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Sarah Magee Completed Qualifying Exam on May 5th

May 17, 2023

On May 5th, Sarah Magee (Herman Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Exploring the Impact of Psilocin on CeA CRF1 Neuronal Activity Following Chronic EtOH Drinking and Withdrawal”. Congratulations Sarah!!

Preston Siegler Selected as a Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) Fellow

May 9, 2023

Preston Siegler was selected as a Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) Fellow.  The NSP provides neuroscience trainees from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds with career development and networking opportunities to help them toward future success.  Congratulations Preston!!

Rachel Sharp Awarded NSF GRFP Fellowship

April 10, 2023

Five UNC School of Medicine Students Among Recipients of Prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Thirty-three students at UNC-Chapel Hill have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for their research in STEM-related fields. UNC SOM recipients are Glory Dan-Dukor, McKenzie Grundy, Nichole Margaret Hondrogiannis, Dhuvarakesh Karthikeyan, and Rachel … Continued

Maya Bluitt Completed Qualifying Exam on December 16th

March 1, 2023

On December 16th, Maya Bluitt (Besheer Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Delineating mechanisms underlying individual differences in aversion-resistant alcohol drinking in rats”. Congratulations Maya!!

Felix Kyere Completed Qualifying Exam on September 29th

December 13, 2022

On September 29th, Felix Kyere (Stein Lab) successfully defended and passed his oral qualifying exam! The title of his research proposal is, “Quantifying the Developmental Trajectory of Autism-Associated Brain Overgrowth Using Mouse Whole-Brain Imaging”. Congratulations Felix!!

Olivia Hon Successfully Defended Her PhD Thesis November 9th

December 9, 2022

On November 9th, Olivia Hon successfully defended her PhD Thesis:   “Neuromodulation in the Extended Amygdala Shapes Conditioned Fear Processes”.  Mentor:  Dr. Tom Kash.  After graduation Olivia will be a scientist for Neurophotometrics.  Congratulations Olivia!!

Janay Franklin Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship

September 1, 2022

Janay is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Kate Reissner and was awarded a two-year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She received her B.S. in Biology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 2017. Afterward, Janay worked as a NIH PREP post-bac in the lab of Dr. Joyce Besheer in the Bowles … Continued

Maria Ortiz Completed Qualifying Exam on August 23rd

August 24, 2022

On August 23rd, Maria Ortiz (Rodriguez-Romaguera Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Encoding of social arousal in extended amygdala circuits”. Congratulations Maria!!

Maria Ortiz Named HHMI Fellow

July 28, 2022

Congratulations to Maria Ortiz who has been named an HHMI Fellow!!  Fifty-one graduate students and their advisers are joining the thriving community supported by the HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. Full article found here.