Contact:
Jeffrey Tasker, PhD
Director, Neuroscience Program
C/O Psychology Department
2007 Percival Stern Hall, Room 3039
New Orleans, LA 70118
Telephone: (504) 862-3305
FAX: (504)
862-8744
E-Mail: tasker@tulane.edu
WWW: http://www.som.tulane.edu/neurograd/
Other Degrees Offered in the Program:
Program Established: 1986
Number of Faculty: 33
Number of
Students: 27
U.S. Citizens: 94%
Female: 41%
Underrepresented Minorities:
29.4%
Native American: 11.764%
African-American: 11.764%
Hispanic: 5.88%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
12
Faculty Supervising Graduate Student Theses: 13
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program:
5.05
Program Description: The interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program consists of graduate students and faculty from four schools and 13 departments at Tulane University. Research strengths include neuroendocrinology, ion channels, sensory systems, cortical structure and function, signal transduction mechanisms, neuropeptides, computer modeling of neural nets, memory, and developmental neurobiology. The research efforts are will funded by grants to faculty and students. Graduate students perform dissertation research and are expected to publish their results in highly-respected journals.
The major goal of the Neuroscience Program is to provide graduate students with broad education in both the theoretical and practical aspects of research in neuroscience. Our students receive a diversified training in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, molecular and cellular neurobiology, and research methods in neuroscience. In addition, the students have the opportunity to obtain experience in teaching and in presenting research results. Our goal is to produce Ph.D.s who will engage in neuroscience research as postdoctoral fellows, and eventually as researchers in academia or industry.
The curriculum is designed to prepare the students for active research careers. Core courses include Graduate Neuroscience (2semesters), Methods in Neuroscience (2 semesters), Trends in Neuroscience (every semester), and Neuroscience Seminar (every semester). Students also take a variety of specialized electives, while performing research, beginning in the first year of the Program. All course work is completed in two years, allowing the students to concentrate full time on research in the third and fourth years.
Each student's program is guided by an advisor and a student committee. The advisor and committee conduct the qualifying exam, after all course work has been completed, the prospectus defense, and the dissertation defense.
Students are supported by a variety of stipends, with accompanying tuition waivers.
Admission Requirements:
How, or Where to Apply: Visit the Neuroscience Home Page and click on Apply to the Program then at the bottom of this page under the Application section click on the link: "To download a Graduate School application, please click here."
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: $31,210 per year.
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: $18,000 - $20,000 per year
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: Housing is available on and off campus, usually ranging from $500-$600 up per month.
Day-Care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month: Daycare facilities are available on and off campus. Downtown on-campus Kidopolis offers infant care $140/week or $605/mo; Toddlers $130/week or $560/mo, and Pre-K $125/week or $540/mo.
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Stipends are available to qualified applicants ranging from $21,000 to $26,000
How, if Necessary to Apply: A limited number of stipends are automatically awarded to the most competitive students as available.
Last revised September 2006
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