The purpose of the Program is to train doctoral students for independent research and teaching in neuroscience. D. degrees obtain a background covering molecular, cellular and systems approaches to neuroscience, as well as receive training that brings them to the forefront of research in their particular area of interest. A series of core courses in neuroscience, along with advanced electives, seminar series, laboratory rotations and original independent dissertation research form the Neuroscience Graduate Training Program. The Neuroscience Training Program and the Neuroscience Department are among the oldest in the United States and date back to 1980. D. students and 500 postdoctoral fellows over the past ten years.
All doctoral candidates receive full tuition remission and a stipend.
Currently, about 90 doctoral candidates and 150 postdoctoral fellows work in the laboratories of faculty in the Neuroscience Program.