Graduate
students are the lifeblood of any academic program. They
infuse new perspectives and energy to the lab, and they
represent the future of the discipline.
The BRI plays a critical role in graduate neuroscience education
at UCLA. The BRI could
not recruit top trainees without a program that gives students
a chance to customize their education without the limitations
imposed by departmental boundaries. Our Neuroscience Program
offers an open structure that dramatically extends students’
options. It is the base of our pyramid of excellence.
The Neuroscience program trains doctoral students in all
levels of analysis, from molecular and cellular to whole
organs and systems. With this base, they can all “speak
the language” of neuroscience and can make informed
choices of their areas of specialization. The BRI is essential
to the success of this program; no other entity on campus
could bring together so many groups and focus them on the
larger goal of recruiting and training excellent scientists.
Students interested in the nervous system have several options
for admissions to graduate programs at UCLA. Prospective
students are advised to compare the various admissions options
to determine which suits their needs best.
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The
Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program for Neuroscience
offers an integrated curriculum for graduate study in neuroscience
at all levels: molecular, cellular, developmental, systems,
and behavioral. This Ph.D. Program differs from other neuroscience-oriented
programs in two ways:
It
is the only Ph.D. program at UCLA in which a student
may join the laboratory of any faculty neuroscientist
on campus.
The
curriculum of the Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program
emphasizes integration across all levels of analysis
in neuroscience, from molecular/cellular to systems
and behavioral.
Neuroengineering
Specialty
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The
ACCESS Program offers students the opportunity for
studies toward the Ph.D. in various areas of cellular and
molecular biology, including neuroscience. Students in this
program have the flexibility to train in neuroscience or
other areas of molecular and cellular biology, with any
faculty in member departments of ACCESS.
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The
Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Graduate Program
The MBIDP provides students the opportunity
to pursue training in experimental design and laboratory
research in molecular biology. As an interdepartmental program,
students have access to over 120 faculty from 20 science
departments, all Members of the Molecular Biology Institute
and available as potential thesis advisors and doctoral
committee members. Students in our program benefit greatly
from their interactions with faculty and other graduate
students across departmental lines.
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Departmental
Ph.D. Programs
Several departments offer direct admissions to a Ph.D. program
involving primarily faculty in that department. These include:
Molecular & Medical
Pharmacology
Neurobiology
Psychology
(Behavioral Neuroscience Program)
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Interdepartmental
Ph.D. Programs.
Molecular, Cellular &
Integrative Physiology
For the Bachelor of Science degree please visit the website
for the Interdepartmental Undergraduate Program for Neuroscience
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