This department is the first of its kind in a medical school setting. Our work encompasses levels of analysis from the molecular to the social, and often centers on the role of key interactions between mothers and their young.
Research is conducted with humans and animal models.
Sponsored by an NIMH training grant for more than 20 years, our department has been a nation-wide leader in training more than 80 M.D.'s and Ph.D.'s in the psychobiological sciences. Our post doctoral fellows can now be found as department heads, professors and active scientists in academic and medical institutions throughout the country.