UKNeu-PREP

The program is housed within the UK College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience and the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center.

UKNeu-PREP is a two year, NIH-funded post baccalaureate program at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. This is a training program for recent college graduates who are interested in research careers in neuroscience, but lacked access to research opportunities as undergraduates.

This two-year post baccalaureate program includes mentored laboratory research and experience, graduate level courses, opportunities for professional development, and mentorship.

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2-year post-baccalaureate neuroscience training program
Prepare participants for entry into neuroscience graduate degree programs
Connect participants to research opportunities and holistic, culturally-competent mentorship

$36,000/year salary + benefits
75% research + 25% coursework
Interact with other training programs e.g. All Access Research Training Scholars (AARTS); Stem Through Authentic Research Training: (S.T.A.R.T); Neurobiology of CNS Injury T32 graduate training program

Neuroscience or related undergraduate education
Baccalaureate degree from an institution without substantial research opportunities (undergraduate institution does not have a doctoral degree program in neuroscience)
Participants must not currently be enrolled in a degree seeking program when starting the program and must have obtained a baccalaureate no more that 36 months prior to applying to the program

Get in Touch with the Program Directors

Email the program directors for more information:

Recruitment - Luke Bradley, PhD: lhbradley@uky.edu

Program On-boarding - John C. Gensel, PhD: gensel.1@uky.edu

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