Dr. David Kleinfeld

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Biography

David Kleinfeld received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in mid 1984 and has spent a decade on the research staff at Bell Laboratories before joining the faculty at UCSD in late 1995. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Interdisciplinary Science Award, the NIH Director's Pioneer Award, and the NINDS Research Program Award. Currently, Kleinfeld holds the Dr. George Feher Endowed Chair in Experimental Biophysics, primarily funded by the NIH BRAIN initiative, and leads the 'Low&High' Team in the BRAIN Circuits Program. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. At UCSD, he leads the specialization in Computational Neuroscience within the Neurosciences Graduate Program.

Research Interests

Experimental Biophysics Computational Neuroscience

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).