiasJucker
DanielVogt,PhD2007PostdoctoralFellow,Neurosciences,PimplikarLab,ClevelandClinicFoundation
EricWong,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,Biology,UniversityofLouisville
ChristiWylie,PhD2010PostdoctoralFellow,SanFrancisco
ZongqiXia,PhD,2003Fellow,Neurology,HarvardMedicalSchool
MianXie,PhD2007PostdoctoralFellow,AlanFadenLab,Neurosciences,GeorgetownUniversity
PinXu,PhD2007PostdoctoralFellow,GabrielCorfasLab,ChildrensHospital,Boston,MA
XiaohongXu,PhD2006Postdoc,N.ShahLab,UCSF
XiangDongYang,Ph.D.1997Cardiologist
XiuYang,PhD2008Resident,WashingtonUniversity
YuefangZhou,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofNeurologyandPsychiatry,St.LouisUniversity,St.Louis,MO
LixinZhou,Ph.D.1997Sr.ResearchAssociate,Pediatrics,UniversityHospitalsHealthSystems,Cleveland,OH
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