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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/
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