Wake Forest University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Ph.D.- Neurobiology and Anatomy

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers a Ph.D. degree tailored for a research career in the biomedical sciences. The departmental program has effectively two Ph.D. tracks, one with an emphasis on developmental neurobiology (how the nervous system develops, organizes, and repairs itself) and another with an emphasis on systems neuroscience and multi-sensory processes (how the responses of neurons are related to the sensory world and to behavior). All students admitted to the program are fully supported financially. The program admits between two and six new students every Fall, and there are 21 full-time participating faculty.

Accreditation:

Wake Forest University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 5,000 - 9,999