Program Overview

Education

The university offers a range of degree programs and admissions options, including:

• M.D. Program
• Ph.D. Programs
• Doctor of Nurse Practice (Anesthesia)
• Genetic Counseling Program
• P.A. Program
• Orthotics & Prosthetics Program
• Baccalaureate/M.D. Programs
• Dual Degree Programs

Schools

The university is comprised of several schools, including:

• School of Medicine
• Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• National School of Tropical Medicine
• School of Health Professions

Advanced Training Programs

The university offers advanced training programs, including:

• Residency Programs
• Clinical Fellowships
• Postdoctoral Research Positions
• Continuing Professional Development
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine

Research

The university is involved in various research areas, including:

• Academic Centers
• Departments
• Faculty Labs
• From the Labs
• News
• Our Research
• Research Centers
• Strategic Research Centers

Research Offices

The university has several research offices, including:

• Advanced Technology Cores
• Clinical Research
• Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
• Office of Research Leadership
• Research IT
• Sponsored Programs

Additional Research Services

The university offers additional research services, including:

• BCM Innovation Institute
• Service Labs
• VIICTR

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers various degree programs and certificates, including:

• Admissions
• Degree Programs and Certificates
• Research
• Curriculum
• Current Students
• Postdoctoral Affairs
• Faculty Mentoring Resources

Neuroscience Graduate Program

The Neuroscience Graduate Program focuses on:

• Research
  • Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience
  • Systems, Computational, & Theoretical Neuroscience
• Faculty
• Curriculum
• Student Life
• Students
• Alumni

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

The Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience program involves:

• Faculty Conducting Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Research
  • Anne E. Anderson, M.D.
  • Benjamin R. Arenkiel, Ph.D.
  • Rachel N. Arey, Ph.D.
  • Hugo J. Bellen, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Steven Boeynaems, Ph.D.
  • Shelly A. Buffington, Ph.D.
  • Hsiao-Tuan Chao, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Jeannie Chin, Ph.D.
  • Edward C. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Vishnu A. Cuddapah, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Benjamin Deneen, Ph.D.
  • Herman A. Dierick, M.D.
  • Barna Dudok, Ph.D.
  • Benjamin J. Frankfort, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Yingbin Fu, Ph.D.
  • Yudong Gao, Ph.D.
  • Yang He, Ph.D.
  • Frank Horrigan, Ph.D.
  • Sarah R. Heilbronner, Ph.D.
  • Zheng Jiang, Ph.D.
  • Thomas Kosten, M.D.
  • Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, Ph.D.
  • Hyun-Kyoung Lee, Ph.D.
  • Justin Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Hongjie Li, Ph.D.
  • Wei Li, Ph.D.
  • Jeffrey Magee, Ph.D.
  • Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Shailaja K. Mani, Ph.D.
  • Kara Marshall, Ph.D.
  • Xiangling Meng, Ph.D.
  • David Nelson, Ph.D.
  • Jeffrey L. Noebels, M.D., Ph.D.
  • James Orengo, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Ronald J. Parchem, Ph.D.
  • Paul J. Pfaffinger, Ph.D.
  • Matthew N. Rasband, Ph.D.
  • Russell S. Ray, Ph.D.
  • Jacob Robinson, Ph.D.
  • Melanie Samuel, Ph.D.
  • Joshua M. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Roy V. Sillitoe, Ph.D.
  • Francois St-Pierre, Ph.D.
  • Zheng Sun, Ph.D.
  • Kimberley R. Tolias, Ph.D.
  • Matthew G. Torre, M.D.
  • Nicholas Tran, Ph.D.
  • Chunmei Wang, Ph.D.
  • Xander Wehrens, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Theodore G. Wensel, Ph.D.
  • Samuel M. Wu, Ph.D.
  • Mingshan Xue, Ph.D.
  • Shinya Yamamoto, Ph.D.
  • Hui Zheng, Ph.D.
  • Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D.
  • Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, Ph.D.