North Carolina

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Neuroscience Program

Contact:

Ronald W. Oppenheim, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Telephone: (336) 716-4405
FAX: (336) 716-0237

E-mail: roppenhm@wfubmc.edu
WWW: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/neuroscience

Program Established: 1989

Number of Faculty: 110
Number of Students: 17

U.S. Citizens: 82%
Female: 59%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 18%
African American/Black (not of Hispanic Origin): 18%

Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 14
Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Theses Projects in Their Labs in the Last Five Years: 12
Average Number of Years Taken by These Graduates to Complete the Program: 5.5

Program Description: The Neuroscience Program at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a highly successful, interdisciplinary graduate program that presently has 25 students who represent undergraduate schools all across the USA. These students are currently working with mentors whose research spans virtually the whole realm of moderm neuroscience and includes molecular genetics, developmental and behavioral neurobiology, as well as neuropsychology and cognitive/computational neurobiology. For additional information, please visit our web site at www.wfubmc.edu/neuroscience/.

Admission Requirements: Please see the Graduate School web site: http://www.wfubmc.edu/graduate/

How and Where to Apply: Please see the Graduate School web site: http://www.wfubmc.edu/graduate/

Annual Tuition and Fees: Full tuition remission.

Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: Please visit website http://www.wfubmc.edu/neuroscience/

Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: Please visit website http://www.wfubmc.edu/neuroscience/

Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Please visit website http://www.wfubmc.edu/neuroscience/

Last revised September 2004
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