MD/PhD Neuroscience at Princeton University

The Princeton Neuroscience Institute studies how the brain gives rise to thought, language, perception, memory and behavior through an interdisciplinary framework spanning molecular and cellular biology, cognitive and social psychology, applied mathematics, computer science and physics. It lists an M.D./Ph.D. offering alongside the Ph.D., joint degree and certificate.

Department: Princeton Neuroscience Institute  |  Duration: Ph.D. program length 5 years  |  Intake: Application deadline December 1 (for fall 2027 enrollment)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

What you will study

The Ph.D. begins with a three-week August bootcamp in python, math and statistics, and computational modeling. First-year students take paired survey and lab courses (NEU 501A/B and 502A/B), Mathematical Tools for Neuroscience (NEU 514), the seminar and journal club (NEU 511), one elective, and two to three lab rotations. A general examination with a thesis proposal follows in the third year, with teaching half time for two semesters, a thesis committee, a dissertation and a final public oral.

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