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The Advanced Concentration in Neuroscience is one of six Ph.D. programs at the College of Medicine offered under the auspices of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IDP) in Biomedical Sciences. The faculty members associated with this advanced program have expertise in neuroanatomy, molecular and cellular neurobiology of the normal and diseased nervous system, development and aging of the nervous system, neurotransmitter chemistry and pharmacology, neuroimmunology, cellular and membrane neurophysiology, somatosensory and motor systems, injury and repair of the CNS, and neurobehavioral sciences. Students have opportunities to utilize marine vertebrate and invertebrate models in these types of studies with Neuroscience faculty located at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience. Many Neuroscience IDP faculty members are involved in multidisciplinary, collaborative research efforts that are aimed at understanding basic mechanisms of neurobiological disease and developing treatments for these diseases. Most of these individuals are associated with the McKnight Brain Institute, a campus wide research program involving over 290 faculty, many of whom are housed in a state of the art, $60 million building with excellent research and Core facilities.
Dissertation Research: Students working toward a doctoral degree in the Neuroscience IDP program are expected to devote a significant portion of their research effort towards mechanistic studies nervous system function, mechanisms of injury, or mechanisms of neurodegeneration by conducting hypothesis driven studies. Current students utilize a wide range of cell and animal models as well as analyses of human tissues to uncover the answers to key questions in the Neurosciences.
Advanced Neuroscience Curriculum: During the Fall semester of the second year, all Neuroscience students are required to take a 3 course series covering the Principles of Neuroscience: GMS 6021, Principles of Neuroscience I: Development & Plasticity of the Central Nervous System; GMS 6022, Principles of Neuroscience II: Signaling In The Nervous System; and GMS 6023, Principles of Neuroscience III: Neural Integration & Control. These three courses constitute half of the student’s advanced required courses. Other advanced graduate courses that are organized by the Neuroscience advanced concentration and may be taken to fulfill the minimum advanced course requirement of at least 6 credits beyond the first year are listed at the following two web pages:
Fall Semester Advanced Courses Spring Semester Advanced Courses
All Neuroscience students are required to register for GMS 7795, Neuroscience Graduate Research Series, each Fall and Spring semester. The format for this course will be two students/session, with each giving a 20 minute research presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Journal Club: All Neuroscience IDP students are required to register for a journal club of their choice each Fall and Spring semester beginning in their second year. The Neuroscience program offers several small group journal clubs each semester. The topics covered by these clubs are tailored to the interests of the Neuroscience student body. Each club meets weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters.
NOTE: This contact is for detailed information about the Neuroscience Advanced Concentration only. All inquiries concerning admission to the IDP must be directed to the IDP Admissions office at idp@ufl.edu. More information on admissions is also available on the IDP Admissions Page.
Director, Neuroscience Advanced Concentration Graduate Secretary Susan L. Semple-Rowland, Ph.D. BJ Streetman Department of Neuroscience Office: L1-100A University of Florida College of Medicine Phone: 294-0053 P.O. Box 100244 E-mail: streetman@mbi.ufl.edu Gainesville, Florida 32610-0244 Phone: (352) 392-3598 Fax: (352) 392-3133 E-mail: rowland@mbi.ufl.edu
Last updated on 3/12/08 wtm
