Department of Neuroscience
The Department of Neuroscience, established in 2010, complements existing Jefferson research programs in many departments including those in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Neurological Surgery, and the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience. The Department of Neuroscience faculty participate in the teaching of neuroscience to medical students, and play a prominent role in the training of graduate students through the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Its faculty carry out fundamental research and train students and postdoctoral fellows in all areas of modern neuroscience ranging from cellular and molecular studies through to systems neuroscience and behavior.
PhD Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Earned through the College of Life Sciences, the PhD Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) provides high-level, scholarly, scientific training to qualified individuals interested in pursuing diverse careers to research, foster, disseminate and facilitate an in-depth understanding of the nervous system under normal and pathological conditions.
Our Research
Members of the Department of Neuroscience conduct fundamental research in all areas of modern neuroscience, using molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic, physiological, anatomical and behavioral tools and approaches.
Jefferson No. 1 in North America for Neurosurgery Resident Publishing Productivity
Jefferson’s Department of Neurological Surgery has the most academically productive neurosurgery residency program in North America, according to a recent study in Neurosurgery.