Study location	Türkiye, Istanbul
Type	Doctoral, full-time
Study language	English
Awards	PhD
Course code	156

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Students with a BS/MS degree in Basic Sciences (biology, chemistry, molecular biology and genetics, physics, mathematics, psychology, etc) or Health Sciences (dentistry, veterinary medicine, medical biology, physical therapy and rehabilitation, nutrition and dietetics, nursing etc) or MD degree are eligible to apply. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Turkish.

Language requirements	English

Other requirements

At least 3 reference(s) must be provided. - You should aim to provide 3 academic references but employer references are also accepted - Referees can’t upload existing reference letters, they will be asked to complete a short form to provide a reference - You should include your referees name, position and institutional email address in the relevant section of the form - Referees will then receive an automatic email asking them to click on a link and provide their reference - If your referee can’t find this email please ask them to check their spam/junk/promotions folder - You can resend an invite to your referees to submit their reference by clicking on the “Resend invitation button” A motivation letter must be added to your application. One of the most important parts of your application is the motivation letter. Its goal is to introduce your background and support your application. In short, its goal is to answer the question: “Why are you a suitable candidate?” Write in a clear and logical manner: remember, the way you write and present yourself says a lot about you. Do not plagiarize as this will mean automatic disqualification from the evaluation process. Some points that may help you answer this question: Why have I chosen to apply to this programme? What do I expect to gain from my studies? Why does my academic and personal background make me a suitable candidate for this programme and for Koç University (potential for success, demonstrated qualities and skills)? Why is Koç University a good choice for me as an individual? Click here to check our How to write a strong Motivation Letter or Statement of Purpose video on YouTube. Before starting your online application make sure you have the following documents: Official Transcripts English Language Proficiency: -TOEFL (for international applicants) -YDS / e-YDS or YÖKDİL (for Turkish applicants) Standardized tests: -GRE (for international applicants) -ALES (for Turkish applicants) 3 Recommendation Letters Statement of Purpose Click here for details.

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Overview

Koç University Neuroscience Ph.D. program was founded in 2014 and accepted its first Ph.D. students in 2015. This neuroscience program brings together 43 faculty members from different academic backgrounds and disciplines and bridges core areas of neuroscience as Molecular, Developmental, Cellular, Systems, Cognitive, Computational, and Clinical, to create a vigorous research program, address the broad areas encompassed by modern neuroscience and to help understand how our precious ‘Brain’ works.

Our mission is to provide students a flexible, nourished, and competitive research environment so as to be one of the top leading and internationally respected neuroscience Ph.D. programs in the world, to produce pioneer work, and to train our students as leaders both in teaching and research. Students from different backgrounds are encouraged to apply for the program and each year, successful applicants with strong achievements are accepted after a rigorous interview. We aim to train our students with a strong general background in neuroscience and to lead them to specialize in a specific core area. For this aim, students are expected to take core and advanced neuroscience courses in addition to related courses of other graduate programs. Being a part of ongoing research and an active member of laboratory staff is expected from the first day of admission to the program. Our faculty members support any collaboration and interact closely with other faculty members and students to create a multi-disciplinary impact. Many of the courses are given as coordinated teaching by different faculty members.

Current research ranges from molecular mechanisms of central nervous system tumors, the molecular mechanisms of reprogramming and identifying genes that are important for iPS cell generation, epigenetics, protein-protein interactions, and protein structure-function dynamics, targeted drug delivery, the synaptic inputs from receptors to motor neurons that innervate human muscles, cognitive models of memory, decision making and comprehension, modeling neuronal circuits, signal transduction in neural systems and the neurobiology of psychiatric and neurological disorders.

The physically home base of the program is located at Rumelifeneri Campus of Koç University and most coursework occurs at this campus, however, Koç University Hospital is also another setting, where additional neuroimaging laboratories, research animal laboratories, cell culture laboratories, and molecular biology laboratories are settled and some faculty members of School of Medicine are currently positioned. Koç University Neuroscience Ph.D. program offers a variety of courses and diverse laboratory opportunities that helps to increase collaborations and to provide the students with many different research experiences.

Programme structure

The Neuroscience Ph.D. is a full-time, course-based, 4-5 year doctoral program with a Ph.D. qualifier exam and a doctoral thesis (dissertation) requirement supervised by a faculty member.