Sally Duarte
Even though my background in electrical engineering is unusual for a neuroscience graduate student, the department has been supportive in seeing this as asset. I was encouraged to rotate in a number of interdisciplinary labs where I could both apply my particular skills and also grow as a neuroscientist. I really feel that the program prepared me well for the type of research I’m doing today.
Graduate students interested in the nervous system typically apply to and enter training programs within the umbrella of Graduate Education in the Biomedical Sciences
(GEBS) in the Medical Center. There are ten interdisciplinary Clusters within GEBS, one of which is Neuroscience. The cluster is responsible for recruiting prospective students and for coordinating the first year of study.
The first year core curriculum in Neuroscience provides students with a broad foundation in the principles of nervous system structure and function, training in critical reading and discussion of primary literature, as well as lab rotations to gain exposure and experience in areas of research interest.
After their first year, neuroscience graduate students select a Ph.D. program according to their interests and career goals, as well as the specific requirements for each program. Detailed program information can be found on the program websites: