Paul Barnes, PhD, a postdoc from Franck Polleux’s lab, accepted a faculty position at Oregon Health & Science University. He is a new Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a member of the newly formed Neurodevelopmental Research Program in Pediatrics. Paul is also the recipient of the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, an NIH K01 grant. His grant is titled: The Role of LKB1 in the Specification of Neuronal Polarity.