Florida State University

Neuroscience PhD

PhD

Program in Neuroscience · Tallahassee, Florida

An interdisciplinary neuroscience doctoral program drawing faculty from psychology, biological science, and the College of Medicine, with strengths in learning, memory, and neuroendocrinology.

Concentrations

  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

NIH-funded faculty

Investigators identified from NIH RePORTER award records at this program. Faculty without NIH funding are not listed — check the official page for the full roster.

  • Mohamed Kabbaj

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Anxiety Disorders · Depression · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Decision Making and Reward

    4 active NIH grants · $2.5M

  • Aaron A Wilber

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · PTSD and Trauma

    7 active NIH grants · $2.4M

  • Xiaobing Zhang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Decision Making and Reward

    6 active NIH grants · $2.2M

  • Robert Joseph Tomko

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia

    6 active NIH grants · $2.2M

  • Debra Ann Fadool

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Eating Disorders

    6 active NIH grants · $2.1M

  • Suvranu De

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    3 active NIH grants · $1.8M

  • Michelle N Arbeitman

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    4 active NIH grants · $1.6M

  • Adam Kabir Dewan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging · PTSD and Trauma · Learning and Memory

    4 active NIH grants · $1.5M

  • Yuan Wang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Autism Spectrum Disorder · Neuroimaging

    3 active NIH grants · $1.2M

  • Carmen Varela

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · PTSD and Trauma

    2 active NIH grants · $1.2M

  • Douglas Anthony Storace

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Cognitive Aging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Alzheimer's and Dementia

    3 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Roberto Vincis

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Decision Making and Reward · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Joel Michael Smith

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    PTSD and Trauma · Depression

    3 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Yan Li

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    3 active NIH grants · $1.0M

  • Wen Li

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Neuroimaging · ADHD · Anxiety Disorders · PTSD and Trauma · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $957K

  • Yi Ren

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    3 active NIH grants · $933K

  • Yunjung Kim

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Human Factors and Attention

    3 active NIH grants · $932K

  • Linda M Rinaman

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Anxiety Disorders · Human Factors and Attention · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging

    2 active NIH grants · $831K

  • Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Cognitive Aging

    2 active NIH grants · $719K

  • Elizabeth Brown

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Cognitive Aging · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Learning and Memory · Neuroimaging · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    2 active NIH grants · $469K

  • Tehila Nugiel

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging · Autism Spectrum Disorder

    1 active NIH grant · $454K

  • Elizabeth A.d. Hammock

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Social Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $414K

  • Jennifer Lynn Steiner

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Alzheimer's and Dementia

    2 active NIH grants · $389K

  • Hengli Tang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $379K

  • Richard S Nowakowski

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    1 active NIH grant · $341K

  • Sarah Danielle Cushing

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Learning and Memory · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    2 active NIH grants · $80K

  • Meaghan Navarrete Mathews

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Schizophrenia and Psychosis · ADHD · Neuroimaging

    1 active NIH grant · $41K

Before you apply

  • Confirm on the official page that faculty you name are accepting students this cycle.
  • Check whether the program admits to a specific advisor or to the department as a whole.
  • Verify deadlines, funding guarantees, and GRE requirements directly with the department.
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