Contact:
Gerry S. Oxford
Administrative Coordinator
Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
Indiana University School of Medicine
950 W.. Walnut St
Room 402-R2 Building
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Telephone: (317) 278-5808
FAX: (317( 278-5849
E-Mail: goxford@iupui.edu
WWW: http://snri.iusm.iu.edu/
Program Established: 2003
Number of Faculty: 48
Number of Students: 38
U.S. Citizens: 60%
Female: 55%
US Under-Represented Minorities: 2%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
6
Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Thesis Projects in Their
Labs in the Last Five Years: 20
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 6
Program Description: The Stark Neurosciences Research Institute is a new entity at the Indiana University School of Medicine and has as one of its missions the coordination of predoctoral and postdoctoral training in the neurosciences. The institute serves as the administrative home for the Graduate Program in Medical Neurobiology, and sponsors coordinated seminars for neuroscience graduate students in other programs at IUPUI. The Graduate Program in Medical Neurobiology is a multi-departmental program involving the Departments of Anatomy, Biology, Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, Microbiology/Immunology, Neurology, Pathology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Physiology, Psychology, and Psychiatry. This interdisciplinary neuroscience program includes faculty members from the IU School of Medicine, the IUPUI School of Science and Eli Lilly. The Medical Neurobiology Graduate Program annually enrolls approximately 25 graduate students including M.D./Ph.D. students. The program combines the methodological approaches of neurobiology and behavioral science to study unique features of the program is that it includes opportunities in both basic and clinical research as well as exposure to the corporate drug development environment. Areas of research interest include molecular dissection of neurotransmitter systems; molecular genetic, neuropharmacological, clinical and biological aspects of aging, degenerative, and psychiatric disorders; neuroendocrine-neurotransmitter interactions; advanced brain imaging in animal models and humans; neurochemistry and molecular genetics of alcoholism and substance abuse; demyelinating diseases; molecular mechanisms of pain sensation; developmental neurobiology related to spinal cord injury. The training program includes core coursework in molecular and cellular neurobiology, and systems neuroscience as well as professional development skills (grant writing and presentations). Students are usually matched with faculty mentors following 2-3 laboratory rotations, however can enter directly into a specific laboratory (with mentor's permission) without rotation. Laboratory choices following rotations are made after the first year of course work.
Admission Requirements:
How or Where To Apply: online at http://www.iupui/~resgrad/grad/apply.htm
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: $15,200 out-of-state
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: $19.000 stipend plus health insurance
Last revised September 2006
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