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Neuroscience

Angelo Lepore, PhD
Co-Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Neuroscience

900 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Leadership

Kyunghee Koh, PhD
Co-Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Neuroscience

Program Information

Danielle Park
Program Coordinator, Jefferson College of Life Sciences
Jefferson

1020 Locust Street
M-46 JAH
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Curriculum

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Courses Credits
GC 550 Foundations of Biomedical Science 10
GC 570 Profiles in Research 2
GC 640 Research Ethics 1
GC 760 PhD Laboratory Rotation 3
NS 616 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 710 Neuroscience Seminar Series 1
NS 910 Research Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Courses Credits
GC 770 PhD Laboratory Rotation 3
NS 626 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 690 Neuropharmacology 2
NS 700 Cellular Neurophysiology 4
NS 715 Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience 2
NS 720 Neuroscience Seminar Series 1
NS 745 Advanced Topics in Neurodegenerative Diseases 2
NS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 credits)
Courses Credits
GC 780 PhD Laboratory Rotation 3
NS 636 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 730 Neuroscience Seminar Series 1
NS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Courses Credits
NS 530 Neuroanatomy 4
NS 616 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 710 Neuroscience Seminar Series 1
NS 910 Research Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Courses Credits
GC 742 Applied Statistics 2
GC 730 Planning and Writing a Grant 1
NS 626 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 720 Neuroscience Seminar Series 1
NS 920 Research Variable
Elective(s) Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Courses Credits
NS 636 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 730 Neuroscience Seminar Series 1
NS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 640 Research Ethics 1
GC 710 MDPhD Translational Seminar & Journal Club 1
GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills 1
NS 616 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 710 Neurosciences Seminar 1
NS 910 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 742 Applied Statistics 2
GC 712 MDPHD Translational Seminar & Journal Club 1
GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills 1
GC 730 Planning & Writing a Research Grant 1
NS 690 Neuropharmacology – 2nd half of Spring semester (Optional/not required: discuss with program directors) 2
NS 700 Cellular Neurophysiology - 1st half of Spring semester 4
NS 715 Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience – 1st half of Spring semester  2
NS745 Advanced Topics in Neurodegenerative Diseases 2nd half of Spring semester (Optional/not required: discuss with program directors) 2
NS 626 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 720 Neurosciences Seminar 1
NS 920 Research  Variable
Summer Semester
Course Title Credits
NS 636 Neuroscience Journal Club 1
NS 730 Neurosciences Seminar 1
NS 930 Research Variable

Program Structure

Year One
  • Take introductory biomedical and neuroscience courses
  • Explore labs through Profiles in Neuroscience Research course, Journal Club and research rotations
Year Two
  • Finish coursework
  • Join a thesis lab (by summer after first year) and begin to develop a project
  • Take comprehensive examination (written and oral) during the summer after second year
Years 3+
  • Continue thesis research while working with mentor and thesis committee
Final Year
  • Wrap up thesis project
  • Write and defend thesis
  • Graduate
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