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University of Florida

Neuroscience PhD

PhD

Department of Neuroscience · Gainesville, Florida

UF's neuroscience doctoral program spans molecular to systems levels, with major centers in movement disorders, brain injury, addiction, and aging.

Official program page

Concentrations

  • Systems Neuroscience
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Neural Injury and Repair
  • Neuroimaging

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.

  • Yael Emilie Bensoussan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Autism Spectrum Disorder · Depression · Schizophrenia and Psychosis · Learning and Memory

    2 active NIH grants · $8.9M

  • Robert L Cook

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Cognitive Aging · Learning and Memory

    5 active NIH grants · $3.1M

  • Kirill A. Martemyanov

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use · Decision Making and Reward · Pain and Nociception · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    4 active NIH grants · $2.8M

  • 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

  • Gavin R Rumbaugh

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory · ADHD · Autism Spectrum Disorder · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    2 active NIH grants · $1.6M

  • Jinying Zhao

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    2 active NIH grants · $1.5M

  • Ramon C. Sun

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory

    2 active NIH grants · $1.5M

  • Ryoma Hattori

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $1.4M

  • 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

  • Huabei Jiang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Decision Making and Reward · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Human Factors and Attention · Neuroimaging

    3 active NIH grants · $1.2M

  • 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

  • Melissa Jo Armstrong

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $1.0M

  • Eric Porges

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging

    2 active NIH grants · $1000K

  • Ezgi Hacisuleyman

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    2 active NIH grants · $932K

  • Yao Yao

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    2 active NIH grants · $906K

  • Federico Pozzi

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Pain and Nociception · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $852K

  • Michael S Okun

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $841K

  • Lina Cui

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Cognitive Aging

    1 active NIH grant · $835K

  • Rachael D Seidler

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    1 active NIH grant · $788K

  • Thomas P Burris

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Human Factors and Attention

    2 active NIH grants · $761K

  • James M Nichols

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Pain and Nociception

    1 active NIH grant · $747K

  • Stefan Prokop

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia

    1 active NIH grant · $740K

  • Philip A Efron

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    1 active NIH grant · $739K

  • Yuqing Li

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    2 active NIH grants · $735K

  • Zheng Wang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Autism Spectrum Disorder · Neuroimaging · Cognitive Aging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    2 active NIH grants · $734K

  • Baoji Xu

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $731K

  • Gopal Thinakaran

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia

    1 active NIH grant · $709K

  • Donald C Bolser

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use

    1 active NIH grant · $686K

  • Amy R Nelson

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    1 active NIH grant · $671K

  • Jay P. Mclaughlin

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Addiction and Substance Use · Learning and Memory

    1 active NIH grant · $666K

  • Karim G Oweiss

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $611K

  • Thomas Edward Taylor-Clark

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Pain and Nociception

    1 active NIH grant · $595K

  • Matthew E Merritt

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging

    1 active NIH grant · $589K

  • Lianchun Wang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $588K

  • Kuang Gong

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory

    2 active NIH grants · $578K

  • Amanda L Elton

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use · Neuroimaging · Human Factors and Attention · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $560K

  • Brendan M Walker

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use · Learning and Memory

    1 active NIH grant · $556K

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.
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