How well funded are the faculty and laboratories at UNC?
The Curriculum in Neurobiology is located in one of the nation’s major neuroscience research centers. As of 2005, UNC at Chapel Hill ranks 15th among all universities (private and state) in total biomedical research funding from the NIH. As of April 2006, there was approximately $32,000,000 in annual direct cost for neuroscience-related NIH supported grants associated with faculty of the Neurobiology Curriculum. Participating faculty receive research support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a broad range of NIH institutes (NIDCD, NICHD, NIGMS, NIA, NIDA, NIAAA, NIDR, NIMH and NINDS) and private foundations.
