Neuroscientists at the University of Washington use multidisciplinary approaches—from molecular and computational biology to electrophysiology to behavioral studies—to understand brain function in both healthy and disease states. Some of the most exciting research in this field today is being conducted at the interface of neuroscience and immunology, yielding insights into how the nervous system may communicate with the immune system—and how immune inflammation may underlie a number of neurological conditions.
Potential projects within the Neuroscience hub may include identifying the key sites of neuro-immune interactions, understanding how peripheral immune markers may affect the immune system in the central and peripheral nervous systems, examining the effects of modulating immune proteins on brain and behavior, and identifying how the immune system affects both development and degeneration of neuronal circuits and behavior.
