Area
Interdisciplinary
Sub-Discipline
Interdisciplinary
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (San Joaquín Campus)
- City: Macul,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
Grant interdisciplinary postgraduate training in the area of Neurosciences to Graduates or Masters from various disciplines, or areas of Neuroscience, interested in developing as researchers and teachers of excellence. The specific objectives of the program are to train scientists trained to develop first-rate research.
Applicant Profile
Accredit the degree of Bachelor or Master in areas related to the Doctorate (Medicine and Health Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar).
Applicants must demonstrate an excellent academic track record, with adequate training in exact and natural sciences, deep interest in Neuroscience and multidisciplinary research. Preference will be given to applications with demonstrated experience of experimental research in scientific laboratories. It is essential that applicants have developed communication and expression skills. Likewise, they must have sufficient intellectual maturity, with long-term plans, regarding the objectives to be met in the doctorate, and how this is inserted in their professional development.
Finally, the applicant must prove an intermediate level of English, which allows competent reading of the scientific literature, as well as oral comprehension of several of the activities in which they will participate.
Graduate profile
Contribute to multidisciplinary studies in Neuroscience, being able to direct undergraduate students and research assistants.
Identify specific research areas and problems.
Identify the relevant research methodologies to develop them.
Gather the empirical information required by the project, as well as organize and systematize it properly.
Structure a fluid and coherent discourse, capable of accounting for their research processes.
Develop a research project that leads to a high-impact publication.
Develop critical capacity regarding one's own work and that of others.
Have the necessary skills to work in a team.
Train your communication skills, in order to properly present the results of your work and develop as a teacher.
Lines of investigation
Cellular and molecular neurobiology
Topics: neurodevelopment; neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration; intercellular signaling inflammatory processes; intercellular communication; signaling in pain.
Circuit and Systems Neuroscience:
Topics: synaptic neurotransmission; sleep-wake cycle; Biogenic amines in behavioral control, thalamic-cortical organization.
Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy
Topics: neurochemistry of addiction; neuronal and endocrine rhythms; evolution of the brain; organization and synoptic structure.
Cognitive neuroscience of physiological processes
Topics: learning and memory; stress; attention; awareness; meditation; default network; language; brain-computer interfaces.
Cognitive neuroscience of pathological processes
Topics: schizophrenia; depression; attention deficit; epilepsy; parkinson.