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George Mason University IPN

Fairfax, VA
Program Description
Joint program between College of Sciences (CoS), College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), and the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC). Faculty have primary appointments in systems biology, bioengineering, physics, molecular neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and bioinformatics / computational biology.
Program Website
https://neuroscience.gmu.edu
Student and Faculty
Number of Faculty: 30 Number of Students: 15
Ethnicity Hispanic Percent: 7.00% Non-Hispanic Percent: 93.00%
Race Asian: 10.00% American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.00% Black or African American: 7.00% White: 46.00% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:: 0.00%
Unique Program Features
Current faculty research focuses on the broad areas of behavior, anatomy, physiology, neuropharmacology, molecular biology, computational modeling, and informatics. External research collaborations exist with federal agencies, private and not-for-profit corporations, and other universities. The scope of research ranges from the subcellular and molecular level to the systems and behavioral level.
Program Characteristics
Year Established: 2004 Type of Campus: Main Campus
Contact Info

+1 (703) 993-4334 neurosci@gmu.edu

Program Director
Saleet Jafri, MD

Contact
gscott21@gmu.edu

Research Areas