Current Students

Neuroscience Graduate Student Handbook (revised August 5, 2009)

Spring 2010 Course List

Division of Sponsored Programs

Important information about services dedicated to graduate and professional students at all stages of their graduate career. These services include:

Help identifying goals for funding and academic timelines, key search terms, effective search strategies, and time management tips. Access to subscription databases, government agency databases, private sources, foundations, UI Grant Bulletin, application information, and other funding links. Review of funding applications, feedback, and help with grant writing skills through individual appointments. Assistance for students with the required UIRIS electronic routing form and help with post-award non-financial administration. Creation of customized presentations for student groups or seminars related to DSP services, funding search strategies, or grant writing skills. Free printing and photocopying of proposals, free phone calls and fax to funding sources, and free courier services to deliver applications.
Department(s) Lab
Erik Asp Neurology Daniel Tranel
Marlene Cano Pharmacology Donna Hammond
Calvin Carter Rotating
Kuan-Hua Chen Rotating
Josh Cosman Psychology Shaun Vecera
Audrey Dickey Pharmacology Stefan Strack
Andrew Garrett Biology Joshua Weiner
Kara Gordon Neurology Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre
Rupa Gupta Neurology Daniel Tranel
Atulya Iyengar Rotating
Austin B Keeler Rotating
Hannah Klein de Licona Pediatrics Daniel Bonthius
Tim Koscik Neurology Daniel Tranel
Jake C Kurczek Rotating
Chad Leugers Internal Medicine Gloria Lee
Mark Lobas Biology Joshua Weiner
Cory A Massey Rotating
Hayley B McLoughlin Rotating
Matt McNeill
Anatomy
Cell Biology
Robert Cornell
Georgina L Moreno Rotating
Huy Nguyen Pathology Steve Moore
Hans Packer Psychiatry Robert Philibert
Carissa Philippi Neurology David Rudrauf
Jeffrey M Plume Rotating
Kanchna Ramchandran Neurology
Daniel Tranel
Natalie Denburg
KC Rowe Psychiatry David Moser
Megan Sands Internal Medicine Beverly Davidson
Yishan Sun Internal Medicine Michael J. Welsh
Rebecca J Taugher Psychiatry John Wemmie
Bradley Thomas Neurology Daniel Tranel
Ellen van der Plas Psychiatry Peg Nopoulos
Lavanya Vijayaraghavan Psychiatry Sergio Paradiso
Pamela Wernett Psychiatry Robert Philibert
Matthew Yorek Pharmacology Yuriy Usachev

Upcoming Thesis Defenses

Gerald Gebhard
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 10:30am - 11:30am
1-107 Bowen Science Building
Dan Tranel
Sergio Paradiso
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Neurology Institute Conference Room C-724 GH
Joshua Weiner
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 10:00am - 11:00am
106 Biology Building East (BBE)
Robert Cornell
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
1117 Medical Education Research Facility (MERF)
Michael Welsh
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
2117 MERF
Reception in MERF Atrium from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Food and drinks are not allowed in 2117 MERF.

Graduates

  • Scott Schachtele
    2009
    04/04/2008

    “Synaptogenesis in the Auditory Cortex of Hearing and Deafened Rats”

    Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jim Lokensgard's lab, Department of Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • Sahib Khalsa
    2009
    04/02/2008

    “The Effect of Medication on Awareness and Regulation of Internal Body States”

    Medical Scientist Training Program
  • Aaron Boes
    2005
    03/03/2008

    “Neuroanatomical Correlates of Externalizing Behavior”

    Medical Scientist Training Program
  • Adrienne Benediktsson
    2009
    07/07/2007

    “Imaging of Astrocyte Structure and the Distribution and Dynamics of GLT-1a in Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures”

  • Nasir Naqvi
    2009
    04/04/2006

    “The Effects of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Lesions on Emotional Responses to Cigarette Smoking”

    Medical Scientist Training Program

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