Contact:
William Eldred
Program Administrator
Program in Neuroscience
Boston University
5 Cummington Street
Boston, MA 02215
Telephone: (617) 353-2439
FAX: (617) 358-1124
E-Mail: eldred@bu.edu
WWW: http://www.bu.edu/neuro
Year Established: 1997
Number of Faculty: 85+
Number of Students: 22
USCitizens: 95%
Female: 45%
Minorities: 10%
NativeAmerican:
AfricanAmerican: 5%
Hispanic: 5%
GraduatesInLastFiveYears: 10+
Number of Faculty who have supervised graduate
student thesis projects in their labs in the last five years: 30+
Average number of years taken by these graduates to complete the program:
5
Program Description: The Program in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary program administered through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine. The neuroscience faculty span the Charles River, Medical, and Woods Hole campuses. The program takes advantage of the wide range of neuroscience expertise among many departments at Boston University to provide students with a broad-based mulit-disciplinary program which is unique in its focus on both experimental and computational approaches to understanding neural systems. The faculty approaches all disciplines of neuroscience, from the molecular and cellular bases of neurobiological processes through the clinical diagnosis of neurological diseased. A broad range of research areas are represented, including cellular and molecular neurobiology, cellular and systems plasticity, structual neurobiology, neurophysiology, sensorimotor integration, learning and memory, cognitive sciences, computational modeling, biomolecular engi!
neering, and neuropharmacology. Graduates are trained to pursue research in neuroscience with a specialization in an area of their choice, to identify significant research problems, and to formulate logical, comprehensive strategies for studying these problems. Students have extensive knowledge of the scientific method and an appreciation for the demands that this method makes on the integrity of scientists.
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree, GRE scores (subject test recommended), personal statement, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL scores when applicable
How, or Where to Apply: Applications may be downloaded from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at www.bu.edu/grs
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: Full time tuition and fees for 2006-2007 total $35,478.
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: All PhD graduate students accepted into the Program receive financial support through an NIH training grant, teaching fellowships, or research assistantships. The average stiped for these awards is $24,000 for 12 months.
Last revised September 2006
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