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Spencer Smith spoke on Capitol Hill!

July 14, 2015
This briefing was held at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B338 on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 9th. Panelists discussed some of the ways researchers are prying open the black box of the brain and will share some important recent discoveries. This briefing was particularly timely in light of the...

Jeffrey Stirman, Ph.D., awarded a grant of $500,000 as part of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) program

July 7, 2015
  This award recognizes his excellent and important technical contributions to biomedical science, and will support his early career. Jeff’s early training was in physics, and he published several first-authors papers in the field. He later earned a PhD in Bioengineering, where he created sophisticated optical devices for patterned optogenetic...

Dr. Peter Petrusz Retires

July 2, 2015
Congratulations to Dr. Petrusz on his retirement! We wish you happiness in your future endeavors!

Liz Haynes successfully defends her thesis

June 24, 2015
Liz Haynes successfully defended her thesis on Tuesday, June 23rd! Congratulations Dr. Haynes!!

Reema Davis receives AHA award

June 2, 2015
Caron Lab Postdoctoral Fellow, Reema Davis, has received the MAA Winter 2015 Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Klara Klein successfully defends her thesis

May 26, 2015
Klara Klein successfully defended her thesis during her private defense on May 6th and presented her public defense on May 22nd. Congratulations Dr. Klein!!

Bailey Zwarycz receives NRSA F31

May 14, 2015
Bailey Zwarycz receives an NRSA F31 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases entitled "Determining the relationship between Sox9 and Collagen XVIII in maintaining intestinal stem cell identity".

Lin Xiao awarded Dissertation Completion Fellowship

May 1, 2015
The Dissertation Completion Fellowship provides stipend, health insurance, tuition and fees for awardees.

Leah Townsend receives several awards

May 1, 2015
Leah is a current graduate student in the lab of Dr. Spencer Smith within the Neurobiology Curriculum.

Deborah O’Brien receives Distinguished Andrologist Award at the American Society of Andrology meeting

April 27, 2015
The Distinguished Andrologists Award is the highest award of the Society, presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the progress of Andrology.