Wide-ranging facilities for cellular and integrative electrophysiology exist for studies on dissociated neurons, brain slice preparations, neurons in situ, and genetically engineered cells in culture. Imaging facilities permit anatomical reconstruction, fluorescence measurements, and the use of ion-sensitive indicators on both conventional and confocal microscopes. An image analysis core is linked to a newly developed scanning and transmission electron microscopy facility. Sources of funding are teaching and research assistantships, an NIH training grant, and individual faculty research grants. A modest allowance is available for research-related travel.
Private housing is available in surrounding communities.
An automobile is advisable for students living off campus. The program currently has 28 Ph.D. candidates, with plans to increase enrollment to 40 in fall 1999. Most new graduates gain postdoctoral research appointments at other academic institutions. Others take positions in teaching or industry. Location Stony Brook and Cold Spring Harbor are located on the scenic north shore of Long Island.