Contact:
Joseph Callaway, Ph.D.
The University of Tennessee, Memphis
The Neuroscience Institute
855 Monroe Avenue, Room 515
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-7845
FAX: (901) 448-7193
E-mail: jcallaway@utmem.edu
URL: http://www.utmem.edu/neuroscience
Other Degrees Offered in the Program: M.D./Ph.D.
Year Established: 1985
Number of Faculty: 89
Number of Students: 21
U.S. Citizens: 40%
Female: 65%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 10%
African American: 5%
Hispanic: 5%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
22
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 5.5
Program Description: Graduate training in the neurosciences is a specified track within the Integrated Program in Biomedical Sciences. There are over 80 faculty members affiliated with the Neuroscience Institute from 12 departments at UTHSC, 1 at UT, Knoxville, and 2 departments at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. UT neuroscientists focus on research on neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, excitable properties of neurons and synaptic function, sensory information processing, brain tumor biology, vision and retinal biology, neurogenetics and neural development, neuropharmacology of mental and addictive disorders, and intracellular signaling in neurons. UTHSC is one of the world's leading centers exploiting novel genomic approches to explore brain development, CNS function and behavior, and psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. Much of this research relies on the use of special lines of mice, including mutants, transgenic, chimeric, and recominant inbred strains. Students participate in the Neuroscience Seminar series and the Neuroscience Student Symposium. Formal courses are offered in Morphological Neuroscience, Developmental and Molecular Neurobiology, Cellular Neuroscience, and Behavioral Neuroscience. Individual programs of study are designed by each student's graduate committee.
Admission Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0
Three letters of recommendation
GRE: minimum of 1000 for verbal plus quantitative sections
TOEFL > 213 for international students
How or Where to Apply:
http://www.utmem.edu/grad/IPBS/generalInfor.html#apply
http://www.utmem.edu/anatomy-neurobiology/graduate-pro/application-instruction.htm
Annual Tuition and Fees
Costs:
In state: $5,544/yr
Out of state: $16,152/yr
Tuition waver given to all Ph.D. students in good standing
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: Below the national average
Housing Availability and
Costs Per Year:
On-campus housing for single students = $4320/yr
Off-campus apartments are available for between $7,000 - 9,000/yr
Stipend/Assistantships and
Financial Assistance: $20,000/yr
Exemption from tuition and fees
How, if Necessary, to Apply: Provided for all applicants accepted into the program
Last revised September 2004
http://www.andp.org/programs/graduate/unitedstates/tennessee/utmem.htm
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