The field of neuroscience is a rapidly changing area that has a large impact on several fields of medicine including public health, public policy and sports medicine, as well as on the military and the pharmaceutical industry. The last decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in our understanding of normal brain function across the lifespan and how brain function is altered by aging and neurodegenerative disease. Diseases normally associated with the aging population are becoming more common and include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, diabetic neuropathy and brain tumors. Moreover, research efforts are revealing that many of the major public health problems of our society, including obesity and addictive behaviors, are intimately associated with neural systems.
The Graduate Biomedical Neuroscience Certificate is designed to provide postgraduate students and working professionals, whose professions are impacted by the field of neuroscience, with an understanding of normal brain function and the clinical expression and underlying pathogenesis of common neurological disorders. The certificate is based on successful completion of 4-5 courses covering topics that will provide students with the tools required to understand the most common nervous system-related issues facing our society today.
The Graduate Biomedical Neuroscience Certificate is offered by the College of Medicine at UF. This program is designed for working professionals as well as postbaccalaureate students who would like to improve their applications to either graduate or medical school. This program is offered fully online so students will not have to relocate or sacrifice commitments to their family or career in order to further their education and enhance their career. Please feel free to visit our Facebook page using the link https://www.facebook.com/BiomedicalNeuro/ or by searching the web using @BiomedicalNeuro.
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Alumni Testimonials
Valerie Harjani
I started this program with the intent of strengthening my medical school application while also delving deeper into an interest I’ve had for a few…
Leila A.
This program has opened up my eyes to many neurological subjects. Additionally, it has been a great foundation to advance in the field of biomedical…
Victoria Lord
When I was considering how to strengthen my medical school application, I found this graduate certificate program. I had an interest in neuroscience…
Faculty
The teaching faculties for this graduate certificate are from the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Psychology. The certificate, course and section coordinators are:
Jeremy Flint, Ph.D.
Director and Instructor, Department of Neuroscience, lecturer and course director for Fundamentals of Neuroscience (GMS 6007), Capstone Project (GMS 6910), GMS 6790 New Developments in Neuroscience, Neuroimaging (GMS 7795).
Research Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, lecturer and course director for Aging and the Brain (GMS7795)
Ronald Mandel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neuroscience, lecturer and course director for Molecular Pathobiology of Neural Disease (GMS6750) and co-course director and lecturer for Functional Human Neuroanatomy (GMS6705), Neurobiology of Behavioral Disorders (GMS6713), Nobel Prizes (GMS7795), Learning & Memory (GMS7795).
Alfonso Martin Peña Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience. Instructor for Fundamentals of
Neuroscience (GMS6007), Comprehensive Neuroscience Capstone Project (GMS6910
Nick Musselwhite, Ph.D.
Assistant Director and Lecturer, Department of Neuroscience, lecturer and course director for Homeostasis and the Brain (GMS7795) and Learning and Memory (GMS7795).
Matthew Sarkisian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, lecturer and director of Organization and Development of the Nervous System (GMS6021) and Director and sole lecturer for Disorders of the Developing Nervous System(GMS6073)
Cost of Certificate
The tuition for this program is $550.00 per credit hour regardless of residency.
Fees are approximately $36 per credit hour.
Part-time registration and financial aid: Graduate students should be aware that in order to qualify for most financial aid programs, students must be enrolled at least half-time. For financial aid purposes, a grad student must be enrolled for five hours during fall or spring term, four hours during summer term.
Students enrolled in graduate certificate programs are not eligible for federal student aid. Students enrolled in approved graduate certificate programs may be eligible for Alternative loans. Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships for more information.