Neuroscience

The Neuroscience Subprogram (NS) examines the organization and function of the nervous system at all levels, from molecular, cellular, systems and behavioral perspectives. Areas of research include molecular genetics of development, neurotransmitters and signal transduction, learning, neuroethology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of sensory and motor systems, oculomotor control, neuroendocrine systems, and neurobiology of brain disorders. Faculty include members of the staff of the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities.
The NS subprogram is offered by the CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative in conjunction with the Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience training area for the Ph.D. in Psychology. Doctoral students admitted into the NS subprogram in Biology are part of this Collaborative and will receive training across traditional program boundaries, preparing them for the increasingly interdisciplinary research taking place in neuroscience today.
Visit the CNC program website for program requirements, faculty, admissions information, and other details.
Neuroscience Faculty

Zaghloul Ahmed
Professor
- Biology
- Neuroscience

Sebastián Alvarado
Faculty
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Probal Banerjee
Professor
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Neuroscience

Jeff Beeler
Professor
- Psychology
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Marom Bikson
Professor
- Psychology
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Richard Bodnar
Professor
- Psychology
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Joshua Brumberg
Interim President
- President's Office
Professor
- Psychology
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Nesha Burghardt
Assistant Professor
- Biology
- Psychology
- Neuroscience

Patrizia Casaccia
Einstein Professor
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Neuroscience
Director, Neuroscience Initiative
- Advanced Science Research Center

Patricia Cortes
Associate Professor
- Biology
- Neuroscience

Jacek Dmochowski
Assistant Professor
- Biology
- Neuroscience

Mark Emerson
Assistant Professor
- Biochemistry
- Biology

Paul Feinstein
Professor
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Psychology
- Neuroscience

Maria Figueiredo-Pereira
Professor
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Neuroscience

Paul M. Forlano
Professor
- Biology
- Psychology
- Neuroscience

Allyson Friedman
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Felice Ghilardi
Associate Medical Professor
- Psychology
Associate Medical Professor
- Biology
Associate Medical Professor
- Neuroscience

Mitchell Goldfarb
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Biochemistry
Professor
- Neuroscience

Cheng-Xin Gong
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Jeffrey H. Goodman
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Khalid Iqbal
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Mohammed A. Junaid
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Junghoon Kim
Assistant Medical Professor
- Biology
Assistant Medical Professor
- Psychology
Assistant Medical Professor
- Neuroscience
Assistant Medical Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Maria Knikou
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Neuroscience

Andreas H. Kottmann
Medical Associate Professor
- Biology
Medical Associate Professor
- Neuroscience
Medical Associate Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Geri Kreitzer
Associate Professor
- Biology
Associate Professor
- Neuroscience

Jonathan Levitt
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Neuroscience
Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Christine Li
Professor
- Biochemistry
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Neuroscience

Ekaterina Likhtik
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Hyungsik Lim
Associate Professor
- Biology
Associate Professor
- Physics
Associate Professor
- Neuroscience

Gholson Lyon
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Hernan A. Makse
Distinguished Professor
- Physics
Distinguished Professor
- Biology

Itzhak Mano
Assistant Medical Professor
- Psychology
Assistant Medical Professor
- Biology
Assistant Medical Professor
- Biochemistry
Assistant Medical Professor
- Neuroscience

John H. Martin
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Neuroscience

Daniel McCloskey
Associate Professor
- Biology
Associate Professor
- Psychology
Associate Professor
- Neuroscience

Carmen Melendez-Vasquez
Professor
- Biochemistry
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Neuroscience

Susana Mingote
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Hysell Oviedo
Assistant Professor
- Biology
Assistant Professor
- Neuroscience

Lucas Parra
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Neuroscience
Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Greg Phillips
Associate Professor
- Biology
Associate Professor
- Neuroscience

Carolyn Pytte
Associate Professor
- Psychology
Associate Professor
- Biology
Associate Professor
- Neuroscience

Andrii (Andrey) Rudenko
Assistant Professor
- Biochemistry
Assistant Professor
- Biology

Peter Serrano
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Biochemistry
Professor
- Neuroscience
Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Orie Shafer
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Ratna Sircar
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Neuroscience

Maral Tajerian
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Ofer Tchernichovski
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Biology
Professor
- Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Professor
- Neuroscience

Gonzalo Torres
Faculty
- Biology
Faculty
- Neuroscience

Ashiwel Undieh
Professor
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Neuroscience

Osceola Whitney
Assistant Professor
- Biology
Assistant Professor
- Cognitive Neuroscience

Song-Yu Yang
Professor
- Biology

Leora Yetnikoff
Assistant Professor
- Biology
Assistant Professor
- Neuroscience

H. Philip Zeigler
Distinguished Professor
- Psychology
Distinguished Professor
- Biology
Distinguished Professor
- Neuroscience

Wei Zhang
Assistant Professor
- Biology