Attached to this Description Program of Study A graduate program in neuroscience leading to the Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences is offered and, by special arrangement, may be combined with an M.D. degree program. These individuals represent the major areas of neuroscience research and training. Emphasis is placed on the Doctor of Philosophy degree, although a Master of Science degree may be obtained. Tutorials and individual research projects are an integral part of this area of study.
Advanced seminars are available on a variety of neuroscience topics.
The largest component of the training program, the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is located in the modern nine-story University of Texas Medical School Building, where it has approximately 30,000 square feet of laboratory and office space. The department is contiguous with the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Ophthalmology and Visual Science, thereby encouraging interdisciplinary scholarship. Within these four major groups, there is a main focus on neuronal plasticity and learning and memory. Each group maintains common equipment and laboratories, in addition to the facilities of individual investigators. Areas of emphasis outside the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy include visual science, neuroendocrinology, neural trauma, stroke, and epilepsy.