Neuroscience Programs
Index
Board of Regents Aspirational Institutions
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University of Iowa
Indiana University – Bloomington
University of Arizona
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Pittsburgh
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
State University of New York, Buffalo
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Virginia
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Washington
University of California, Irvine
University of California, San Diego
Florida State University
Rutgers University
Board of Regents Proposed Peer Institutions
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George Mason University
State University of New York, Albany
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Virginia Commonwealth University
Arizona State University
University of Louisville
University of New Mexico
Temple University
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of South Florida
University of Houston-University Park
University of Cincinnati
University of Toledo
Urban 13 (some schools were also peer institutions)
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University of Memphis
University of Missouri-St. Louis
City College of New York
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Board of Regents Proposed Aspirational Institutions
School
University of Iowa
College
Graduate College
Department
Title
Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Faculty
Pediatrics
Pathology
Neurology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Psychology
Ophthalmology
Life Sciences
Physiology
Neurobiology
Psychiatry
Speech, Language & Hearing
Neurobiology
Physiological Sciences
Chemistry
Anesthesiology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Degrees
Ph.D.
Website
http://neuroscience.grad.uiowa.edu/
Notes
25 students per year
GPA 3.5+
GRE – 1200 (verbal and quantitative)
School
Indiana University – Bloomington
College
Arts & Sciences
Department
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Title
Program in Neuroscience
Faculty
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Kinesiology
Mathematics
Medical Sciences
Optometry
Physics
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Degrees
BS (Psychological & Brain Sciences)
PhD (Psychological & Brain Sciences)
PhD (Neural Science – program in neuroscience)
Website
http://www.indiana.edu/~neurosci/
Notes
$52m grant from MetaCyt for Life Sciences research.
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University of Arizona
College
Graduate School
Department
Title
Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Faculty
Pediatrics
Pathology
Neurology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Psychology
Ophthalmology
Life Sciences
Psychiatry
Physiology
Neurobiology
Speech, Language & Hearing
ARL division Neurobiology (?)
Physiological Sciences
Chemistry
Anesthesiology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Degrees
PhD
Website
www.neuroscience.arizona.edu
Notes
25 students total
GPA 3.5+
GRE 1200+ (verbal & quantitative)
School
University of Maryland, College Park
College
Chemical & Life Sciences
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Arts & Humanities
Department
Each student has a “home” department.
Title
Program in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Faculty
Animal & Avian Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Computer Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
English
Entomology
Hearing & Speech Sciences
Human Development
Kinesiology
Linguistics
Nutrition & Food Sciences
Philosophy & Psychology
Degrees
PhD
Website
www.nacs.umd.edu
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School
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
College
School of Medicine
Department
Neurobiology
Neuroscience Center
Title
Faculty
Physiology
Biology
Psychiatry
Anesthesiology
Psychology
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Pharmacology
Alcohol studies
Endodontics
Otolaryngology
Neurology
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Microbiology & Immunology
Genetics
Physical Therapy
Developmental Neurobiology
Neurobiology & Behavior & Addiction
Molecular & Genetic Neurobiology
Channels, Receptors & Signal Transduction
Neuroimmunology
Regeneration & Myelination (sp?)
Imaging & Cognitive Function
Sensory Systems
Synaptic Structure & Function
Animal Models of Human Diseases
Comparative Neurobiology
Computational Neurobiology
Degrees
MD/PhD (Neurobiology)
Website
www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology
School
University of Pittsburgh
College
School of Arts & Sciences
Department
Neuroscience
Title
Faculty
Neuroscience
Neurobiology
Physiology
Cell Biology
Psychiatry
Psychology
Pharmacology
Otolaryngology
Bioengineering
Center for Neural Basis of Cognition Biological Sciences
Degrees
B.S./M.S./PhD.
Website
www.neuroscience.pitt.edu
Notes
Sample study plans online.
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School
State University of New York, Buffalo
College
School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Department
Title
Neuroscience Program
Faculty
Physiology & Biophysics
Biochemistry
Psychology
Otolaryngology
Pathology & Anatomical Sciences
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Ophthalmology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Radiology
Biological Sciences
Degrees
MS/PhD
Website
www.smbs.buffalo.edu/neuroscience
Notes
Courses listed online
School
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
College
Medical School
Department
Neuroscience
Title
Faculty
Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Genetics
Cell Biology & Development
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Pediatrics
Psychology
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacology
Physiology
Psychiatry
Radiology
Degrees
BS/PhD
Website
www.neurosci.umn.edu (undergrad)
www.neuroscience.umn.edu/index.html (grad)
Notes
BS courses listed online
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University of Virginia
College
School of Medicine
Arts & Sciences
Neuroscience
Department
Title
Faculty
Neuroscience
Biology
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Neurological Surgery
Urology
Cell Biology
Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Biochemistry
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Physiology
Biological Physics
Neurology
Psychology
Neurobehavioral Sciences
Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Microbiology
Anesthesiology
Chemistry
Degrees
PhD
Website
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/neurosci/
Notes
Departments of Biology, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences offer undergraduate (BS) majors with a
neuroscience component.
School
University of California, Los Angeles
College
Graduate Division
Department
Neuroscience
Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
Title
Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program
Faculty
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Psychology
Physiological Science
Neurobiology
Public Health
Microbiology
Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Biological Chemistry
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Degrees
BS/PhD
Website
www.neurosci.ucla.edu/index.asp
Notes
Course plans online
Terrible website (very few details about program)
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University of Washington
College
Arts & Sciences
Department
Biology
Title
Undergraduate Neurobiology
Faculty
Biochemistry
Neurophysiology
Physiology
Neurobiology
Biology & Otolaryngology
Biological Structure
Degrees
BS
Website
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/neurobiology
Notes
Professors from both Arts & Sciences and the Med School
Neuroscience residency program available for MDs.
School
University of California, Irvine
College
School of Biological Sciences
Department
Title
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Faculty
Pharmacology
Neurobiology & Behavior
Developmental & Cell Biology
Cognitive Sciences
Anatomy & Neurobiology
Degrees
PhD (Neuroscience)
BS (Neurobiology)
Website
www.inp.uci.edu
Notes
Grad students participate in a one year “Gateway” program that introduces them to
Neuroscience. After the first year, they join the graduate program of their chosen
advisor.
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University of California, San Diego
College
School of Medicine
Biological Sciences
Department
Neurosciences
Title
Neurosciences Graduate Program
Faculty Areas
of Interest
Biochemistry & Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive, Behavioral & Psychopharmacology
Computational Neuroscience
Cellular & Developmental Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience
Degrees
PhD (Neuroscience)
BS/MS/PhD (Neurobiology) – Division of Biological Sciences
Website
http://neurograd.ucsd.edu
Notes
“top ranking neuroscience department in the country”
School
Florida State University
College
Arts & Sciences
Department
Title
Neuroscience Program
Faculty
Biological Science
Biomedical Science
Nutrition
Food & Exercise Sciences
Mathematics
Psychology
Neuroscience
Degrees
PhD
BS (Biological Sciences – Physiology & Neuroscience Track)
Website
www.neuro.fsu.edu
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School
Rutgers University
College
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience
Department
Title
Integrative Neuroscience Program
Faculty
Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
Biological Sciences
Psychology
Pharmacology/Physiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Psychiatry
Radiology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://ins.rutgers.edu
http://cmbn.rutgers.edu
Board of Regents Proposed Peer Institutions
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George Mason University
College
Humanities & Social Sciences (BS)
College of Science (PhD)
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences (PhD)
Department
Psychology (BS)
Title
Computational Neuroscience Program (PhD)
Faculty
Psychology
Physics
Molecular & Microbiology
Economics
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mathematical Sciences
Degrees
BS/PhD
Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience (College of Humanities & Social Sciences)
Website
http://chss.gmu.edu/academics/psych/bs_neuroscience.php (BS)
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/neuroscience (PhD)
Notes
BS designed to “interface” with pre-med requirements.
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State University of New York, Albany
College
Arts & Sciences
School of Public Health
Department
Biological Sciences
Psychology
Biomedical Sciences
Environmental Health & Toxicology
Title
Center for Neuroscience Research
Faculty
Neurobiology
Psychobiology
Neuroscience
Anthropology
Sociology
Chemistry
Degrees
BS/MS/PhD (not specifically in Neuroscience)
Website
www.albany.edu/neuron/center/
School
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
College
Letters & Science
Department
Title
Research and Graduate Training in Neuroscience
Faculty
Biology
Psychology
Anthropology
Neurology
Biological Sciences
Degrees
MS/PhD (Biological Sciences or Psychology)
Website
http://uwm.edu/Dept/neuroscience
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Virginia Commonwealth University
College
School of Medicine
Department
Title
Faculty
Anatomy & Neurobiology
Biochemistry
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Physiology
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://www.vcu.edu/neurograd/
http://www.vcu.edu/anatomy/programs/phd-neuro.shtml
http://www.vcu.edu/biochem/resgroups/neuro.shtml
http://www.vcu.edu/pharmtox/prospective/grad_neuroscience.htm
School
Arizona State University
College
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Department
Psychology
Title
Behavioral Neuroscience
Faculty
Psychology
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://www.asu.edu/clas/psych/gprogram/behavioral/
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University of Louisville
College
Arts & Sciences
School of Medicine
Department
Title
Graduate Neuroscience Program
Faculty
Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biology
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://www.neuroscience.louisville.edu/program-info/overview.html
School
University of New Mexico
College
School of Medicine
Department
Neuroscience
Title
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program)
Faculty
Cell Biology & Physiology
Neurosciences
Medical Chemistry & Toxicology
Degrees
Website
www.unm.edu/~neurohsc
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Temple University
College
School of Medicine
Department
Neuroscience & Center for Neurovirology & Cancer Biology
Title
Faculty
Neuroscience
Biology
Neurovirology
Degrees
MD/PhD
Website
www.temple.edu/medicine/departments_centers/basic_science/neuroscience.htm
School
University of Illinois, Chicago
College
Liberal Arts & Sciences
College of Medicine
Department
Biological Sciences
Psychology
Title
Interdepartmental Concentration in Neuroscience (graduate)
Faculty
Biological Sciences
Psychology
Chemistry
Philosophy
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
Anesthesiology
Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Hematology/Oncology
Ophthalmology
Physiology & Biophysics
Bioengineering
Analytical Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Pathology
Degrees
BS/MS/PhD
Website
http://www.uic.edu/ucat/catalog/LAN.shtml (undergraduate)
www.uic.edu/depts/neurosci/ (graduate)
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University of Alabama, Birmingham
College
Graduate School
Department
Title
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Faculty
Psychology
Microbiology
Physiology & Biophysics
Cell Biology
Neurobiology
Pathology
Medicine
Ophthalmology
Biomedical engineering
Vision Sciences
Biology
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Genomics
Psychiatry
Clinical Genetics
Biomedical Engineering
Degrees
PhD (MD/PhD through School of Medicine)
Website
http://www.neuroscience.uab.edu/
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University of South Florida
College
Medicine
Department
Title
Graduate Program in Medical Sciences – Neuroscience Concentration
Faculty
Anatomy
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Med Micro & Immunology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pharmacology &Therapeutics
Physiology & Biophysics
Psychiatry
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://hsc.usf.edu/medicine/phd/Neuroscience+Program+Description.htm
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University of Houston-University Park
College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Title
Developmental Cognitive Neurosciences Initiative
Faculty
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Speech Pathology
Degrees
PhD
Website
www.psychology.uh.edu/SpecialUnitsResearch/CognitiveNeuroscienceInitiative.asp
School
University of Cincinnati
College
Medicine
Department
Title
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Faculty
Anesthesiology
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Cell & Cancer Biology
Pharmacy
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Developmental Biology
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hematology
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Molecular Pharmacology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics
Philosophy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Psychiatry
Psychology
Radiology
Surgery
Systems Biology & Physiology
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://neuroscience.uc.edu
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School
University of Toledo
College
Graduate School
Department
Biomedical Sciences
Title
Neurosciences & Neurological Disorders (NND) Program
Faculty
Neuroscience
Neurology
Physiology & Pharmacology
Otolaryngology
Psychiatry & Radiation Therapy
Degrees
MS/PhD
Website
http://hsc.utoledo.edu/grad/neuro/index.html
Notes
There is a Neurosciences department but it awards degrees through the NND program.
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School
University of Memphis
College
Graduate School
Department
Psychology
Title
Behavioral Neuroscience (Experimental Psychology Program)
Faculty
Degrees
MS/PhD
Website
www.psyc.memphis.edu/research/neuro/neuro.shtml
Notes
Only three faculty members (advertising for fourth).
Students must also take courses in Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology.
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School
University of Missouri-St. Louis
College
Arts & Sciences
Department
Psychology
Title
Behavioral Neuroscience
Faculty
Psychology
Optometry
Neurobiology
Cognition & Psychopathology
Degrees
PhD
Website
www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/psychology/behavioral/program.html
School
City College of New York
College
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Department
Psychology
Title
The Cognitive Neuroscience PhD Program
Faculty
Psychology
Biology
Psychiatric Research
Degrees
PhD
Website
http://origin.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/psychology/cogneuro/Home.htm
Notes
Also a PhD in Biology with a neuroscience concentration
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