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University Of Mississippi Medical Center Graduate Program In Neuroscience

Jackson, MS
Program Description
The Program in Neuroscience is an interdepartmental PhD program with collaborating faculty from 13 departments at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The program objectives are to educate and train individuals to become independent researchers with a broad understanding of the neurosciences. Students chose dissertations laboratories following series of research rotation. Research focuses include sensory systems, neurodevelopment, neuroendocrinology, depression, substance abuse, obesity, brain trauma, and spinal cord injury. Our curriculum includes didactic and non-didactic coursework, with emphasis on experimental design, science writing, and communication skills. In addition, students participate in a variety of career building opportunities
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Student and Faculty
Number of Faculty: 45 Number of Students: 15
Ethnicity Hispanic Percent: 0.00% Non-Hispanic Percent: 100.00%
Race Asian: 13.00% American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.00% Black or African American: 7.00% White: 80.00% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:: 0.00%
Unique Program Features
Program Characteristics
Year Established: 2007 Type of Campus: Main Campus
Contact Info

+1 (601) 815-8969 neuroscience@umc.edu

Program Director
Junie Paula Warrington, PhD, BA jpwarrington@umc.edu +1 (601) 815-8969

Contact
Junie Paula Warrington, PhD, BA jpwarrington@umc.edu +1 (601) 815-8969

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