{"674493":{"#nid":"674493","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech to Offer Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, New Minor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia Board of Regents has approved a new \u003Cstrong\u003ENeuroscience and Neurotechnology\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. Program \u003C\/strong\u003Eat Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe interdisciplinary degree is a joint effort across the Colleges of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EComputing\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEngineering\u003C\/a\u003E. The program expects to enroll its first graduate students in Fall 2025, pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute Curriculum Committee has also approved a new \u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Neuroscience\u003C\/strong\u003E, set to become available in the Georgia Tech 2024-2025 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECatalog\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EB.S. in Neuroscience\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Ph.D. and Minor offerings build on the recently launched \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/georgia-tech-launch-interdisciplinary-neurosciences-research-program\u0022\u003ENeuro Next Initiative in Research\u003C\/a\u003E, and the established \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuroscience.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Program in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E, respectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApproved by the Board of Regents in 2017, the interdisciplinary \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-studies-neuroscience\u0022\u003EB.S. in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E degree in the College of Sciences enrolled more than 400 undergraduate students in 2022, and has been\u0026nbsp; the fastest growing undergraduate major at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe B.S. in Neuroscience is also key to a strong ecosystem of undergraduate neuroscience education across the state, which includes peer programs at Mercer University, Augusta University, Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, and Emory University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new doctoral degree will provide a path for the rapidly growing pipeline of in-state neuroscience undergraduate students and young alumni \u2014 while also welcoming a wider slate of graduate researchers to campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Ph.D. Program\u2019s mission is focused on educating students to advance the field of neuroscience through an interdisciplinary approach, with scientists and engineers of different backgrounds \u2014 ultimately integrating neuroscience research and technological development to study all levels of nervous system function.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBiological Sciences Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ELewis A. Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E, who chaired the Ph.D. Program Planning Committee, shares that a cohort model will fuse \u201cexperimental and quantitative skill development, creating opportunities for students to work in science and engineering labs to promote collaborations, while also fostering a program and community that\u2019s unique to the state and against national peer offerings.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding innovation \u2014 and impact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWheaton explains that the new Ph.D. aims to equip graduates for a wide range of employment opportunities and growing specializations, including computational neuroscience, neurorehabilitation, cultural and social neuroscience, neuroimaging, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and neurolinguistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new degree will also help meet the country\u2019s growing demand for a neuro-centric workforce. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for medical scientists (including neuroscientists) tracked around 13% between 2012 and 2022, faster than the average for all tracked occupations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWheaton adds that the program will equip neuroscientists to conduct research that can significantly improve lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeeking students\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Planning Committee anticipates a tentative February 1, 2025 application deadline for Fall 2025 enrollments \u2014 and encourages students with the following interests to learn more and apply in the coming school year:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDeveloping deeper quantitative, computing and\/or engineering skills to make scientific discoveries that support innovations in neuroscience\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA clear, comprehensive understanding of the nervous system at all scales from molecular to systems\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnderstanding how to use and innovate new tools and approaches to investigate the nervous system at all levels\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBecoming uniquely qualified to translate knowledge across neuroscience and related disciplines to create new knowledge in their professional pursuits\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDirector search\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe participating Colleges will soon conduct a search for a \u003Cstrong\u003Eprogram director\u003C\/strong\u003E, engaging a tenured member of the Georgia Tech faculty to serve as the new program\u2019s administrator. A \u003Cstrong\u003Egraduate program committee\u003C\/strong\u003E composed of five faculty members and mentors across the Colleges of Sciences, Computing, and Engineering, will also be created.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDuring their April 2024 meeting,\u003C\/strong\u003E Regents also announced \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/17\/board-regents-approves-funding-and-tuition-increases-fiscal-year-2025\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ebudget approvals and tuition changes\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E for Georgia\u0027s 26 member institutions.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Ph.D. Program Planning Committee\u003C\/strong\u003E included the following faculty:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELewis Wheaton (Committee Chair, Biological Sciences)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EConstantine Dovrolis (Computer Science)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChristopher Rozell (Electrical and Computer Engineering)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEric Schumacher (Psychology)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGarrett Stanley (Biomedical Engineering)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDavid Collard (College of Sciences Office of the Dean)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The new interdisciplinary Ph.D. is expected to enroll its first graduate students in Fall 2025. 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