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field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Keegan Houser</div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 lakeshore-container lakeshore-header clearfix panel-panel"> <div class="lakeshore-container-inner lakeshore-header-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-0dfd9e0b-95cd-4316-86a7-b6ff68cde56d pane-bundle-text clearfix" > <h2 class="pane-title"> How to choose the best program for you </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-basic-text-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div>Berkeley offers several PhD programs in which students can receive聽training in neuroscience and conduct neuroscience research. This reflects聽the highly multidisciplinary research environment at Berkeley. 聽In each聽program, students can choose their thesis mentor among a broad range聽of many of the same Neuroscience faculty. 聽This website provides links to聽the main graduate programs on campus in which you can do neuroscience聽research. 聽<span>The programs differ by broad intellectual focus, size and coursework. There are also 聽differences in qualifying exams and details about the rotations. <em>Applicants can only apply to one program, so choose the one that's best for you</em>. Please contact faculty and/or individual program managers if you have any questions!</span></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row lakeshore-container lakeshore-column-content lakeshore-column-content-row1 clearfix"> <div class="col-sm-6 lakeshore-column-content-region lakeshore-column lakeshore-column1 panel-panel"> <div class="lakeshore-column-content-region-inner lakeshore-column-inner lakeshore-column1-inner panel-panel-inner"> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 lakeshore-column-content-region lakeshore-column lakeshore-column2 panel-panel"> <div class="lakeshore-column-content-region-inner lakeshore-column-inner lakeshore-column3-inner panel-panel-inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row lakeshore-container lakeshore-second-column-content lakeshore-column-content-row2 clearfix"> <div class="col-sm-4 lakeshore-second-column-content-region lakeshore-column lakeshore-second-column1 panel-panel"> <div class="lakeshore-second-column-content-region-inner lakeshore-column-inner lakeshore-second-column1-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-786bc94a-0844-4c47-9d2a-3a7dfa8a5ffc openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-openberkeley-widgets-promo clearfix" > <h2 class="pane-title"> <a href="https://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/ph-d-program/" rel="noreferrer">Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute</a> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-promo fieldable-panels-pane openberkeley-widgets-color-scheme-golden-gate"> <a href="https://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/ph-d-program/" class="openberkeley-widgets-image-link"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label-inner"> <h2>Neuroscience PhD Program</h2> <p>The Neuroscience PhD Program offers intensive, interdisciplinary, and integrated training in neuroscience through a combination of research, mentoring, coursework, and professional development. Students have backgrounds across many disciplines, including neuroscience, biology, psychology, physics and computer science. The program trains ~12 students per year in molecular-cellular, circuit-systems, cognitive and computational neuroscience.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-314964f2-692e-4883-9103-ef29e37a43de openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-openberkeley-widgets-promo clearfix" > <h2 class="pane-title"> <a href="https://optometry.berkeley.edu" rel="noreferrer">School of Optometry</a> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-promo fieldable-panels-pane openberkeley-widgets-color-scheme-web-soybean"> <a href="https://vision.berkeley.edu/about-us/vision-science-program/" class="openberkeley-widgets-image-link"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label-inner"> <h2>Vision Science PhD Program</h2> <p>Research covers a wide range of disciplines that include all aspects of vision, from the cornea to artificial systems. Students have degrees in psychology, biology, engineering, computer science, or optometry. Neuroscience students study visual neural circuits, psychophysics, and computational vision. About 8-10 students join the program each year.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4 lakeshore-second-column-content-region lakeshore-column lakeshore-second-column2 panel-panel"> <div class="lakeshore-second-column-content-region-inner lakeshore-column-inner lakeshore-second-column2-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-9e845125-7bac-4a07-8107-656eb9cf0aa5 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-openberkeley-widgets-promo clearfix" > <h2 class="pane-title"> <a href="http://mcb.berkeley.edu" rel="noreferrer">Dept of Molecular and Cell Biology</a> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-promo fieldable-panels-pane openberkeley-widgets-color-scheme-founders-rock"> <a href="http://mcb.berkeley.edu/grad" class="openberkeley-widgets-image-link"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label-inner"> <h2>MCB PhD Program</h2> <p>The MCB Ph.D. program focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms inherent to life, integrating research with a modern training curricula, teaching, and career mentorship. Students have backgrounds across many cell, development, structural, chemical and other areas of biology. 30-40 students enter per year. Many of the MCB faculty are engaged in neurobiology research and many of the Neuroscience faculty have joint appointments in MCB and are active members of the graduate program.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-b16aac95-721a-45a9-b0dc-556d43813bb1 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-openberkeley-widgets-promo clearfix" > <h2 class="pane-title"> <a href="https://biophysics.berkeley.edu" rel="noreferrer">Graduate Group in Biophysics</a> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-promo fieldable-panels-pane openberkeley-widgets-color-scheme-rose-garden"> <a href="https://biophysics.berkeley.edu/about-us/" class="openberkeley-widgets-image-link"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label-inner"> <h2>Biophysics PhD Program</h2> <p>The biophysics PhD program aims to train students in quantitative approaches to studying biological processes. Students have backgrounds in physical sciences or quantitative biology. 8-10 students enter per year. Of 7 research tracks spanning physics and biology, 2 are neuro-related (systems neuroscience, brain imaging, bioelectronics and structural biology).</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4 lakeshore-second-column-content-region lakeshore-column lakeshore-second-column3 panel-panel"> <div class="lakeshore-second-column-content-region-inner lakeshore-column-inner lakeshore-second-column3-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-ad3053ca-8966-4ade-b069-b1b71a7af459 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-openberkeley-widgets-promo clearfix" > <h2 class="pane-title"> <a href="https://psychology.berkeley.edu" rel="noreferrer">Department of Psychology</a> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-promo fieldable-panels-pane openberkeley-widgets-color-scheme-web-medalist"> <a href="https://psychology.berkeley.edu/students/graduate-program" class="openberkeley-widgets-image-link"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-label-inner"> <h2>Psychology PhD Program</h2> <p>The PhD program in Psychology trains scholar-researchers with breadth in the field of psychology and while pursuing in depth independent and directed research. Students come from animal behavior, reproductive biology, and human developmental, clinical, systems neuroscience and computational backgrounds. 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