About the Department

The Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University was formed in 1999 as part of a reorganization of the basic science departments that created the School of Biomedical Science within the College of Medicine. Since that time the department has grown from 10 to 20 full time faculty, with 12 jointly appointed faculty who have their primary affiliation in other departments and colleges. The department faculty are housed in Graves Hall and the Biomedical Research Tower on the main campus, as well as the Center for Molecular Neurobiology in Rightmire Hall on the West Campus.

The mission of the Department of Neuroscience is to provide a home for outstanding research and teaching in the neurosciences. Our faculty teach medical and graduate students, as well as an introductory neuroscience course to undergraduates. The Department is closely aligned with the Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program, which is an interdisciplinary program that includes neuroscience faculty from across the entire campus.

Research in the Department of Neuroscience is focused on understanding how the nervous system functions and on translating that understanding into clinical treatments for those who suffer with neurological disease. The Department has endowments that support two named chairs and also attracts more than $6,000,000 annually in extramural grant funding to support research being carried out by faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.

The Department has access to state-of the art resources and more than 20 core facilities across the Medical Center, including microscopy, transgenic and knockout mice, AAALAC-accredited animal care facilities, mouse pathology and phenotyping , mass spectrometry and proteomics, nucleic acids, small animal imaging, flow cytometry, and biostatistics. Support for clinical and translational research is provided by the Center for Clinical & Translational Science, funded by an NIH Clinical Translational Science Award.

Ohio State University is also the recipient of a Neuroscience Center Core grant from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which funds core facilities and services in mouse and zebrafish genetics, rodent behavior, electrophysiology and imaging.