Mission:

Maintenance of human and animal health, development of food and fiber resources, and improvement of our environment are all central to the land-grant mission of Washington State University.  Neuroscience plays an important role to advance medical science for both humans and animals.  The mission of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience is to formalize this study through research and graduate education.

Graduates of the Neuroscience Program are prepared for careers in teaching, research, and public service.  Potential employers of Program graduates include colleges and universities, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and governmental agencies.  Graduates are capable of teaching neuroscience, physiology, and pharmacology to professional and graduate students in the health sciences.  Graduates are trained to pursue research in neuroscience with a specialization in an area of their choice.  Upon graduation, they are credible experts in the areas of their thesis research.  Graduates can identify significant research problems and formulate logical, comprehensive strategies for studying these problems.  They have extensive knowledge of the scientific method and an appreciation for the demands that this method makes on the integrity of scientists. 

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