North Carolina

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Curriculum in Neurobiology

Contact:

Robert Rosenberg
1034 Mary Ellen Jones Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Telephone: (919) 6395

E-Mail: robert_rosenberg@med.unc.edu
WWW: http://www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology

Other Degrees Offered in the Program: Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D.

Program Established: Established 1966, Ph.D. authorized in 1972

Number of Faculty: 85
Number of Students: 33

U.S. Citizens: 94%
Female: 67%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 9%
Asian or Pacific Islander: 3%
Black: 3%

Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 22
Number of Faculty Supervising Graduate Student Theses: 29
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 5.3

Program Description: This multidisciplinary Ph.D. program is designed to both provide in-depth training in basic neuroscience research and to develop broad experiences in the spectrum of research approaches used in contemporary neuroscience. Our goal is to train scientists with both the intellectual skills and technical flexibility to enjoy a successful career in research and education. Initially, each student undertakes advanced course work in cellular, molecular, developmental, and behavioral neuroscience. Other course work is selected on an individual basis. Three research apprenticeships in laboratories representing different neuroscience subdisciplines are also required; this contact with faculty research helps trainees select their own dissertation projects. Excellent laboratory facilities and state-of-the-art equipment are available in the Neuroscience Center, faculty laboratories and shared core facilities. An active seminar program includes a weekly seminar series through the UNC Neuros!
cience Center. Support is available for travel to national scientific meetings to present research work. Formal training in scientific presentation skills is provided. A combined M.D./Ph.D. program is available for those interested in a dual clinical/research career (contact the UNC MD/PhD Program at http://www.med.unc.edu/mdphd).

Admission Requirements:

Undergraduate Bachelor's degree or Master's degree, preferably with a jajor in a science discipline.
GPA of 3.0 or better on a scale of 4.0
Combined score of 1200 or above on verbal and quantitaitve portions of the GRE.
Two-to-three page statement of personal history and career goals.
Three letters of reference.
Experience in independent laboratory research is highly desirable.
Foreign applicants for whom English is a second language must score at least 550 on the TOEFL.

How and Where to Apply: Applications are made electroncally through the Graduate school. See http://gradschool.unc.edu.
Questions about the application can be made to the program office at the address above.

Annual Tuition and Fees: Out of state tuition and fees: approximately $16,000 per year. In-state tuition and fees: approximately $4,500 per year.

Approximate Cost of Living: $15,000

Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: Apartments and houses for rent are plentiful; cost for a single dwelling, $5000-$8000.

Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: Local commercial day-care cost, $600-$750 per month.

Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: All students receive financial assistance in the form of stipends of $21,500 (FY2003-2004) per year, exclusive of tuition and fees. Sources of support include an NIH training grant, research grants, and School of Medicine funds. Students can also compete for national and local University Fellowship support.

How to Apply for Financial Assistance: Application to the program assumes eligibility for support.

Last revised April 2006
http://www.andp.org/programs/graduate/unitedstates/northcaro/uncneur.htm

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