Basic Neuroscience Review Branch – BN
Dr. Jennifer Meyers
Acting Chief
BN
Review Branch Personnel
Review Branch Summary
The Basic Neuroscience (BN) Review Branch reviews applications that study the structure and function of neuronal, glial, and other excitable cells in the nervous system. It also reviews applications that study development of central and the peripheral nervous systems, neurodifferentiation and neurogenesis. Areas of interest include the functional characteristics of synapses, organelles, ion channels, the mechanisms by which extra- and intracellular signals are transduced and the functional characteristics of the transducers themselves. In addition, BN review Branch will also review applications that emphasize general mechanisms underlying the process of cell death, analyses of neural cell lineage and factors that specify or influence synaptic plasticity. Other areas of interest are molecular and cellular basis of neuronal migration pathways or axonal pathfinding, processes that involve the maturation of neurons and glia, the formation of patterns and boundaries that lead to the development of adult brain regions and nuclei. Applications reviewed in the BN Review Branch also include mechanisms involved in neuronal injury and disorders, neurodegeneration and complex brain disorders.
Study Sections
BCBD
BMGS
- Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders*Ends with May 2026 Council Round (Cycle III due dates).
BN (57)
- Cellular and Molecular Aspects of the Blood-Brain Barrier and Neurovascular System and Therapeutic Strategies Special Emphasis Panel*Ends with May 2026 Council Round (Cycle III due dates).
BN (91)
CMBG
- New! Immune Signaling and Neurologic Disorders*Begins October 2026 Council Round (Cycle I due dates).
ISND
- Molecular Neurogenetics MNG
- Neuronal Communications NC
NCF
- Neurodifferentiation, Plasticity, and Regeneration*Ends with May 2026 Council Round (Cycle III due dates).
NDPR
- Neural Oxidative Metabolism, Mitochondria and Cell Death*Ends with May 2026 Council Round (Cycle III due dates).
NOMD
NSDR
NSDS
- Neurodevelopment, Oxidative Stress and Synaptic Plasticity Fellowship Study Section F03
- Training and Career Development: Basic Neuroscience T03
