The NIH has over 180 laboratories spanning 14 Institutes, all conducting research in the basic, translational, and clinical neurosciences. Many of these laboratories and facilities are clustered together on the collegiate NIH campus in Bethesda; 85 can be found in the The John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center alone. Below are investigators throughout the NIH listed by neuroscience-research areas. Expand the research areas and click on the investigator names to learn more or click to see an alphabetical listing of neuroscience investigators.
To learn more about training opportunities in neuroscience at NIH, please reach out directly to investigators. You can also visit the NIH Office of Training and Education for more information about NIH training programs in general and to search current Postdoctoral Opportunities in Neuroscience.
Explore webpages for NIH Institutes currently conducting neuroscience research to learn about their individual programs: NCCIH • NEI • NHGRI • NIA • NIAAA • NIAID • NICHD • NIDA • NIDCD • NIDCR • NIDDK • NIEHS • NIMH • NINDS.
Investigators by Research Areas
Ion Channels, Transporters and Neurotransmitter Receptors
Cell Biology of Neurons, Muscle and Glia
Neurogenetics
Integrative Neuroscience
Neurological Disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience
Synapses and Circuits
Neural Development and Plasticity
Functional and Molecular Imaging
Neuroimmunology and Virology
Bibiana Bielekova | Desmond Brown | Irene Cortese |
Brandon Harvey | Robert B. Innis | Steven Jacobson |
Dorian McGavern | Avindra Nath | Daniel S. Reich |
Neuroendocrinology
Clinical Neuroscience