Program Overview
The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Graduate Program is an interdisciplinary PhD program supported by over 70 faculty members. It emphasizes a multidisciplinary research approach in areas such as neurodevelopment, neurological diseases, and cognitive neuroscience.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Graduate Program is a PhD-granting program of interdisciplinary study. It supports research in various Neuroscience-related areas, including neural development, neurobiology of addiction, neurological diseases and neurodegeneration, neuroimaging, neuroendocrinology of stress, obesity and diabetes, and cognitive neuroscience. The program boasts over 70 faculty members from multiple departments in the Colleges of Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Allied Health, and the Children’s Hospital of Cincinnati.
Key Features:
- Interdisciplinary Focus: The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to Neuroscience research.
- Extensive Faculty: Over 70 faculty members from various departments contribute to the program.
- Comprehensive Research Areas: The program covers a wide range of Neuroscience research areas.
- State-of-the-Art Facilities: Students have access to core facilities like genomics, proteomics, functional MRI, confocal microscopy, and rodent behavioral and metabolic phenotyping.
- Career Counseling: The program offers career counseling services to students.
Assessment:
- Qualifying Examination: After pre-proposal approval, students submit a full proposal (formatted as an NIH predoctoral grant application) to the qualifying exam committee. They then present the proposal to the committee, addressing questions about methodology and neuroscientific principles.
- Dissertation: Students must submit a final dissertation based on their research, following the guidelines in the NGP Handbook. They then defend their dissertation in a public seminar-style presentation, followed by a closed examination by the Dissertation Committee. Approval from 4/5 of the committee is required for degree conferral.
- Publication Requirement: At least one first-author, peer-reviewed journal article published or in press is required for graduation.
Careers:
- Post-doctoral Work: Recent graduates have pursued post-doctoral positions at institutions like Johns Hopkins, Cambridge, Washington University, and Michigan.
Other:
- Student Support: The program receives funding from training grants from NINDS, NIDDK, and NIBIB, as well as generous gifts from the Daniel L. Kline Fund.
- Student Body: There are over 30 PhD students currently enrolled in the program.
