Neuroscience, PhD

Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD
Professr and Director, Neuroscience Center of Excellence

The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate Program is based at the LSU Neuroscience Center of Excellence, a multi-disciplinary center. The Neuroscience Center fosters inter-actions and collaborations among neuroscientists and has created a rich and stimulating environment for graduate education.The program provides research training in fundamental neurosciences, leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. During the first year, students complete foundational course work in Biomedical Sciences and participate in research rotations through laboratories of their choice to aid in the selection of a mentor and research project for their dissertation. In the second year, students select a mentor and take advanced level elective courses relevant to their area of research. The breadth of research programs of the faculty encompasses all major areas of neuroscience. Training is designed to provide students a broad, general knowledge of neuroscience along with more intensive training in a highly specialized topic for academic and/or industrial research or teaching positions.

The curriculum for obtaining the PhD can be tailored to the requirements of each individual student, but the minimum requirements for all students are detailed in the link below.