Division of Biology and Medicine
Department of Neuroscience
Academics
Faculty in Neuroscience are training the next generation of scholars while inspiring would-be scientists to join their ranks.
Academics
Faculty in Neuroscience are training the next generation of scholars while inspiring would-be scientists to join their ranks.
Academic Programs
Degrees Offered
Through undergraduate study in neuroscience, students develop a foundational knowledge of nervous system function and disease.
Graduate study in neuroscience is designed to educate and train scientists who will become leaders in the field and contribute to society through research, teaching, and professional service.
Other Programs
Accelerating Promise
The Department of Neuroscience is a participant in the Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP), a fully paid summer internship that prepares undergrads to pursue competitive applications to PhD or MD-PhD programs.
The Initiative for Maximizing Student Development at Brown University (IMSD@Brown) provides graduate students with professional development opportunities, academic support, and a community which enhances success in their PhD programs and makes them highly competitive for the postdoctoral positions and scientific careers of their choice.
The Warren Alpert Physician-Scientist MD/PhD and Advanced Training Program prepares students for careers in translational research, where they can develop discoveries made in the lab into treatments for their patients.
The Brown Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program is a NIH-funded internship program that adopts a comprehensive yet customizable approach to support student academic and career development.
Academics in the News
A study that looked at 10-year outcomes of the Initiative to Maximize Student Development showed that it increased diversity within academic programs and prepared underrepresented students for successful careers in STEM.
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Through an immersive eight-day workshop at the Marine Biological Lab, graduate students gain hands-on neuroscience experience and form connections.
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News from Brown
Brown eliminates GRE test requirement for 24 doctoral programs
In enabling Ph.D. program leaders to drop the requirement to submit test scores, the Graduate School looks to attract talented, high-achieving students from an increasingly diverse pool of candidates.
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