Dr. Jay Baraban

Professor

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Biography

Jay Baraban is a Professor in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in neuroscience, including a seminar titled 'Great Discoveries in Neuroscience,' which covers significant breakthroughs in the field. His expertise includes studies related to neurological and psychiatric diseases, focusing on recent developments and research in these areas. He supervises the Neuroscience BS/MS program, offering students intensive research opportunities. In addition, he delivers lectures in the NeuroCog sequence and runs neuroanatomy lab sections for medical students, providing foundational knowledge on neurotransmitters and synaptic plasticity.

Research Interests

Requirements for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
B.A. or B.S. degree One year of college-level biology One semester of organic chemistry Differential equations
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement (1 page)
  • Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
  • TOEFL/IELTS scores (international only)
Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (PhD). Focus areas: Biomedical Data Science, Computational Medicine, Genomics, Imaging, Immunoengineering, Neuroengineering.