Planet Ex Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 What exactly does a behavioral neuroscientist do for a pharmacheutical company? I am applying to behavioral neuroscience and biopsychology programs, and after graduation i am looking to work for a pharmacheutical company doing research and design for treatments for neurological orders.
qudsiac Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 I am interested in this as well, but dont know much about it. I applied to the behavioral neuroscience masters at cuny queens and have not received a decision yet.
Arcadian Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 I don't know, but there's got to be something for you. It seems that behavioral neuro is all about pharmacology these days, while cog neuro is all about imaging.
neuropsych76 Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 What exactly does a behavioral neuroscientist do for a pharmacheutical company? I am applying to behavioral neuroscience and biopsychology programs, and after graduation i am looking to work for a pharmacheutical company doing research and design for treatments for neurological orders. I'm going into cog neuro but I know there are tons of opportunites for behavioral neuro for pharmacheutical companies. Basically, you would do the research for whatever pharmacheutical company hired you. You could be the PI research on a new Alzhemier's drug or something. BUT, you would not have freedom on what specific project you worked on. My understanding is the big difference between doing research at a college compared to in industry is there is a lot more academic freedom when one works at a college. So you could do all the behavioral neuro stuff you like but the specific research would be defined for you by the company. neuropsych76 1
nessa Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 What exactly does a behavioral neuroscientist do for a pharmacheutical company? I am applying to behavioral neuroscience and biopsychology programs, and after graduation i am looking to work for a pharmacheutical company doing research and design for treatments for neurological orders. Test experimental drugs to see if they work, basically; that is, put animals through behavioral assays to see if the compounds have the desired effect on behavior. It's good money, but like neuropsych says, you don't have the freedom to choose what you want to research like you do in academia
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