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ManHua Zhu Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship

April 21, 2021
ManHua is a graduate student in Melissa Herman’s lab and was awarded a three year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She earned her B.S in Neuroscience from George Mason University and spent two years in the NIH postbaccalaureate intramural research training program before coming to UNC for graduate school. Her project...

Rose Glass Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship

April 19, 2021
Rose is a graduate student in Jason Stein’s research group and was awarded a three year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She matriculated into UNC after earning a B.S. in Biology from Haverford College. Her research investigates how cortical organoids model infant brain development and relate to risk for autism spectrum...

Rahul Patel Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

April 8, 2021
Rahul is a graduate student in the laboratory of Mark Zylka and was awarded a three year NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. He came to UNC with a BA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience from Rutgers University. His project focuses on the molecular characterization of substrates underlying pain using single-cell sequencing...

Sofia Neira Awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship

April 8, 2021
Sofia is a graduate student in the laboratory of Tom Kash and was awarded a three year HHMI Gilliam Fellowship. She came to UNC with a BS in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and participated in UNC PREP. Her project examines the modulation and role of corticotropin releasing...

Amber Kline Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship

April 8, 2021
Amber is a graduate student in the laboratory of Hiroyuki Kato and was awarded a three year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She came to UNC with a BS in Biology from Butler University. Her project focuses on the neuronal circuits underlying integration of complex sounds in neurotypical brains and increase...

María Luisa Torruella Suarez successfully defended her PhD thesis March 23

April 8, 2021
On March 23rd, María Luisa successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “The role of central amygdala neurotensin neurons and their projections to the parabrachial nucleus in the consumption of alcohol and palatable fluids.” Mentor:  Dr. Zoe McElligott.  Maria will postdoc at NIH with Yarimar Carrasquillo. Congratulations María Luisa!