STRENGTHENING NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH ACROSS DELAWARE
Founded in 2012 and supported by grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Center is focused on strengthening and expanding Delaware’s infrastructure and human resources to support research aimed at understanding how thoughts, memories, feelings and actions emerge from dynamic activities in the brain, and how brain functions change over time.
Under the direction of Dr. Melissa A. Harrington at DSU and Dr. Anna Klintsova at the University of Delaware, the Center brings together a multidisciplinary group of neuroscientists. It is an umbrella organization that leverages the neuroscience community and research infrastructure in Delaware to propel advancement in our understanding of the brain and nervous system; provides innovative, interdisciplinary programs of doctoral-level research training and professional development; and engages the next generation of researchers through undergraduate and graduate research training.
- The Center has provided pilot funding for 24 junior faculty at both UD and DSU
- The Center supports three core facilities: Biomedical & Brain Imaging (UD), Cell Electrophysiology (DSU), and a Vivarium Core
- Over 200 articles by affiliated investigators have been published in scientific journals
- Over $6.2 million in total additional grant funds that have been awarded for educational programs affiliated with the Center
Summer 2025 Undergraduate Neuroscience Research Program
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
The Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research is offering an on-campus summer research opportunity for undergraduate students who are interested in a career related to neuroscience research. Students will spend 9 weeks over the summer carrying out neuroscience research with researchers at DSU and the University of Delaware. The students will also have the opportunity to present their research at local, regional or national conferences. Click here to learn more.
Key dates
Application deadline: April 1, 2025
Notification of acceptance: no later than May 5, 2025
Program dates: June 2 – July 31, 2025
Click here to submit an application
2023 Delaware Neuroscience symposium - Poster Award winners & Highlights
