[visionlist] PhD spots in Developmental & Brain Sciences at UMass Boston!

[Erik Blaser]

Dear Colleagues!

We have spots in our Developmental and Brain Sciences PhD program! Please let your students know!
-Erik


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We are writing to share that the Developmental & Brain Sciences PhD program<https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/developmental-brain-sciences-phd/> at UMass Boston is currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 matriculation.  Also, interested applicants can join us at our upcoming online info session<https://go.umb.edu/register/?id=ede749c0-f480-49af-9b56-5a5ef8a768aa> on 10/22 at 4.30 pm to learn more about the program.
   
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 (for the list, scroll down to ‘Contact’ on our page<https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/developmental-brain-sciences-phd/>) engage in research ranging from cognitive development and psychophysics to neuroendocrinology and behavioral epigenetics. Students may follow a Cognitive Neuroscience specialization investigating functional changes in perception and cognition or a Behavioral Neuroscience specialization investigating neural and hormonal correlates of behavior. All DBS students receive rigorous core training in methods and work in labs using multiple levels of investigation, including psychophysical, EEG, and neuropharmacological, molecular, and genetic/epigenetic methods.   
 
Lab spaces for the program are 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.    
   
You can apply to the program directly from our website<https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/developmental-brain-sciences-phd/> and see more about us here<https://www.instagram.com/dbs_umb/>. Applications are due by December 1st, 2025. A limited number of fee waivers are available. Any questions? Contact us at dbs at umb.edu<mailto:dbs at umb.edu>. 

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Erik Blaser, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Developmental and Brain Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA  02125
Zoom: https://umassboston.zoom.us/my/erik.blaser

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