Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences
PhDCollege of Medicine · Gainesville, Florida
UF's neuroscience doctoral program spans molecular to systems levels, with major centers in movement disorders, brain injury, addiction, and aging.
Concentrations
- Neuroscience
Indexed faculty
Faculty shown here have a reviewed official relationship to this PhD program. Indexed research evidence may come from official faculty profiles, curated topics, or NIH projects; check the official page for the full roster and current advising availability.
Sara Jo Nixon
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging · Child and Adolescent Development · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience
2 active NIH grants · $2.7M
Laura P.w Ranum
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Autism Spectrum Disorder · Traumatic Brain Injury
5 active NIH grants · $2.0M
Gordon S. Mitchell
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair
2 active NIH grants · $1.9M
Jennifer Lynn Bizon
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Cognitive Aging · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Learning and Memory · Depression · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
3 active NIH grants · $1.3M
Paramita Chakrabarty
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
3 active NIH grants · $1.3M
Diego E Rincon-Limas
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Learning and Memory · Cognitive Aging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
3 active NIH grants · $1.2M
David D Fuller
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Cognitive Aging · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair · Learning and Memory
3 active NIH grants · $1.2M
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Pain and Nociception · Cognitive Aging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
3 active NIH grants · $1.0M
Brandon A. Zielinski
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory · Neuroimaging · Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Alzheimer's and Dementia
2 active NIH grants · $985K
Michael S Okun
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $841K
Thomas P Burris
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Human Factors and Attention
2 active NIH grants · $761K
Stefan Prokop
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia
1 active NIH grant · $740K
Yuqing Li
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
2 active NIH grants · $735K
Donald C Bolser
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Addiction and Substance Use
1 active NIH grant · $686K
Nancy Padilla Coreano
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Autism Spectrum Disorder · Depression
1 active NIH grant · $627K
Karim G Oweiss
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $611K
Amanda L Elton
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Addiction and Substance Use · Neuroimaging · Human Factors and Attention · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $560K
Habibeh Khoshbouei
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $527K
Aparna Wagle Shukla
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Neuroimaging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $511K
Catherine Anne Marcinkiewcz
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Learning and Memory · Depression
1 active NIH grant · $503K
Anatoly E Martynyuk
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $478K
Mingzhou Ding
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Human Factors and Attention · Neuroimaging · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $476K
Kimberly Michele Alonge
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory
1 active NIH grant · $448K
Mark S Moehle
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Cognitive Aging
1 active NIH grant · $446K
Erica Arden Dale
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair
1 active NIH grant · $404K
David E Vaillancourt
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Cognitive Aging · Neuroimaging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory
2 active NIH grants · $387K
Brian Lim Hoh
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $375K
Jose Francisco Abisambra
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Traumatic Brain Injury
1 active NIH grant · $374K
Sung Min Han
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Alzheimer's and Dementia · Cognitive Aging · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair
1 active NIH grant · $369K
Ben Lewis
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Social Neuroscience
1 active NIH grant · $360K
Jada M Lewis
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Cognitive Aging · Alzheimer's and Dementia
1 active NIH grant · $308K
Jeffrey Ray Jones
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Cognitive Aging · Alzheimer's and Dementia
1 active NIH grant · $244K
Freddyson J Martinez-Rivera
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Decision Making and Reward
1 active NIH grant · $178K
Gemma Casadesus
Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)
Cognitive Aging · Traumatic Brain Injury · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Alzheimer's and Dementia
2 active NIH grants · $99K
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