University of Florida

Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences

PhD

College 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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