Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Overview
The Department of Neuroscience was founded in 1974 by Dominick Purpura with the goal of creating a formal academic program for enhancing collaborative research and training in the study of the nervous system. Since its inception, the Department has been guided by the principle that Neuroscience is not a discipline, but a way of thinking about and approaching problems of nervous system structure and function.
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Einstein’s Neuroscience Department at 50: Building on a Tradition of Excellence
When Einstein’s department of neuroscience was created in 1974, it was one of the first such departments in the country. The term “neuroscience,” in fact, had only recently been coined. The department almost immediately became a mecca for promising young scientists, many attracted by the opportunity to be mentored by distinguished faculty members.
2024 Department Retreat
Highlights
Congratulations to Elizabeth Wood, Radulovic Lab, on being one of the 2025 Marmur Award for graduate student research recipients
Czarina Ramos, Castillo lab, successfully defended her dissertation "Modulating Excitation in Circuits of the Limbic System."
Congratulations to Michael Krawchuk, Kurshan Lab on receiving an F31 award, entitled "Understanding the Impact of CACNA1A/unc-2 Mutations on Presynaptic Structure and Function in C. Elegans"!
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Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Kennedy Center 906
Bronx, NY 10461
