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Title: The Ohio State University Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program


1
The Ohio State University Neuroscience Graduate
Studies Program
  • Gretchen N. Neigh
  • Michael S. Beattie

2
First year Introduction to discipline and
department
  • Habits of mind
  • Go beyond the minimum
  • Challenge your instructors
  • Depth and Breadth
  • Core curriculum
  • Molecular through Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Seminar series

3
Introduction to the research enterprise
  • Starting point
  • Core curriculum
  • Rotations
  • Becoming a researcher
  • 10 min update
  • Asking the right questions

4
Significant Transition
  • Candidacy Exam
  • From classroom to bench top
  • Tests breadth of knowledge
  • Probes depth
  • Determines readiness for thesis research

5
Dissertation and defense
  • Topic selection
  • Highly variable
  • Format
  • Writing
  • Oral Exam
  • When are you ready?

6
Choosing a mentor/laboratory
  • Key step in development
  • Determines trajectory of development
  • Determine integration into scientific community

7
Innovation (Student Initiated)
  • Lunch Series
  • Professional skills development
  • Foster student-student interactions
  • Foster faculty-student interactions
  • Provide open forum for taboo questions

8
Novel Idea
  • Student-Student mentoring
  • Assigned upon arrival
  • Meet initially bi-monthly, then as needed
  • Pros and Cons
  • Help students feel connected
  • Depends on mentoring skills of senior student
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