The Graduate Program in Neuroscience trains outstanding graduate students to earn
a PhD degree in Neuroscience. We are an interdisciplinary program spanning several
Departments in the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing. Our alumni fill top-tiera PhD degree in Neuroscience. We are an interdisciplinary program spanning several
academic, government, and industry positions worldwide.
Our Curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, experimental design, and quantitative
literacy through an innovative applied learning model. This coursework is completed
within the first 16 months, after which students perform full-time dissertation research in
a laboratory chosen from 2-3 laboratory rotations completed in the first year.
Our students are fully supported by the Graduate Program in Life Sciences for their first
15 months and subsequently fully supported by their dissertation research lab. Additional
support for students is provided by a T32 NIH Neuroscience Training Grant and the
Initiative for Maximizing Student Development that supports underrepresented students.
Our students boast an impressive 50% success rate for securing additional individual
NIH funding through F31 National Research Service Awards.
Our ~ 100 principal investigators teach and mentor students in their NIH-funded
laboratories. Our research interests include, but are not limited to, addiction, synaptic
and neural circuit form and function, neurodevelopment, neuroendocrinology, pain,
schizophrenia, depression, neurodegeneration, stroke recovery, TBI, and cognition.
Our Location is in the heart of historic downtown Baltimore, offering all the amenities of
city life while maintaining easy access to the Appalachians and the irresistible appeal of
the Chesapeake Bay.
Applicants: We holistically view research experience, personal statements, letters of
support and academic performance for applicant selection. Please visit our website to
apply. We do NOT require the GRE. Application deadline: DECEMBER 1, 2023.
Get in touch and learn more:
neuroapps@som.umaryland.edu
https://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/neuroscience/
