Program Overview
The UAB Neuroengineering PhD program equips students to tackle neurodegenerative disorders and brain diseases. Combining medical and engineering disciplines, it prepares graduates to create cutting-edge therapeutics, neuroprosthetics, and diagnostic tools. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary collaborations, with students delving into advanced electives tailored to their specific research interests. Graduates are well-positioned to make a significant impact in neuroengineering and improve patient outcomes worldwide.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The PhD in Neuroengineering program at UAB is designed to train scientists who can understand the complexities of neurodegenerative disorders and other brain diseases and develop the technology and therapies to treat them. The program combines medical knowledge with engineering expertise to prepare graduates to develop novel therapeutics, neuroprosthetics, and other tools to restore lost brain function and improve patient outcomes.
Objectives:
The program aims to:
- Prepare students to develop novel therapeutics, neuroprosthetics, and other tools to restore lost brain function and improve patient outcomes.
- Provide a foundation in engineering analysis, signal processing and imaging with neuroscience, neuropathology, and neural dynamics.
- Allow students to dive into their chosen concentration through a series of advanced elective courses on engineering and neuroscience topics.
- Prepare students to make a difference in the emerging field of neuroengineering and help patients around the world live better lives.
Teaching:
- The program is delivered primarily on-campus, with most content delivered through in-person meetings.
- The curriculum includes a foundation in engineering analysis, signal processing and imaging with neuroscience, neuropathology, and neural dynamics.
- Students can choose a concentration and take advanced elective courses on engineering and neuroscience topics.
- Dissertation committees are interdisciplinary, including engineers, neuroscientists, and clinicians.
Other:
- UAB treats thousands of patients each year who have Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, neurological strokes, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, brain tumors, and more.
- The program is a collaboration between the School of Engineering and the UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
