300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 355-6000 Clinical Services (Neurology): Research/Scholarship Opportunities The research program in Neurology at Children's is the largest and most accomplished in a pediatric facility in the world. Major research programs are carried out in both basic and clinical investigation and exciting new developments are taking place in the translational neuroscience arena. Our faculty frequently welcome residents for research electives during their residencies, and many of our residents go on to complete postdoctoral research fellowships here after completing their clinical training. Our Division of Neuroscience, led by Michael Greenberg, PhD is the central component of the Children's Hospital multidisciplinary Program in Neurobiology. Faculty in the Neurobiology Program at Children's Hospital are investigating the mechanisms that regulate the key steps in nervous system development with the goal of applying this knowledge to the understanding of disorders of the nervous system that affect children. The program is also actively engaged in the training of the next generation of physicians and scientists in the areas of molecular and developmental neuroscience. Our current Clinical Neuroscience research activities include exciting explorations of neuromuscular disorders, particularly spinal muscular atrophy, cognitive disorders and brain development, neurogenetic disorders, including tuberous sclerosis and Rett syndrome, genetic causes of focal brain malformations, functional consequences of early metabolic and chemical insults to the developing nervous system, mechanisms, diagnosis, and prevention of brain injury in infants and young children, the use of microarray gene expression profiling to predict clinical outcome in brain tumor. Epilepsy research activities include clinical trials of several new antiepileptic agents and a new program in clinical, translational and basic research headed by Dr. Frances Jensen. In addition to the world-class scientists available within the department as potential research mentors, our residents also have access to other Longwood Medical Area scientists who are members of our NIH-funded . Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Center. Residents have the opportunity to meet and interact with the members of this Center and with visiting distinguished neuroscientists from around the world during a biweekly neuroscience seminar series sponsored by the center. During this and several other seminar series, our residents encounter faculty who are contiributing to the hospital's rich legacy of research and discovery. The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional. Copyright © Children's Hospital Boston. All rights reserved.