Doctor of Philosophy in Biological/Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience

The scientific interests of the Neuroscience Track faculty at Yale represent the full range of the broad and rapidly growing field of neuroscience. Leaders in areas ranging from the genetic and structural analysis of single-membrane channels to the functional characterization of the neocortex are represented in a diverse group of outstanding scientists. In many research areas groups of faculty with different backgrounds apply complementary technologies to similar problems. The long and productive history of multidisciplinary collaboration between basic and applied sciences has also made Yale a leader in clinically relevant neuroscience. The neuroscience faculty members command more than half the university's biomedical research budget and occupy more than 60,000 square feet of well-equipped laboratory space. The interdisciplinary research programs of Yale neuroscience faculty are central to the Neuroscience Track. The primary purpose of the Track is to provide students with maximum diversity and depth in the most important areas of neuroscience research. The Track draws on the knowledge and expertise of more than 135 faculty members, representing over twenty departments in both the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine, ranging from Psychiatry to Pharmacology and from Cell Biology to Biomedical Engineering.

Because BBS students come from a variety of academic backgrounds and receive training at Yale in a wide array of disciplines, there are no common courses required of all BBS applicants. In general, successful applicants will have completed undergraduate coursework in biology, chemistry at least through organic chemistry, physics, and calculus. Each BBS Track may have more specific course requirements, which are described on the Track pages.Applicants must achieve a score of at least 600 on the paper version of the exam, 250 on the computer-based exam, and 100 on the internet-based exam. The application will ask you to submit a Statement of Academic Purpose. TOEFL - Applicants must achieve a score of at least 600 on the paper version of the exam, 250 on the computer-based exam, and 100 on the internet-based exam.