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Neuroscience uses tools from a wide variety of disciplines—psychology, anatomy, electrophysiology, molecular biology, medicine, pharmacology and biochemistry—to provide needed scientific breakthroughs for the millions of people affected by neurologic illnesses.
The PhD in Neuroscience program includes research training areas reflecting GW faculty expertise, which includes neural development, sensory processing behavior, neurodevelopmental disorders, fetal and pre-term brain injury and PTSD. Research in these areas is carried out at the basic and clinical levels, employing cutting-edge techniques, including neuronal tracing and imaging to visualize the cellular and molecular organization of the brain; electrophysiology, chemogenetics and optogenetics to understand circuit dynamics. Faculty are drawn from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, including scientists from Children’s National Hospital. The DC Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Center (IDDRC) offers core facilities, seminars and events available to graduate students.
The PhD in Neuroscience begins with the interdisciplinary coursework in molecular, cellular, and systems biology and research rotations offered through GW’s Integrated Biomedical Sciences curriculum . In the second and third semester students add a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual and experimental underpinnings of neuroscience. Further electives, career development coursework in scientific writing, oral communication, and research ethics and laboratory rotations are provided. Following required laboratory rotations, students complete a grant-style qualifier and then work with their research advisor and the Graduate Program Directors to complete remaining Neuroscience degree requirements, including the research dissertation.
PhD programs in the biomedical sciences are designed to meet key goals in contemporary graduate research education including 1) discipline-specific knowledge, 2) research skill development, 3) research communication skills, 4) research leadership, 5) research professionalism, and prepare graduates for a variety of science careers.
Neuroscience Courses:
NRSC 8283: Current Topics in Neuroscience NRSC 8284: Conceptual and Experimental Neuroscience PHAR 8281 Molecular Pharmacology & Neurobiology of Excitable Tissues NRSC 8998: Advanced Reading and Research
Some Suggested Electives:
ANAT 6160: Clinically Oriented Human Neuroanatomy ANAT 6130: Clinically Oriented Human Embryology ANAT 6182: Fundamentals of Regenerative Biology and Systems Physiology Courses in genomics, bioinformatics, immunology and pharmacology are also available
Seminars/Journal Clubs:
Seminars from visiting scientists are held mid-day Thursdays at locations alternating between GW and CNH.
Examples of Recent Neuroscience PhD Dissertations:
Kristy Ortega Johnson (2021) “Activity-Dependent Mechanisms of Visual Map Formation & Alignment”. Mentor Jason Triplett. Diversity supplement, IBRO Travel award, Bouchet Honor Society (Now Project Manager, Vigene Biosciences)
Jiaqi J. O’Reilly (2020) “Placental Neurosteroid Disruption in Preterm Birth: Impact on GABAergic Signaling in the Somatosensory Cortex”. Mentor Anna Penn/ Irene Zohn. F31 award (Now postdoctoral researcher, Columbia University, NY)
Graduate Program Directors:
Matthew T Colonnese, PhD Department. of Pharmacology & Physiology Ross Hall George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences [email protected]
Jason Triplett, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Children’s National Research Institute George Washington University [email protected]
How to apply to the IBS and Neuroscience PhD program
For IBS Application Questions contact Colleen Kennedy ( [email protected] ), IBS Program Manager
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Students in our pioneering PEN program gain state-of-the-art Cognitive Neuroscience training in how humans learn, with a special strength in the neuroplasticity of visually guided learning processes. While Cognitive Neuroscience includes studies of learning and higher cognitive processes across the lifespan, its sister discipline, Educational Neuroscience, includes intensive study of five core domains that are crucial in early childhood learning, including language and bilingualism, reading and literacy, math and numeracy, science and critical thinking (higher cognition), social and emotional learning, and includes study of action and visual processing. PEN students become expert in one of the world’s cutting-edge neuroimaging methods in the discipline of Cognitive Neuroscience (e.g., fNIRS, EEG, fMRI, and beyond), study Neuroethics, gain strong critical analysis and reasoning skills in science, and develop expertise in one of the core content areas of learning identified above. While becoming experts in both contemporary neuroimaging and behavioral experimental science, students also learn powerful, meaningful, and principled ways that science can be translated for the benefit of education and society today.
This doctoral program is a research-focused program where students develop a specific research focus, conducting supervised research within their mentor’s lab as well as developing their own lines of research through independent research projects. Students accepted into the program receive four years of funding as follows: tuition scholarship for up to the domestic rate + $25,200 annual stipend + health insurance option.
Students benefit from access to in-house, research-dedicated neuroimaging facilities where students can also choose to become certified in fNIRS (functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy), one of the world’s most advanced neuroimaging technologies. Students graduate from the program prepared to become groundbreaking scientists!
The PEN program opened its doors to the first class of Ph.D. students in Fall 2013. This is Gallaudet’s first interdisciplinary Ph.D. program and has its administrative home in Gallaudet University’s National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2. Learn more about VL2 and its cognitive neuroscience and translational labs, all of which provide PEN students with unparalleled lab research experience and opportunities.
Deadline to apply for this program: February 15, 2023 (Early applications will be considered)
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PEN students benefit from Gallaudet University’s local university consortium, which provides students access to courses taught in the Washington, D.C. area. PEN students also have access to a national network of more than 20 cognitive neuroscience labs throughout the world, through formal Memoranda of Understanding.
In the BL2, students can choose to become certified in one of the world's most advanced neuroimaging technologies that is suited for the study of young children and individuals across the lifespan, fNIRS (functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy).
Students in PEN will spend a large portion of their time learning about current neuroscience research and conducting their own research. The Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning supervises and aids students in research. Students may join efforts in any of our Research hubs listed above.
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