Why Emory?

Prospective Student? Contact us for further information.

Community

A cornerstone of the Emory Neuroscience program is the incredible sense of academic community that our participants enjoy. Our program was ranked #1 for overall student satisfaction in the National Doctoral Program Survey, in part due to the high level of interaction between faculty and students and a mentoring system which creates a supportive atmosphere for success.
Read more>>

Collaboration

The Emory Neuroscience program is structured to encourage a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to solving challenging research questions, with interdisciplinary Center Grants and a joint program in Hybrid Neural Microsystems with neighboring Georgia Tech.
Read more>>

Excellence in Research

Emory students and faculty are working on the cutting edge of neuroscience, with numerous recent high-impact publications on molecular and genetic mechanisms of social bonding, reward and salience processing in the striatum, computational modeling of neurons, cannabanoids in fear extinction, and more. Students have access to a wealth of research resources, including sixteen high-tech Research Core Facilities and a host of highly accomplished faculty including four National Academy members, thirteen members of the prestigious American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and faculty trained in the labs of Nobel Laureates Sol Snyder, Paul Greengard, and Linda Buck.
Read more>>

Popular Links and Destinations
Ready To Get Started?
If you are ready to get started with Emory's Neuroscience Graduate program, click here to apply now!
S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array
S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array (photo by Gary Meek)
M. Wilson Lab - GABA(A) binding in the rhesus macaque
M. Wilson Lab - GABA(A) binding in the rhesus macaque
A. English Lab - Partially reinnervated neuromuscular synapses
A. English Lab - Partially reinnervated neuromuscular synapses; Red = Acetylcholine receptors labeled with alpha bungarotoxin, Green = Reinnervating motor nerve terminal marked by GFP
VIEW ALL RESEARCH
Want to see more research?
Click here to go inside Emory's Neuroscience Graduate Program labs and get an up close look at the latest in Emory innovation.