Graduate Program in Neuroscience

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Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Neuroscience Students

Welcome to UIC Neuroscience!

The Graduate Program in Neuroscience at UIC is designed to provide a strong training in fundamental life science leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Neuroscience. The Graduate Program is not itself a Department but is an interdepartmental Program directly administered by the UIC Graduate College. Faculties from several Colleges and Departmental Programs participate in the Neuroscience Program. These Colleges include: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Applied Health Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy.

Direct all correspondence and general inquiries to:

Graduate Program in Neuroscience (M/C 526)
University of Illinois at Chicago
840 S. Wood Street (Suite 300 CSN)
Chicago, Illinois 60612-4325

Benn Williams, Program Assistant
(312) 996-7370

For information regarding specific University policies and requirements (as well as College-specific forms), go to the Graduate College link in the Table of Contents.

Key personnel include:

James R. Unnerstall, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine

Simon T. Alford, Ph.D.
Program Director, Integrative Systems Neuroscience
Department of Biological Science, College of Liberal Arts and Science

Mark M. Rasenick, Ph.D.
Program Director, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine

Keith Thulborn, Ph.D.
Program Director, Human and Therapeutic Neuroscience
Department of Radiology and Center for Magnetic Imaging Research, College of Medicine

For more information about the administrative organization of the Program, go to Program Governance link in the Table of Contents.