in Juan Song lab

Scientist at Vollum Institute and UNCH-CH alum

Scientist and Vollum Institute and UNCH- CH alum

Mark Zylka, PhD, will serve as director and Ben Philpot, PhD, will serve as associate director of the UNC Neuroscience Center at the UNC School of Medicine. William Snider, MD, who has served as the center’s director for nearly 17 years, will step down from his leadership role, but will remain on faculty as professor of neurology, while also continuing his research.

in Fröhlich lab

in Gupton lab

Spencer Smith lab

in Kash lab

Dr. Dichter’s groundbreaking work examined whether brain reward circuits are implicated in autism, as they are in other behavior disorders such as addiction, schizophrenia and depression. Read more.

new gene therapy approach to treat rare diseases