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The Department of Neurobiology leads an outstanding training program in the Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive Disorders (C&CD), supported by an NIH training grant (NINDS T32NS061788). The program typically funds students during their third and fourth year of graduate training in basic, translational, or clinical cognition-related neuroscience research. Our training program is tailored to provide clinical exposure along with cutting-edge training in neuroscience. Our overall goal is to train the next generation of talented, diverse, and independent scholars and leaders in cognitive neurobiology. 

As the burden of cognitive disorders grows in an aging population, preparing the next generation of neuroscientists studying cognition and cognitive disorders is more important now than ever. Our program objectives include strong foundational training, multidisciplinary research approaches using next-gen tools and technologies, preparation for diverse career pathways in STEM, and training in the mechanisms for translating fundamental research into future therapeutic approaches for cognitive disorders.

Application 

The application cycle for the 2024-2025 award year is closed. The 2024 call for applications can be viewed here. The application can be downloaded here.

Timeline:

  • Application deadline: May 1, 2024, by 5:00 pm
  • Applicants notified by May 23, 2024
  • Dates of award: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of the C&CD T32 Training Program, Dr. Farah Lubin. 


Works-In-Progress Seminar Series 

Neuroscience Works-In-Progress is a weekly seminar series focusing on the Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive Disorders (C&CD). Check out the series Fall events, held in Shelby 1015 on Friday from 9-10 a.m. Coffee and light breakfast served while supplies last.

Dec. 13: McKenna Somerville, Graduate Research Assistant

Jan. 3: *RCR Ethics Discussion

Jan 10: Rohit Dhakal, Postdoctoral Fellow

Jan. 17: Ryan G. Strickland, Graduate Research Assistant

Jan. 24: Ursula Wesselman, Professor 

Jan. 31: Camerron Crowder, Assistant Professor 

Feb. 7: Guy Michael Twa, Graduate Research Assistant

Feb. 14: Chang Li, Graduate Research Assistant

Feb. 21: Lynne Nacke

Feb. 28: Mary Anne Garner, Assistant Professor

Mar. 7: Hunter Franks, Graduate Student Trainee

Mar. 14: Zephyr Desa, Graduate Student Trainee

Mar. 21: Sierra Miller, Postdoctoral Fellow

Mar. 28: Leandro Ruiz Leyva, Postdoctoral Fellow

Apr. 4: Briana Fitzgerald, Graduate Student Trainee

Apr. 11: Nicole Ackermans, Assistant Professor

Apr. 18: Emily Jorgensen, Postdoctoral Fellow

Apr. 25: Margaret Nogueira, Postdoctoral Fellow

*Indicates mandatory Session for C&CD T32 Trainees


Cognition and Cognitive Disorders Statistical Thinking Workshop

The C&CD T32 Training Program will host its next Statistical Thinking Workshop on March 21, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UAB Alumni House.

Register here

Statistical Significance vs. Contextual Meaning

March 21, 2025
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
UAB Alumni House
1301 10th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294

Guest speakers

Dustin M. Long, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Data Science
Wake Forest University

 

 

david reddenDavid Redden, Ph.D.
Faculty, Biomedical Affairs and Research
VCOM Auburn Campus

 

 

UAB speakers

gerhard hellemann 2 1Gerhard Hellemann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UAB Department of Biostatistics
Statistician, NINDS T32 Cognition & Cognitive Disorders

 

 

murchisonChad Murchison, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Biostatistics,
Heersink School of Medicine and School of Public Health

 

 

Learning objectives

  1. How to initiate a conversation with your statistician.

  2. How to design a statistical study/experiment.

  3. Which data analysis approach to use.


Lunch will be served while supplies last.

For questions, please contact Dr. Farah Lubin or Keri Dickens.

Sponsored by: UAB Department of Neurobiology NINDS T32 Training Program in Cognition & Cognitive Disorders (T32NS061788).

We are seeking trainees who would be interested in volunteering their research project for presentation at this workshop. Project categories include: quantification using molecular imaging/microscopy; secondary computational analysis/dry lab bioinformatics; multi-modal characterization studies (e.g. combining in vivo, in vitro, and behavior on a single feature/intervention). To participate, please indicate your interest on the registration form.