[visionlist] UMass Boston is accepting applications for the PhD program in Developmental & Brain Sciences; December 17th deadline.

[Erik Blaser]

Dear Colleagues:

The Developmental and Brain Sciences PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Boston is currently accepting applications! Review of applications will begin immediately, and a full review can only be ensured if an application is received by December 17th.

The PhD program in Developmental and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston is focused on understanding cognition, perception, and behavior when underlying neural and hormonal mechanisms are developing. It is an intensive, developmentally-focused, research-based program using both human and animal models. Core faculty engage in research ranging from cognitive development and psychophysics to neuroendocrinology and behavioral genetics. Students may follow a Cognitive Neuroscience specialization investigating functional changes in perceptual and cognitive abilities or a Behavioral Neuroscience specialization investigating neural and hormonal correlates of behavior. All DBS students receive rigorous core training in methods (dry and wet lab skills, advanced statistical methods, computational tools like MATLAB) and work in labs using multiple levels of investigation including psychophysical and neuropsychological evaluation, functional brain imaging (NIRS, ERP), and neuropharmacological, molecular/cellular, and genetic/epigenetic methods. New lab spaces for the program are now housed in the Integrated Sciences Building, part of our campus on the Columbia Point peninsula. This location is just a few miles south of downtown, neighbors metro Boston’s other world-class research universities, and offers wonderful views of the city and Boston Harbor. Applicants will likely have a BS and significant research experience. We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups in neuroscience to apply.

For more information or to apply, please visit dbs.psych.umb.edu<http://dbs.psych.umb.edu/>.

DBS Core Faculty:
Jane Adams<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/jane_adams>, Neurobehavioral teratology
Erik Blaser, Visual Psychophysics
Vivian Ciaramitaro<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/vivian_ciaramitaro>, Sensory development and attention
Tiffany Donaldson<https://www.umb.edu/ac>, Behavioral psychopharmacology
Richard Hunter<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/richard_hunter>, Neuroendocrinology and Epigenetics
Zsuzsa Kaldy<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/zsuzsa_kaldy>, Cognitive Development
(Emeritus) Celia Moore, Developmental Psychobiology
Jin Ho Park<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla>, Behavioral neuroendocrinology
Mohinish Shukla<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/mohinish_shukla>, Language and cognition
Ed Tronick<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/edward_tronick>, Neurobehavioral and social-emotional development
Susan Zup<https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/susan_zup>, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
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