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University of South Florida

Neuroscience PhD

PhD

Morsani College of Medicine · Tampa, Florida

USF's neuroscience doctoral training emphasizes neurodegenerative disease, neuroinflammation, and aging, anchored by the Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute.

Official program page

Concentrations

  • Neurodegeneration
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

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

    3 active NIH grants · $14M

  • Jianfeng Cai

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    4 active NIH grants · $5.0M

  • Sarah Y Yuan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Traumatic Brain Injury · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · PTSD and Trauma

    9 active NIH grants · $5.0M

  • Yao Yao

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    7 active NIH grants · $3.5M

  • Jinying Zhao

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    5 active NIH grants · $3.4M

  • Sami Fouad Noujaim

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Emotion and Affective Neuroscience

    5 active NIH grants · $2.7M

  • Ying Yang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Pain and Nociception

    4 active NIH grants · $2.4M

  • Huabei Jiang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Decision Making and Reward · Addiction and Substance Use · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience · Human Factors and Attention

    6 active NIH grants · $2.4M

  • Laura J Blair

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Depression

    4 active NIH grants · $2.1M

  • Thomas Edward Taylor-Clark

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Pain and Nociception

    4 active NIH grants · $2.0M

  • George A Spirou

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Autism Spectrum Disorder · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging

    3 active NIH grants · $2.0M

  • Brendan M Walker

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Addiction and Substance Use · Learning and Memory · Depression · Emotion and Affective Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $1.7M

  • Subhra Mohapatra

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Cognitive Aging · Alzheimer's and Dementia

    2 active NIH grants · $1.5M

  • Gopal Thinakaran

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    2 active NIH grants · $1.4M

  • Yu Sun

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Pain and Nociception · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Addiction and Substance Use

    1 active NIH grant · $1.3M

  • Wanling Xuan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Cognitive Aging · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    4 active NIH grants · $1.2M

  • Lianchun Wang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    2 active NIH grants · $1.2M

  • Christopher L Passaglia

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Sleep and Circadian Rhythms · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    3 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Bradlee L Heckmann

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    3 active NIH grants · $1.1M

  • Ashutosh Dharap

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    4 active NIH grants · $1.0M

  • Ghanim Ullah

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair · Traumatic Brain Injury · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Learning and Memory

    5 active NIH grants · $755K

  • Amy R Nelson

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    1 active NIH grant · $671K

  • Robert D Frisina

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Cognitive Aging · Alzheimer's and Dementia

    3 active NIH grants · $632K

  • Christopher A Brown

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroimaging

    1 active NIH grant · $586K

  • Xuewei Wang

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    2 active NIH grants · $498K

  • Eleni Markoutsa

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    2 active NIH grants · $445K

  • Martin Muschol

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia

    2 active NIH grants · $429K

  • Svitlana Nicolai Garbuzova-Davis

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair · Decision Making and Reward

    2 active NIH grants · $412K

  • Marcus Stanley Cooke

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Cognitive Aging

    2 active NIH grants · $412K

  • Ashwin Bharadwaj Parthasarathy

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    2 active NIH grants · $402K

  • Stanley M Stevens

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Addiction and Substance Use

    2 active NIH grants · $391K

  • Reggie Hui-Chao Lee

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Learning and Memory · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $375K

  • Paula C Bickford

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia

    1 active NIH grant · $367K

  • Constance G. Visovsky

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Pain and Nociception · Human Factors and Attention

    1 active NIH grant · $303K

  • Jianjun Pan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia

    1 active NIH grant · $142K

  • Krishna Moorthi Bhat

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    1 active NIH grant · $82K

  • Joseph Mcmillan

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

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

    2 active NIH grants · $77K

  • Abigail Esquivel

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Alzheimer's and Dementia · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

    2 active NIH grants · $70K

  • Samantha Dawn Chaney

    Principal Investigator (NIH-funded)

    Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Alzheimer's and Dementia · Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    1 active NIH grant · $35K

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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