综合生理学 & Neuroscience 研究生 Concentration
There are two 生物科学 graduate tracks within the 综合生理学 and Neuroscience concentration:
Each track has its own mandatory courses and suggested electives for students at the master's and doctoral levels within the 生物科学博士.D. 和M.S. 学位课程.
关于M.S. 和Ph值.D. 神经科学轨道
Both the master's and doctoral degrees in neuroscience are available at newbb电子平台. 研究生 education in neuroscience at newbb电子平台 is provided by faculty of the interdisciplinary Neuroscience 程序.
Participating faculty come from a number of departments, 包括生物科学, 生物医学科学, 物理和天文学. Most are also members of the Molecular and Cellular 生物学 program or the Quantitative 生物学 Institute. Neuroscience graduate students are admitted by the graduate committee of the appropriate department. (See 生物科学 招生.) Basic stipends and tuition waivers are provided by these departments and may be supplemented by the Neuroscience 程序. The Neuroscience 程序 also helps fund a variety of activities designed to enhance graduate student training:
- Travel, room and board, and registration at scientific meetings
- Tuition, travel, room and board, and registration for summer courses (e.g., at the Marine Biological Institute in Woods Hole, MA)
- Travel plus room and board for visits to laboratories at other institutions
- Other support necessary and appropriate for the student's intellectual and career development (upon request)
The graduate program is small—admitting two to three students each year—and stresses high levels of faculty-student interaction and mentoring.
顾问的选择
All applications must include the names of three graduate faculty members with whom the applicant is interested in working. 入学 is contingent on a faculty member expressing an interest in the applicant, and applicants are strongly advised to contact potential advisers. 要求, the graduate committee and/or Neuroscience 程序 will fund visits by strong candidates. The initial choice of adviser is not binding, and students are encouraged to perform research rotations with other faculty during their first year. Students are expected to choose a home lab and faculty adviser by the end of this year. 在此之前, mentoring student progress is the responsibility of the initial adviser or the head of the Neuroscience 程序 or, 可能, 其他项目教员.
咨询委员会
After the student has chosen a home lab, the student and her or his faculty adviser choose an advisory committee. 为米.S. students, this committee must have at least three members; for Ph.D. students at least five, one of whom must be outside the student's department. The student's faculty adviser serves as committee chair. The committee supervises the student's academic progress, prepares and administers the Ph.D. 资格考试, helps direct the student's research program, and assesses the student's dissertation and thesis defense.
金融援助
研究生 students are supported by departmental teaching or research assistantships. Teaching assistantships provide an annual income for M.S. 学生和博士.D. students and a waiver of tuition and most fees. A limited number of enhanced stipends will be awarded each year on a competitive basis. Universitywide Houk grants are awarded on a competitive basis to support research and travel. Departmental and Neuroscience 程序 funds are available to support student presentations at professional meetings, participation in summer courses at other institutions, 参观其他实验室, 以及其他适当的支持. 最后, the graduate committee and/or the Neuroscience 程序 may make additional awards in recognition of a student's excellence.