Ph.D. Programs

 

Doctor of Philosophy in Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology

About the Program
The Department of Biology offers a doctoral program leading to a Ph.D. in Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology. The program provides students comprehensive education and training. Neuroscience faculty members in the Department of Biology are actively involved in laboratory research seeking understanding into the function of the nervous system in areas of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, neurodevelopment, molecular neurobiology, biophysics, imaging, and neural modeling.

Facilities
State-of-the-art research laboratories and facilities are equipped for human brain imaging, protein purification, radioimmunoassay, patch clamping, single cell and extracellular recording, stereotaxic recording, optical imaging using voltage-sensitive dyes, neuronal modeling, three-dimensional computer-generated neuronal reconstruction, brain slice preparations, camera lucida drawings, neuroanatomical tract tracing, cell culture, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Facilities are available for absorption and fluorescence spectrophotometry, phosphorimagery, 500-MHz FT-NMR spectrometry, FT-IR spectrometry, gas chromatograpy-mass spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, HPLC with photodiodearray detection, ultracentrifugation, DNA cloning and sequencing, peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis, transgenic mice facilities, protein imaging, and scintillation and gamma counting.

Admission
Candidates are required to submit their applications for admission along with all supporting documentation by February 1 for acceptance the following Fall. Applications can be accessed and submitted online at http://apply.embark.com/grad/utsa. A complete application should contain an application form, transcripts, three letters of recommendation from persons of professional rank, GRE scores, TOEFL scores if applicable, a recent resume and a statement of research experience and interest. UTSA is an equal opportunity institution and applications from women, minorities and residents of South Texas are particularly encouraged.

Financial Support
All applicants will be automatically considered for financial support. Research traineeships are available for advanced pre-doctoral students. Entering students will be encouraged to apply for National Science Foundation a well as National Institutes of Health pre-doctoral fellowship support. For qualified students, the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program supports stipend, tuition and fees, health insurance, and travel to scientific meetings.

Application
To ensure full consideration, including financial assistance, students are encouraged to submit their applications for admission along with all supporting documentation by February 1 for acceptance the following fall semester. A complete application should contain an application form, transcripts, three letters of recommendation from persons of professional rank, GRE scores, TOEFL scores if applicable, a recent resume and a statement of research experience and interest. UTSA is an equal opportunity institutions and applications are encouraged from minority students and women.

You can write to:
 Office of Graduate Studies
 The University of Texas at San Antonio
 One UTSA Circle
 San Antonio, Texas 78249

Or do it online:
 Electronic request for information
 E-Mail: graduatestudies@utsa.edu
 Website: http://bio.utsa.edu/neurobiology/

 

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Biology, BS 2.03.02 (map)
One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249
Phone: (210) 458-4458, Fax: (210) 458-5658

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