Contact:
Leslie Griffith
Brandeis University
MS 008/415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454
Telephone: (781) 736-3125
FAX: (781) 736-3107
E-Mail: griffith@brandeis.edu
WWW: http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/neuro01/index.html
Other Degrees Offered in the Program: B.S., M.S.
Program Established: 1992
Number of Faculty: 21
Number of Students: 44
U.S. Citizens: 77%
Female: 36%
Black (not Hispanic): 7%
Hispanic: 4.5%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
40
Average Number of Years to Complete Program: 5.5
Program Description: There are 22 laboratories at Brandeis University carrying out neuroscience research. Working in these laboratories are approximately 45-55 graduate students enrolled the following graduate
programs (Neuroscience, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, and
Physics) and 60 postdoctoral fellows.
The Neuroscience Graduate Program has three tracks:
1) Behavioral Neuroscience-Train students in cognitive neuroscience, sensory psychophysics, human mnotor control and psycholinguistics (Professors: DiZio, Fiser, Katz, Lackner, Sekuler, Wingfield)
2) Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience-Trains students in molecular biology, biophysics, and biochemistry appropriate to neurobiology. Strong emphasis on developmental and genetic mechanisms, ion channels, signal transduction, and synaptic plasticity (Professors: Agar, Birren, Garrity, Griffith, Miller, Oprian, Rosbash, Sengupta, Turrigiano, and White)
3) Computational and Integrative Neuroscience-Trains students in the use of theoretical and experiemental methods for the study of brain function. Strong emphasis on vision, learning, memory, and rhythmic pattern generation and neuromodulation (Professors: Epstein, Lisman, Marder and Nelson)
Admission Requirements:
Undergraduate courses in appropriate area
Three letters of recommendation
GRE Scores (subject test optional)
Foreign Students, TOEFL greater than 600 or 250 computer based
Deadline: We have a rolling admissions starting January 1 and continuing until the class is full. Applications arriving before February 1 will stand best chance.
How and Where to Apply: Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online at www.brandeis.edu/gsas/. They may also request information and application forms from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Brandeis University, MS 031, P.O. Box 549110, Waltham, MA 02454-9110.
Annual Tuition and Fees: Tuition and fees for Ph.D. candidates are typically waived as part of the admission package.
Approximate Cost of Living: $14,000.
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: $6,000. On and off campus housing are available.
Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: There is a university-sponsored day-care facility with income base sliding tuition scale.
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: All admitted Ph.D. students who do not have individual fellowships are awarded a stipend of $27,000 and health care benefits of up to $2,000.
How to Apply for Financial Assistance: Same as application form.
Last revised
October 2006
http://www.andp.org/programs/graduate/unitedstates/massachusetts/brandeis.htm
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