Learn more about our mission, vision, and research

Research by the numbers
37+
million research dollars driven by PSNI-UP faculty in FY23
15+
NIH Institutes in PSNI-UP's research portfolio
300+
scientists supported by PSNI-UP funding
12+
colleges supported on PSNI-UP grants

Faculty Spotlight:
Meet Melissa Rolls, Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Chair of the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences graduate program
Faculty Spotlight:
Meet Laura Cabrera, Huck Early Career Chair in Neuroethics, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics
Neuroscience is a big, wide-open field, but that’s what makes it so exciting. We don’t even know all the questions that we have yet to answer. But I think Penn State is in a strong position to solve some of the big questions.
Nikki Crowley
Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute at University Park

The existence of the Institute as a multi-campus entity offers tremendous opportunity to leverage strengths at the UP and Hershey campuses and foster synergistic interactions that benefit faculty, trainees, and students on either campus.
Krish Sathian
Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute at the College of Medicine

Learn more about our neuroscience centers:
Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders
Center for Movement Science and Technology
Center for Neurotechnology in Mental Health Research
Learn more about graduate education:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences Ph.D program
Our centers foster dynamic interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, leveraging a diverse array of expertise and perspectives to address critical challenges and opportunities in the life sciences
The role of centers in the Neuroscience Institute
