Contact:
Tim Hales, Ph.D.
George Washington University
Neuroscience Graduate Program
2300 Eye Street N W Ross Hall 640
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: (202) 994-3546
FAX: (202) 994-2870
E-Mail: phmtgh@gwumc.edu
WWW: http://www.gwumc.edu/ibs/fields/neuroscience.html
Program Established: 1992
Number of Faculty: 25
Number of Students: 6
U.S. Citizens: 50%
Female: 67%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
1 (new
program)
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 5 years
Program Description: Academic and scientific leaders at GW, recognizing the need for highly trained neuroscientists and development of therapies for a wide range of disorders affecting the nervous system, have developed a comprehensive doctoral program in neuroscience through the Columbian School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Nowhere are interdisciplinary interactions more promising than here, where teams of investigators from various disciplines bring together unique skills and scientific methods to attack major problems in a full-scale effort to battle brain disorders.
Instructors include regular faculty members at the GW's School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Columbian School of Arts and Sciences, as well as distinguished neuroscience researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Holland Laboratory of American Red Cross and Children's National Medical Center. The program curriculum includes fundamentals in biochemistry, pharmacology, and the neurosciences, including neurological disease. Journal review sessions, special-interest discussion groups, and seminar offered by distinguished neuroscientists, faculty and students provide in-depth study of advanced topics. An annual research symposium introduces the latest research findings to stimulate interactions across the neuroscience disciplines. Internships in neuroscience research laboratories help students select an area of specialty.
Extensive research facilities are available in well-equipped faculty laboratories housed in GW's Medical Center and Psychology Department, in the Neuroscience Center at the Children's Research Institute, and in selected laboratories at Holland Laboratory of the American Red Cross at NIH. The University's Gelman Library and Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, the National Library of Medicine, and numerous government agency and other university libraries are available to students. Innovative research collaborations are available with the laboratories of NIH investigators affiliated with the program, and students are invited to attend the numerous research seminars and colloquia conducted throughout the area.
Admissions Requirements: Basic Science Courses
How or Where to Apply: Students are admitted directly into the Institute for Biomedical Sciences through the Columbian School of Arts and Sciences. For applications contact:
Columbian School of Arts and Sciences
801 22nd Street, N.W., #106
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 20052
Tel: (202) 994-8568
Fax: (202) 994-6213
E-Mail: asgrad@acad.ccgs.gwu.edu
WWW: http://www.gwu.edu/~csas
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: $15,720 tuition; $792 fees (1997-98)
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: $14,400
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: Housing availability in good, $500-$700 per month.
Day-Care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month: N.A.
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: $15,000 + 24 credit hours per year.
How, if Necessary, to Apply: You will find all pertinent information in the application package.
Last revised December
2004
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