Yale University

New Haven, CT
Program Description

The interdisciplinary research activities of Yale neuroscience faculty are central to Yale's Graduate Neuroscience Program. This unique, broad-based training program is best described as a "department without walls," whose primary purpose is providing students with a maximum of diversity and depth in the most important areas of neuroscience research. The training program draws on the knowledge and expertise of more than 100 faculty members, representing at least 20 departments in both the Faculty of Arts and Science and the School of Medicine, ranging from Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, to Cell Biology, Psychology and Computer Science.

Student and Faculty
Number of Faculty: 140 Number of Students: 137
Ethnicity Hispanic Percent: 17.00% Non-Hispanic Percent: 83.00%
Race Asian: 36.00% American Indian or Alaskan Native: 1.00% Black or African American: 7.00% White: 56.00% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:: 0.01%
Unique Program Features

Data Analysis BootCamp for all incoming PhD students. Student representation on the INP Executive Committee. Student hosted visiting speaker series.

Program Characteristics
Year Established: 1988 Type of Campus: Main Campus
Contact Info

2037855932 marina.picciotto@yale.edu

Program Director
Marina Picciotto, PhD, BS
marina.picciotto@yale.edu (203) 737-2041

Contact
Kirstin Dion
kirstin.dion@yale.edu

Research Areas