Graduate Collaborative Specialization in Neuroscience Course Descriptions
NEUR*6000 Principles of Neuroscience
Our understanding of the nervous system has increased dramatically in recent years. It is now possible to describe in detail the complex events that underlie communication within and between neurons. However, even with these advances, we are only at the beginning of being able to understand how the coordinated activity within millions of nerve cells ultimately results in the behaviours we exhibit. The purpose of this course is to introduce graduates students in the Neuroscience Collaborative Specialization to the fundamentals of neuroscience, including the molecular biology of neurons, neurotransmission and receptors, neurodevelopment and basic neuroanatomy, motor and sensory control, learning and memory and neuronal damage and degeneration.
This course is designed to ensure that graduate students with diverse neuroscience backgrounds registered in the Graduate Collaborative Specialization are exposed to the fundamentals in all areas of neuroscience.
NEUR*6100 Seminar in Neuroscience
This course provides a monthly point of contact for all students in the Neuroscience Collaborative Specialization. Through exposure to a broad scope of research in the field of neuroscience, students develop the skills to critically evaluate others’ research, as well as their own. Faculty and graduate students in the Neuroscience Collaborative Specialization meet and discuss research interests and progress. The seminar features a mix of invited speakers from other Institutions and from within the University of Guelph community.
2025/2026 Seminar Schedule 3:30PM-5:00PM
Oct 1, 2025. Dr. Aimee Nelson – Professor, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University. “Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain”.
Nov 5, 2025. Dr. Ina Anreiter – Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough. “Epitranscriptomic regulation of behaviour and stress in Drosophila melanogaster”.
Jan 7, 2026. Dr. Annemarie Dedek – Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo. “Investigating spinal pain physiology across sex and species”.
Feb 4, 2026. Dr. Karen-Anne McVey Neufeld – Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph. “The microbiota-gut-brain axis in health and disease”.
Mar 4, 2026. Dr. John Vessey – Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph. “TBC”.
April 1, 2026. Dr. Caleb Browne – CAMH. “TBC”.