Programs of Study The Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota includes the study of topics such as molecular, cellular, systems, developmental, computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neuroeconomics, and behavioral neurobiology, which lead to the Ph.D. degree. This variety of research interests is represented by over 125 faculty members from 30 University departments. Students begin the program with a four-week hands-on laboratory course at the University of Minnesota’s Forestry and Biological Station at Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota, where you receive your stipend and room and board are covered by the program. Research Facilities The laboratories are well supplied with instrumentation for research in neuroscience. Laboratories with specific research goals have a variety of special equipment. Facilities available at the University include PET imaging, extensive nuclear resonance imaging facilities, transgenic mice facilities, and several supercomputers. Financial Aid Entering students are offered full financial support for the first two years of their graduate studies. Students received full support while they are working towards their PhD, assuming that they are in good standing and making good progress toward their PhD degree. Sources of support vary, as we have many training grants, program funds, as well as specific research grants of the research advisor. At least half of our trainees apply for, and are funded by, individual fellowship awards - both internally and externally funded. During the 2019-20 academic year, full support includes $33,000 in direct aid for a twelve-month year plus, 95% coverage of health-care benefits, (and some dependent-care coverage) worth more than $3000 per year. Students receive an additional amount of more than $8000 in the form of tuition and fee support. Cost of Study The cost of tuition is fully waived for students receiving support. Student Group Approximately 40,000 degree-seeking students are enrolled at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. About 8,000 of these are enrolled in the Graduate School. Many graduate students are from out of state and from other countries. The Graduate Program in Neuroscience admits about 10-16 new students each year. Student Outcomes Students graduating from the program commonly accept postdoctoral fellowship positions at major research universities throughout the U.S. and abroad. Location The Greater Twin Cities area and the state of Minnesota provide a broad selection of cultural and recreational opportunities. The Minnesota Orchestra and the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre are very well known, and tickets for their performances are available at special student rates. In addition, there are all the other cultural activities associated with a metropolitan area and a major urban university. There is also a full complement of professional and amateur athletic activities. In the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” the opportunities for outdoor recreation are exceptional. The nationally famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area is only one example of the variety that is available. The University The University of Minnesota was established by the Territorial Legislature in 1851 and perpetuated by the new State Constitution in 1857 as an autonomous unit, independent of the legislative and executive branches of the state. In an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and generous state financial support, the University has grown to become one of the largest in the world. Applying Applications for admissions are due by December 1 for classes that begin the end of July. Applications for admission for international students are due by December 1 also. In addition to a completed application form and transcripts, admission requirements include three letters of recommendation, a statement describing immediate and long-range career objectives, and an application fee of $75 for domestic students or $95 for international students. NO GREs are needed. If you need a fee waver, please contact Dr. Danielle Watt at watt0175@umn.edu. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a TOEFL score. Correspondence and Information may be sent to: John Paton, Department Administrator University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience 6-145 Jackson Hall 321 Church Street SE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Telephone: 612-626-6474 Fax: 612-626-6460 |
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- A-D
- Joanna Abrams
- Sandra Alcala
- Fatou Amar
- Therese Amos
- Brian Andersen
- Bruno Averbeck
- Habiba Azab
- Amanda Barks
- Justin Barnes
- Alexandra Basford
- Lisa Bellavance English
- Kyle Biesecker
- Murray Blackmore
- Rachael Blackman
- Krista Bluske
- Elias Boroda
- Katya Brunette
- Mark Brady
- Terence Burns
- Liam Callahan
- Bridget Campion
- Danita Carlson
- Erik Carlson
- Michelle Carter
- Ian Cheong
- Zoe Christenson Wick
- Benjamin Clark
- John Patrick (JP) Clark
- Nathan Connors
- Jennifer Cook
- Michelle Corkrum
- Patricia Costello
- Samuel Cramer
- Kevin Crisp
- David Crowe
- Robert Dado
- Steve Davidson
- Michelle Davies (Arnhold)
- Nancy Day
- Stacy Decker
- Adele DeNicola
- Robert Dunbar
- Caitlin Durkee
- Derek Dziobek
- E-H
- Rogene Eichler West
- Kevin Engel
- Alan Ernst
- Austin Ferro
- Erwin Ferri
- Antonio Fortes
- Dan Franc
- Ada Fraticelli
- Stephanie Fretham (Bohmer)
- Joe Fullmer
- Marc Galeazza
- Julia Gamache
- Scott Gehler
- James Gielissen
- Laura Gilchrist
- Virginia Goettl
- Jose Gomez
- Timothy Gomez
- Cory Goracke-Postle
- Matthew Green
- Susan Greimel
- Jack Grinband
- Kellie Gross
- Rachel Groth
- Ming Gu
- Eric Gustafson
- Matthew Hagen
- Maureen Handoko
- Charles Hanson
- Leah Hanson
- Brendan Hasz
- Valerie Hedges
- Stephen Helms Tillery
- Dori Henderson
- Uta Herrmann (Wolfe)
- Angela Hewitt
- Katherine Himes
- Abbey Holt
- Katie Howe (Mitschele)
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- Marissa Iden Boulware
- Anna Ingebretson
- Jadin Jackson
- Elizabeth Jansen
- Trenton Jerde
- Lisa Johanek
- Adam Johnson
- Nathan Jorgensen
- Lyric Jorgenson
- William Jurney
- Kristen Kallestad (Thorstenson)
- James Katter
- C. Dirk Keene
- Lois Kehl
- Bruce Kennedy
- Stephen Kerrigan
- Stanislav Kholmanskikh
- Holly Kordasiewicz (Brownrigg)
- Tess Kornfield
- Marcos Kuroki
- Zeb Kurth-Nelson
- Aaron Lambert
- Laura Landers (Sherpetis)
- Fred Langheim
- Erin Larson
- Heather Leong
- Therissa Libby
- David Linden
- Justin Lines
- Jessie Luoma
- Jessica Lynch
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- Carol Ma (Huifang)
- Chani Maher (Becker)
- Marcela Maldonado (Barajas)
- Peter Malen
- Bonnie Marsick
- Brian McAdams
- Janna Moen
- Nora McCall
- Anna Meehan-Enright
- Monica Metea
- Nancy Michael (Staffend)
- Eric Miller
- Anusha Mishra
- Craig Moodie
- Elisabeth Moore
- Kelsey Moore
- Hannah Moser
- Leigh Ann Mrotek
- Vivek Nagaraj
- Jennifer Nagode
- Amy Naleid (MacDonald)
- Thomas Naselaris
- Morgan Newhoff
- Meredith Noetzel
- Scott Oakman
- Catherine Ojakangas
- Cheryl Olman
- Timothy Olson
- Xilma R. Ortiz-Gonzalez
- Aaron Overland
- Ed Overstreet
- Andrew Papale
- Marc Parent
- Min-Yoon Park
- Ann Parsons
- Rachel Penrod-Martin
- Claudio Perez-Leighton
- Judit Perez Ortiz
- Brittni Peterson
- Vadim Petruk
- Marc Pisansky
- James Pomonis
- Nicholas Port
- Carl Potenzieri
- Nate Powell
- Joshua Puhl
- Q-T
- Emily Semaya
- Anna Radke (Harrison)
- Robert Raike
- Paul Regier
- Kenneth Reinert
- Patrick Rothwell
- Audrey Royer (Smith)
- Jose San Miguel-Ruiz
- Catherine Satterfield
- Michael Paul Schallmo
- Tiffany Schmidt
- Neil Schmitzer-Torbert
- Blaine Schneider
- Cicely Schramm
- Kristin Schreiber
- Katrina Schrode
- Jennifer Schumacher
- Daniel Schuster
- Sharad Shanbhag
- Robert Shannon
- Samuel Shuster
- Amila Silva
- Lawrence Silvermintz
- Balvindar Singh
- Romina Sosa
- Anja Srienc
- Rebecca Speltz Paiz
- Adam Steiner
- Christopher Stern
- Eric Stevens
- Laura Stone
- Laura Stone
- Jeff Stott
- Martha Streng
- Cheryl Stucky
- Steven Sullivan
- Brian Sweis
- Serena Thompson
- Andrew Thorpe
- Katherine Tonn Eisinger
- Nathalia Torres Jimenez
- U-Z
- Cody Walters
- Yve Ulrich-Lai
- Britta Veitenheimer Rupp
- Ruben Velazquez
- Toby Velte
- Tou Yia Vue
- Lucy Vulchanova
- Jon Waataja
- David Waid
- Diana Wallin
- Guang Jian Wang
- Maya (Zhe) Wang
- Scott Warren
- Jason Weick
- Katherine Weiner (Fallen)
- Heather Wenk
- Marcus Westerman
- Katie Wiens
- Tim Wiggin
- Andrew Wikenheiser
- Cheri Williams
- Christy Willoughby
- Cheryl Wotus
- Emily Wozniak (Leathley)
- Shannon Wright
- Mariah Wu
- Wei Wu
- Michael (Seng Bum) Yoo
- Roberto Zayas
- Zachary Zeidler
- Jennifer Zick
- Natalie Zlebnik
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- Timothy Ebner
- Jed Elison
- Stephen Engel
- Carolyn Fairbanks
- S.H. Fatemi
- Karen Fitzakerley
- William Frey
- Laura Gammill
- Michael Georgieff
- Apostolos Georgopoulos
- Jonathan Gewirtz
- Geoff Ghose
- Bernadette Gillick
- Rocio Gomez-Pastor
- Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido
- Andrew Grande
- Steven Graves
- Nicola Grissom
- Andrew Harris
- Benjamin Hayden
- Sheng He
- Sarah Heilbronner
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- William Iacono
- Paul Iaizzo
- Suma Jacob
- Matthew Johnson
- Harald Junge
- Prakash Kara
- Kendrick Kay
- Aaron Kerlin
- Daniel J. Kersten
- Suhasa Kodandaramaiah
- Paulo Kofuji
- Jürgen Konczak
- Michael Koob
- Catherine Kotz
- Esther Krook-Magnuson
- Lorene Lanier
- Sid Kuo
- David Largaespada
- Alice A. Larson
- Anna Lee
- Gordon Legge
- Julia Lemos
- Sylvain Lesne
- Danni Li
- Ling Li
- Dezhi Liao
- Hubert Lim
- Kelvin Lim
- Wensheng Lin
- Shmuel Lissek
- Walter Low
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- Angus MacDonald III
- Colum MacKinnon
- Silvia Mangia
- Mark Masino
- Linda McLoon
- Robert Meisel
- Paul Mermelstein
- Karen Mesce
- Yasushi Nakagawa
- Tay Netoff
- Eric Newman
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- Duane Nykamp
- Cheryl Olman
- Harry T. Orr
- John W. Osborn, Jr.
- Gülin Öz
- Jose Pardo
- Ann Parr
- Giuseppe Pellizzer
- Rita Perlingeiro
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- Marco Pravetoni
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- Areas of Research
- Behavior and Cognitive Neurosciences
- Computational Neuroscience
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Motor Control, Muscle Function, and Disease
- Neurobiology of Pain and Somatosensation
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- Neuropharmaceutics and Neuro-oncology
- Neuropsychiatric Disease
- Neuroscience of Auditory and Vestibular Systems
- Neuroscience of Drug Abuse and Addiction
- Regenerative Medicine for Neural Systems
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- Visual Neuroscience
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- Department of Neuroscience
- U of MN Academic Health Center
- U of MN Graduate School
- Brain Science Center (BSC)
- Center for Cognitive Sciences (CCS)
- Center for Neurobehavioral Development (CNBD)
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR)
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development (GCD)
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