Contact:
Cecil A. Oberbeck
Columbia University
1051 Riverside Drive, Box 87
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 543-5239
FAX:
(212) 543-5410
E-mail: cao1@columbia.edu
WWW: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/neurobeh/nb_phd.html
Other Degrees Offered in the Program: M.D.- Ph.D.
Program Established: 1975
Number of Faculty: 67
Number of Students: 74
U.S. Citizens: 90%
Female: 51%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 11%
Native Americans: Indian, Hawaiian, Alaskan or Pacific Islander: 1%
Black (not Hispanic): 2%
Hispanic: 8%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
23
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 5
Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Theses Projects in Their Labs in the Last Five Years:
26
Program Description: This interdepartmental program includes 67 faculty members from six basic science and two clinical departments at the Health Science campus of the College of Physicians and Surgeons and from the Departments of Biological Sciences and Psychology at the Morningside campus of Columbia University. The faculty members have a common interest in studying the development and function of the nervous system at levels ranging from cellular and molecular to systems, behavioral and cognitive. The four major areas of research emphasis are: (1) biophysics and cell biology of neurons; (2) cognitive and systems neurobiology; (3) neurobiology of behavior and learning; (4) neural differentiation and development. A new Theoretical Neuroscience Center that complements each of these four areas is under active development.
An integrated curriculum presents courses in introductory neuroscience, processing-protein coupled receptors, molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission, structure and function of ion channels, dendritic integration, neural development, neuroethology, biology of neurological and psychiatric disorders, systems neurophysiology and modeling, computational neural modeling and neuroengineering, functional neuroimaging of human brain, and visual cognition. Students have considerable flexibility to choose between these and various other courses offered by the various departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Training faculty include: Laurence Abbott, Asa Abeliovich, Richard Axel, Craig Bailey, Martin Chalfie, Aniruddha Das, William Dauer, Jane Dodd, Fiona Doetsch, Julio Fernandez, Vincent Ferrera, Stuart Firestein, Michael Gershon, Claude Ghez, Daniel Goldberg, Michael Goldberg, James Goldman, Joseph Gogos, Jacqueline Gottlieb, Norma Graham, Lloyd Greene, Wesley Grueber, Robert Hawkins, Rene Hen, Chris Henderson, Joyce Hirsch, Oliver Hobert, Donald Hood, Thomas Jessell, Eric Kandel, Arthur Karlin, Robert S. Kass, Darcy Kelley, Tae-Wan Kim, John Koester, Ronald Liem, Brian McCabe, Amy MacDermott, Richard Mann, Carol Mason, John Martin, Janet Metcalfe, Ken Miller, Holly Moore, Liam Paninski, Geoffrey Pitt, Serge Przedborski, Ning Qian, Steve Rayport, Lorna Role, Taube Rothman, Daniel Salzman, Samuel Schacher, Peter Scheiffele, Claudia Schmauss, James Schwartz, Michael Shelanski, Steven Siegelbaum, Rae Silver, Ann-Judith Silverman, Scott Small, Edward Smith, Yaakov Stern, Gary St!
ruhl, Andrew Tomlinson, Dominique Toran-Allerand, Richard Vallee, Hynek Wichterle, Jian Yang, and Raphael Yuste.
Admission Requirements:
The requirements are special to this program, and must be read in conjunction with the general requirements of the Graduate School. Only candidates for the Ph.D. degree are accepted and all students are required to pursue a full time program of study. Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or the equivalent and a basic knowledge of biology, mathematics, chemistry, and physics (A candidate may make up deficiencies after admission by taking appropriate courses at the University). Decisions for admissions are based upon:
How or Where to Apply: Application information and materials may be obtained from the address provided above or one may apply on-line.
Completed hardcopy applications must be returned to the Office of Graduate Affairs by the first week in January at the following address:
Office of Graduate Affairs
College of Physicians & Surgeons
Columbia University
701 West 168th Street, Room 205
New York, NY 10032-2695
Prospective students should indicate Neurobiology and Behavior on the application form as their Proposed Department or Doctoral Program Subcommittee.
Prospective students are encouraged to apply on-line, where they may pay the application fee via credit card if desired. The web site address for that is:
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/neurobeh/nb_phd_admit.html
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: 2005-2006: Tuition: $31,448; fees: $2,783
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: $26,520 (2005-2006 stipend amount)
Housing Availability and Costs Per Month: Residence hall rates: an unfurnished apartment share in University Affordable Housing is $670-910 (average$720) and a furnished $690-910 (average $755). Housing available on two campuses, Health Science and Morningside (Columbia University at 114th Street and Broadway).
Day-care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month: $840-960 ($210 - 240/week, depending on age, six months to five years, 5 days 9-6)
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: All graduate students making adequate progress receive full financial support that covers tuition and fees, plus a stipend for living expenses ($26,520; 2005-2006).
How, if Necessary, to Apply: Assistance is automatic with admission, no special application needed.
Last revised November, 2005
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