About Us
The NSIDP is directed by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Program. For more information about the NSIDP, explore the website!
For questions or comments, please contact the UCLA neuroscience graduate office at neurophd@mednet.ucla.edu.
Governance
Vice-Chair: Tom O'Dell,
Physiology
Committees
- NSIDP Committee. 15 faculty and 2 students. Advises the chair and oversees the operation of the Program
- NSIDP Membership Committee. 3 faculty. Evaluates faculty who want to become members of the NSIDP
- Executive Committee: 5 faculty. Consists of the chairs of the standing committees
- Admissions Committee. 8 faculty and 2 students. Reviews applications for admission, organizes recruitment days, interviews applicants, and decides who will be admitted to the program
- Advising Committee. 4 faculty. Meets with students to offer advice on progress
- Curriculum Committee. 4 faculty and 1 student. Makes recommendations about changes to curricular content. Decides on student petitions to allow courses to be taken for credit.
- Recruitment Committee. 4 faculty and 2 students. Helps to organize recruitment weekends
- Written Qualifying Exam Committee. 3 faculty. Designs and administers the written qualifying exam to be taken at the beginning of the second year.
- Website committee. Chair, SAO and 4 students. Suggests and implements changes to the NSIDP website
- Student Retreat committee. 5 students. Plans, organizes and conducts the yearly NSIDP retreat.