Contact:
Frank Margolis
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Program in Neuroscience
685 West Baltimore Street
HSF Building RM 212
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: (410) 706-4701
Fax: (410) 706-4724
E-Mail: fmargoli@umaryland.edu
WWW: http://neuroscience.umaryland.edu
Year Established: 1996
Total Number of Faculty: 81
Total Number Students: 27
US Citizens: 96%
Female: 63%
US Under-represented Minorities: 4%
- African American/Black (not of Hispanic origin):
4%
Total Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
14
Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Thesis Projects in
Their Labs in the Last Five Years: 21
Average Number of Years to Complete Program: 5
Program Description: The Program in Neuroscience at University of Maryland, Baltimore has over 80 research scientists, with laboratories located in the Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy Schools, and the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. Investigators utilize a wide variety of state-of-the-art techniques to investigate topics whose scope ranges from the single molecule to the human brain. At the molecular level and neurotransmitter receptors. Using in vitro techniques (e.g. tissue culture and brain slices), in simple cell assemblies or systems with various techniques: electrophysiology (patch clamp, single channel, intracellular), functional imaging (calcium imaging, voltage-sensitive histochemistry) and molecular biology (DNA cloning, gene transcription, oocyte expression and transgenic mice). Neurochemical methods are used to investigate the activation of neurotransmitter receptors, second messenger production and sequelae of these processes. Sensory systems (audition, olfaction, pain, touch and taste) are studied with electrophysiological, behavioral and neuroanatomical techniques. At complex organizational levels, studies of hormonal control of gene expression in the regulation of sexually dimorphic behaviors, or neuronal cell death and of the neurobiological basis of psychiatric illnesses are ongoing.
Admission Requirements:
GPA: minimum 3.0
TOEFL: 550 for paper based tests or 213 for computer based tests
Beyond the Graduate School's minimum admission requirements, applicants should have a bachelor's degree with training in an appropriate major field. The program is particularly interested in candidates with research experience in the biomedical sciences.
How, or Where to Apply:
Program in Neuroscience
University of Maryland, Baltimore
School of Medicine
685 W. Baltimore Street
HSF Building, Suite 212
Baltimore, MD 21201
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: Paid in full by the program for all of its graduate students.
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: $8,000
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: $5,500
Day-Care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month: $500
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: $23,000 for Level I and $24,000 for Level II. Also, complete remission of tuition and fees; individual health care.
How, if Necessary, to Apply for Stipends and Financial Assistance: Students accepted into the program receive financial support from NIH-funded training grants and from University of Maryland, Baltimore sources. Stipend amounts for 2005-2006 are $23,000-$24,000, plus tuition remission and student health insurance.
Last revised September 2006
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