Research Areas
Alcohol and Addiction Research Group
Brain Development (autism and other disorders of brain development)
Epilepsy
Memory and Aging
Parkinson's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis Research Group
Newborn Brain Disorders
Neuroscape
Stroke
Our faculty in Neurology are engaged in a wide variety of clinical and basic research to understand, prevent and treat neurological disorders. A list of research areas is to the left, and we also have a list of individual laboratory websites.
We also have a number of clinical trials enrolling patients.
Research Training Programs
The Neurology Flexible Residency program allows residents to spend 6 months on a research project during their R4 year. Trainees are then better positioned to apply for research fellowships after residency.
UCSF also offers research training in its graduate programs:
- Neuroscience Graduate Program
- Cell Biology Graduate Program
- Biophysics Graduate Program
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Interested in a Postdoctoral Position at UCSF?
Learn more and apply here. You can also explore a full list of UCSF Neurology laboratories here.