Program Overview phd program in neuroscience program phd in neuroscience

The IPN at GU includes about fifty faculty members from the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Biology, Center for Neural Injury and Recovery, Center for the Study of Learning, Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging and Disease, Neurology, Neuroscience,  Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology and Biophysics, Psychology, Radiology, and Tumor Biology. phd in neuroscience phd program

The Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience began matriculating students in the fall of 1994. The purpose of the program is to train doctoral students for independent research and teaching in Neuroscience. It is the goal of the program to ensure that candidates for the Ph.D. degree obtain a background covering cellular, molecular, and systems approaches to Neuroscience, as well as receive training that brings them to the forefront of research in their particular area of interest. A series of required courses in Neuroscience, along with advanced electives, laboratory rotations, and original independent dissertation research form the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience.

Addresses, phone numbers, and email

Program Director
Bill Rebeck, Chair
Executive Committee
gwr2@georgetown.edu
(202) 687-1534
WP10 Research Bldg

Program Administrator
Becky Hoxter
hoxterdr@georgetown.edu
(202) 687-1337
249 Basic Science

Student Advisory Committee
Larry Kromer, Chair
kromerl@georgetown.edu

Admissions Committee
Karen Gale, Chair
galek@georgetown.edu

Curriculum Committee
Max Riesenhuber, Chair
mr287@georgetown.edu

Office of the Dean of Research and Graduate Education
NE317 Medical-Dental Building
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, D.C. 20007-2197
(202) 687-1379
Office Hours: 9 am - 5 pm (Monday - Friday)

Coordinator of Graduate Biomedical Ed.
Taylor Johnson
johnsonw@georgetown.edu
(202) 687-1379
NE317 Med/Dent

Kathy Davis
Administrative Assistant
NE303 Med/Dent