Rutgers Univ. Ph.D. Program in: Behavioral & Neural Sciences

Application Information for Ph.D. Program in BEHAVIORAL AND NEURAL SCIENCES at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey * Application target date is February 1, 1996 * ----------------------------------------------------------------- Additional information on our Ph.D. program, research facilities,and faculty can be obtained over the internet at: http://www.cmbn.rutgers.edu/bns-home.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Behavioral and Neural Sciences (BNS) graduate program at Rutgers-Newark aims to provide students with a rigorous understanding of modern neuroscience with an emphasis on integrating behavioral and neural approaches to understanding brain function. The program emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of this endeavor, and offers specific research training in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience as well as Molecular, Cellular and Systems Neuroscience. These research areas represent different but complementary approaches to contemporary issues in behavioral and molecular neuroscience and can emphasize either human or animal studies. The BNS graduate program is composed of faculty from the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN), the Institute of Animal Behavior (IAB), the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Psychology, and the School of Nursing. Research training in the BNS program emphasizes integration across levels of analysis and traditional disciplinary boundaries. Basic research areas in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience include the study of the basal forebrain, basal ganglia, hippocampus, visual and auditory systems and monoaminergic and neuroendocrine systems using electrophysiological, neurochemical, neuroanatomical and molecular biological approaches. Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience includes the study of memory, language (both signed and spoken), reading, attention, motor control, vision, and animal behavior. Clinically relevant research areas are the study of the behavioral, physiological and pharmacological aspects of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease, amnesia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, and the molecular genetics of neuropsychiatric disorders Other Information ----------------- At present the CMBN supports up to 40 students with 12-month renewable assistantships for a period of four years. The curent stipend for first year students is $12,750; this includes tuition remission and excellent healthcare benefits. In addition, the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company's Foundation has provided four Excellence Awards which increase students' stipends by $5,000. Several other fellowships are offered. More information is available in our graduate brochure, available upon request. The Rutgers-Newark campus is 20 minutes outside New York City, and close to other major university research centers at NYU, Columbia, SUNY, and Princeton, as well as major industrial research labs in Northern NJ, including ATT, Bellcore, Siemens, and a host of pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson Hoecsht-Celanese, and Sandoz. Faculty Associated With Rutgers BNS Ph.D. Program ------------------------------------------------- FACULTY - RUTGERS Elizabeth Abercrombie (Ph.D., Princeton), neurotransmitters and behavior [CMBN] Colin Beer (Ph.D., Oxford), ethology [IAB] April Benasich (Ph.D., New York), infant perception and cognition [CMBN] Ed Bonder (Ph.D., Pennsylvania), cell biology [Biology] Linda Brzustowicz (M.D.,Ph.D., Columbia), human genetics [CMBN] Gyorgy Buzsaki (Ph.D., Budapest), systems neuroscience [CMBN] Mei-Fang Cheng (Ph.D., Bryn Mawr) neuroethology/neurobiology [IAB] Ian Creese (Ph.D., Cambridge), neuropsychopharmacology [CMBN] Doina Ganea (Ph.D., Illinois Medical School), molecular immunology [Biology] Alan Gilchrist (Ph.D., Rutgers), visual perception [Psychology] Mark Gluck (Ph.D.,Stanford), learning, memory and neural computation [CMBN] Ron Hart (Ph.D., Michigan), molecular neuroscience [Biology] G. Miller Jonakait (Ph.D., Cornell Medical College), neuroimmunology [Biology] Judy Kegl (Ph.D., M.I.T.), linguistics/neurolinguistics [CMBN] Barry Komisaruk (Ph.D., Rutgers), behavioral neurophysiology/pharmacology [IAB] Joan Morrell (Ph.D., Rochester), cellular neuroendocrinology [CMBN] Teresa Perney (Ph.D., Chicago), ion channel gene expression and function [CMBN] Howard Poizner (Ph.D., Northeastern), language and motor behavior [CMBN] Jay Rosenblatt (Ph.D., New York), maternal behavior [IAB] Anne Sereno (Ph.D., Harvard), attention and visual perception [CMBN] Maggie Shiffrar (Ph.D., Stanford), vision and motion perception[CMBN] Harold Siegel (Ph.D., Rutgers) neuroendocrine mechanisms [IAB] Ralph Siegel (Ph.D., McGill), neuropsychology of visual perception [CMBN] Jennifer Swann (Ph.D., Michigan), neuroendocrinology [Biology] Paula Tallal (Ph.D., Cambridge), neural basis of language development [CMBN] James Tepper (Ph.D., Colorado), basal ganglia neurophysiology and anatomy [CMBN] Beverly Whipple (Ph.D., Rutgers), women's health [Nursing] Laszlo Zaborszky (Ph.D., Hungarian Academy), neuroanatomy of forebrain [CMBN] ASSOCIATES OF CMBN Izrail Gelfand (Ph.D., Moscow State), biology of cells [Biology] Richard Katz (Ph.D., Bryn Mawr), psychopharmacology [Ciba Geigy] Barry Levin (M.D., Emory Medical) neurobiology David Tank (Ph.D., Cornell), neural plasticity [Bell Labs] For More Information or an Application -------------------------------------- If you are interested in applying to our graduate program, or possibly applying to one of the labs as a post-doc, research assistant or programmer, please contact us via one of the following: Dr. Gyorgy Buzsaki or Dr. Mark A. Gluck BNS Graduate Admissions CMBN, Rutgers University 197 University Ave. Newark, New Jersey 07102 Phone: (201) 648-1080 (Ext. 3221) Fax: (201) 648-1272 Email: buzsaki(a)axon.rutgers.edu or gluck(a)pavlov.rutgers.edu We will be happy to send you info on our research and graduate program, as well as set up an a possible visit to the Neuroscience Center here at Rutgers-Newark. Please also see our WWW Homepage listed above which contains extensive information on faculty research, degree requirements, local facilities, and more.