Undergraduate Student Research Training
Through undergraduate research programs at the University of Pittsburgh, students can become engaged in their own project that is conducted in the context of ongoing research by faculty mentors. Students participate in an authentic research experience that helps them to define their career goals and inspires many to continue psychiatric research.
Undergraduate research opportunities available:
- First Experiences in Research Program
- CNUP Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (OUR)
Other research opportunities may be available through individual faculty research laboratories. See faculty research interests for more on research topics and contact information.
Graduate Student Research Training
The graduate programs in neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh train promising young investigators in the fundamentals of brain research, experimental design, and the theory and practice of laboratory work. The main neuroscience graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh include:
- Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (CNUP)
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
Other research opportunities in specific research areas are available in the following T32 pre-doctoral training programs:
- Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research
- Bioengineering in Psychiatry
- Population Neuroscience of Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease