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Mary Early-Zald, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Education, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, U-1205 Medical Center North, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2050, tel: (615) 936-2610 / fax: (615) 936-3613


Dr. Lou DeFelice, DGS, Neuroscience Director of Graduate Studies

Dr. Elaine Sanders-Bush, Director of Neuroscience Graduate Program


Neuroscience Graduate Program
| Vanderbilt University Ranks High in Neuroscience |

Vanderbilt Brain Institute's Neuroscience Graduate Program fosters development from trainee to independent research scientist and educator. Students have the option of a curriculum and research program that emphasizes either Cellular and Molecular or Integrative and cognitive neuroscience, preparing each trainee for a future in which neuroscientists must be able to make the transition from molecules and cells to neural systems and behavior.

Neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, is one of the most rapidly advancing areas of modern science. Progress in identifying, visualizing and manipulating key determinants of neural development, signaling and plasticity is driven by and inextricably linked to advances in our understanding of nervous system structure and function. The distinguished training faculty of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Neuroscience Graduate Program at Vanderbilt University reflects the multidisciplinary nature of modern neurobiologic inquiry, and is drawn from diverse fields such as Psychology, Biochemistry, Molecular Physiology, and Pharmacology.

Vanderbilt University has three paths for graduate training in neuroscience:
1. Molecular/Cellular track of the Neuroscience Graduate Program
2. Integrative/Cognitive track of the Neuroscience Graduate Program
3. Neuroscience emphasis in the Psychology Department.

Two Neuroscience tracks (areas of focus) are offered within the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Neuroscience graduate program. The Integrative and Cognitive track emphasizes neural systems and global brain function, while the Cellular and Molecular track stresses genetic, molecular and cellular approaches to understanding brain function and disease.

Find out more about the Graduate Program Vanderbilt Neuroscience Graduate Program

Course Listing/Lectures
Neuroscience FAQ’s
Neuroscience Graduate Program Seminar Series
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Vanderbilt University Scientific Research
VUMC Office of Research / NRSA

Vanderbilt Neuroscience Graduate Students are High Achievers
2007 Retreat Photos / 2007 Retreat Program / 2007 IGP Day Photos
2006-07 VBI Trainee Flyer / VBI Trainees Contact Data (password protected)

Neuroscience Student Organization (NSO)
Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) / ‘Editors’ Club’ set to Help Scientists

Meharry/Vanderbilt Alliance
The Summer Neuroscience Apprentice Program for Minority Students (SNAP)

The Molecular/Cellular Track, process of qualifying as a doctoral candidate, and training faculty provide doctoral training emphasizing neurogenetics and genetic dissection of neural development, molecular aspects of synapse formation and plasticity, structure and regulation of ion channels and transporters, targeting and signal transduction, psychotropic drug action, the molecular basis of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, and targeted gene disruption in transgenic animals to ascertain the function of neural genes and establish disease models.

The Integrative/Cognitive Track curriculum, process of qualifying as a doctoral candidate, and training faculty provide doctoral training emphasizing cognitive neuroscience, sensory-motor systems, neuroimaging, neural development, synaptic plasticity, neurobiological basis of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders,and targeted gene disruption in transgenic animals to ascertain the function of neural genes and establish disease models.
Additional Vanderbilt Brain Institute Neuroscience Graduate Program activities are designed to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills critical to a research career, including teaching, comprehensive knowledge of research literature, grants writing, developing excellent communications skills, and acquiring a scholarly neuroscience background through attendance in seminars, journal clubs, and similar events. The Neuroscience Student Organization unites trainees from across campus, providing opportunities to present research, share critical information, and develop a network of friends and future colleagues.

2002-2003 Neuroscience Graduate Program Graduates
2004 Neuroscience Graduate Program Residency Assignments (Erika Nurmi & Joyce Ou)

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