University of Miami Neuroscience Program Graduate and Postgraduate Training Departments

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Department of Physiology & Biophysics

The members of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics use state-of-the-art approaches to study physiological questions mainly at the cellular and molecular levels. The Department's primary faculty comprises 17 scientists whose research achievements are internationally recognized. In addition, the Department's faculty and students interact closely with the faculty and students in the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and in the Departments of Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology and Anatomy.

The Departmental Ph.D. programs train highly qualified students for successful careers in research, teaching and industry. The Department has a long-standing National Institutes of Health Training Grant in Neuroscience, and all students are supported by stipends and tuition waivers throughout their graduate training. A high faculty to student ratio assures that each student receives individualized help from the faculty together with access to the latest scientific instrumentation. The Department also maintains up-to-date computer facilities for student use.

neurosci@med.miami.edu · Phone: 800-952-5386 / 305-243-3368 · Fax: 305-243-2970