The Graduate Program in Neuroscience at Brown University offers advanced study for academic and research careers in the field of neuroscience. The program promotes and encourages interdisciplinary research that crosses traditional discipline and department boundaries, while at the same time providing a strong foundation in core concepts. Research in the program encompasses multiple levels of investigation from genes, molecules, cells, networks, systems, to behaving animals and employs an impressive array of methods. All students receive their Ph.D.s from Brown after satisfying program requirements and completing a significant body of original research. |
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The core curriculum instructs students at the level of genes, cells, systems, cognition, translational neuroscience and diseases of the nervous system. At all stages of instruction, there is integration of skills considered essential for successful, independent research careers in neuroscience. These include critical thinking and reasoning, effective science writing and oral presentation, knowledge of scientific review processes and training in ethics. Admission is limited to applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
The Brown Neuroscience Graduate Program is supported in part by two prestigious training grants. The Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral Training Grant in the Neurosciences supports students in their first two years of training and promotes cross disciplinary-type research. The NINDS Predoctoral Training Program supports later year students whose research will promote our understanding of neurological diseases and stroke.
Graduate Program News
Welcome to the Entering Class of 2008
The Neuroscience Graduate Program would like to welcome the entering class of 2008:
Tyler Ard, University of Colorado, Boulder
Jonathan Barchi, University of Pennsylvania
Timothy Bellay, University of Texas, Dallas
Rayna Carter, Trinity University
Lauren Bowers, Salve Regina University
Scott Herrick, Georgetown University
David Ho, Stanford University
Mark Johnson, Cornell University
Jermaine Ross, University of Michigan
Emily Stackpole, Smith College
Valerie Yorgan, MIT
New Seminar Series
“Bench to Bedside – Unraveling Diseases of the Nervous System”
NEUR 2930E
The Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience announce a seminar for graduate students, residents, postdocs, and faculty.
This new initiative is designed to introduce clinical and disease concepts to predoctoral and postdoctoral neuroscience trainees and to start conversations between bench scientists and clinical faculty..
Clinical lectures will include an overview of the disease, patient interviews, and discussions lead by clinical and basic science faculty.
Basic science lectures will include an overview of fundamental mechanisms related to the disease, as well as discussion.
Calendar:
September 17, 2008 “Stress & Depression”
October 15, 2008 “Obsessive Compulsive Disorders”
November 12, 2008 "Deep Brain Stimulation”
December 17, 2008 "Epilepsy”
January 21, 2009 "Addiction-Alcohol”
February 18, 2009 "Addiction-Nicotine”
March 18, 2009 "Motor Disorders”
April 8, 2009 "Sleep”
May 20, 2009 "Pain”
All sessions to be held on the third Wednesday of each month* (note changes in November and April due to conflicts) from 4 to 6PM, alternating locations at Butler Hospital and Brown University.
Additional information, including speakers will be forthcoming.
Jodi Gilman Publishes Research in Science
Neuroscience graduate student Jodi Gilman, part of Brown’s Graduate Partnerships Program with the National Institutes of Health, has published research in Science showing that a brain circuit associated with stress is a promising treatment target for alcoholism.
David T. George, Jodi Gilman, Jacqueline Hersh, Annika Thorsell, David Herion, Christopher Geyer, Xiaomei Peng, William Kielbasa, Robert Rawlings, John E. Brandt, Donald R. Gehlert, Johannes T. Tauscher, Stephen P. Hunt, Daniel Hommer, and Markus Heilig
Published online February 14 2008; 10.1126/science.1153813 (Science Express Reports)
Press release
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2008/niaaa-26.htm
Abstract
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1153813
GPP press release
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2004-05/04-071.html
Ilya Monosov Publishes in Neuron
Monosov IE, Trageser JC, Thompson KG.
Measurements of Simultaneously Recorded Spiking Activity and Local Field
Potentials Suggest that Spatial Selection Emerges in the Frontal Eye Field.
Neuron. 2008 Feb 28;57(4):614-25.
http://www.neuron.org/content/article/abstract?uid=PIIS089662730800041X
Neuron also published a preview of Ilya’s paper:
http://www.neuron.org/content/article/abstract?uid=PIIS0896627308001207
Brown-NIH will celebrate the 5th year anniversary of the Brown-NIH Graduate Program Partnership
Hold the date: NIH and Brown will hold a joint retreat at the Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA, March 26th through 28th, 2009, to celebrate the 5th year anniversary of the Graduate Partnership Program.