UVA Expands Neuroscience Major

The Program in Fundamental Neuroscience allows UVA students to research “from the molecules to the mind,” said professor Jianhua “JC” Cang. 

Sarah Kucenas, a biology professor, officially became director of the Program in Fundamental Neuroscience when it began in July 2021, behind the support of the College of Arts & Sciences and its donors. Kucenas and core faculty members from both the psychology and biology departments, including Jianhua “JC” Cang, Paul T. Jones II Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor, saw a growing interest in the neuroscience major and felt the timing was right to expand.

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Photo credit: The first year for the Program in Fundamental Neuroscience wrapped with a retreat at Runk Dining Hall. (Photo by Erin Edgerton, University Communications)