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Awards ><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Accelerated MABN<\/a><\/p>\n

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Excellence in Neuroscience Research Awards<\/h3>\n
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Each year, the Neuroscience Awards Committee recognizes two graduating seniors who have performed outstandingly in the lab with the\u00a0Excellence in Neuroscience Research Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

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\n Year <\/th>\n \n Receipient <\/th>\n \n Title <\/th>\n \n Mentor <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2019 <\/td>\n \n Benjamin Musheyev <\/td>\n \n Role of Prrxl1 in Whisker-Related PrV Lemniscal Pathways:An Electrophysiological Analysis <\/td>\n \n Dr. Joshua C. Brumberg <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2019 <\/td>\n \n Fawzia Shirzad <\/td>\n \n Training Effect on Bimanual Coordination for Children with Cerebral Palsy <\/td>\n \n Dr. Ya Ching Hung <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2018 <\/td>\n \n Gabriela Fazilov <\/td>\n \n Murine Genetic Variance in Muscarinic Receptor Antagonism of Acquisition and Expression of Sucrose Conditioned Flavor Preferences in Three Inbred Mouse Strains <\/td>\n \n Dr. Richard J. Bodnar <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2018 <\/td>\n \n Courtney McDermott <\/td>\n \n Cholesterol-lowering drugs alter brain steroid levels in a songbird model system: Effects of sex and age <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn L. Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2018 <\/td>\n \n Christopher O\u2019Brien <\/td>\n \n Increased Dopamine has Lateralized Effects on New Neuron Survival in the Striatum <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn L. Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2017 <\/td>\n \n Kumarie Budhu <\/td>\n \n Whole Brain Characterization of Perineuronal Nets in the Male Long Evans Rat <\/td>\n \n Dr. Joshua Brumberg <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2017 <\/td>\n \n Karen Go <\/td>\n \n Assessing the Impact of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Gene Expression of MAOA and MAOB on Child Neurodevelopment <\/td>\n \n Dr. Yoko Nomura <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2016 <\/td>\n \n Nohely C. Abreu <\/td>\n \n Neurogenesis and Contextual Memory: Effects of Doxycycline and Mold Exposure <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn L. Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2016 <\/td>\n \n Cindy P. Flores <\/td>\n \n Evaluating the Impact of Maternal Anxiety on Infant Development: A Focus on Specific Phobia <\/td>\n \n Dr. Yoko Nomura <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2015 <\/td>\n \n Hope A. Miodownik <\/td>\n \n Elucidation of a Compre-hensive Model of Epicardiogenesis in Zebrafish: Role of BMP Signaling in Epicardial Migration <\/td>\n \n Dr. Nathalia Holtzman <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2015 <\/td>\n \n Qainat N. Shah <\/td>\n \n Virus Emergence in Novel Host Populations: Relationship between Initial Fitness and Probability of Emergence <\/td>\n \n Dr. John J. Dennehy <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2014 <\/td>\n \n David Arastehmanesh <\/td>\n \n The Effects of Microinjections of a D1 Antagonist in the Ventral Tegmental Areaon Cocaine Conditioned Place Preference <\/td>\n \n Dr. Robert Ranaldi <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2014 <\/td>\n \n Daniel Stalbow <\/td>\n \n The Effects of Atorvastatin on Vocal Learning and Neurogenesis in the JuvenileZebra Finch <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2013 <\/td>\n \n Ivonne Cruz <\/td>\n \n Drugs and Natural Reward Processing: Effect of Heroin Exposure on Reward-related Behaviors <\/td>\n \n Dr. Robert Ranaldi <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2013 <\/td>\n \n Theologia Karagiorgis <\/td>\n \n Activation of the Mesotelencephalic Dopamine Reward Pathway Following Oral Sugar and Fat Intake in Rats as Measured by c-fos Immunohistochemistry <\/td>\n \n Dr. Richard Bodnar <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2012 <\/td>\n \n Shoshana Korman <\/td>\n \n Paradox of Dynamic Stability: Neurogenesis Contributes to a Stereotyped Behavior in Songbirds <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2012 <\/td>\n \n Kobi Wasner <\/td>\n \n Aberrant Song-Related Feedback Alters Lateralized Pattern of Adult Neurogenesis in Zebra Finch Auditory Region Caudomedial Nidopallium <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2011 <\/td>\n \n John Kalambogias <\/td>\n \n Microglial Development and Response to Sensory Deprivation in Mouse Barrel Cortex <\/td>\n \n Dr. Joshua C. Brumberg <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2011 <\/td>\n \n Erica Rodriguez <\/td>\n \n Experience-dependent Neuron Survival in Adult Zebra Finches <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2010 <\/td>\n \n Adesh A. Bajnath <\/td>\n \n The Effect of Sensory Deprivation on Dendritic Spine Density and Morphology in the Rodent Somatosensory Cortex <\/td>\n \n Dr. Joshua Brumberg <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2010 <\/td>\n \n Carole Parent <\/td>\n \n The Relationship Between Neurogenesis and Cell Death <\/td>\n \n Dr. Carolyn Pytte <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2009 <\/td>\n \n Jason Abramowitz <\/td>\n \n The Organization of Myelin in the Mouse Somatosensory Barrel Cortex and the Effects of Sensory Deprivation on its Development <\/td>\n \n Dr. Joshua Brumberg <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2009 <\/td>\n \n Chantal Bruno <\/td>\n \n Synergism of BDNF and Sympathetic Neuron Dysfunction in the Etiology of Perivascular Inflammation <\/td>\n \n Dr. Susan Croll <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2008 <\/td>\n \n Yana Abayev <\/td>\n \n Expression of Fructose-Conditioned Flavor Preferences: Opioid Antagonism in the Amygdala and in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell and Core Regions <\/td>\n \n Dr. Richard Bodnar <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2008 <\/td>\n \n Michelle G. Bubnik <\/td>\n \n Cluster Analysis of Preschoolers Using Objective Measures of Inattention, Impulsivity, and Activity Level and Predictive Utility <\/td>\n \n Dr. Jeffrey Halperin <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2007 <\/td>\n \n Karen Kest <\/td>\n \n NMDA Antagonism in the Ventral Tegmental Area Impairs Acquisition, But Not Expression, of Operant Responding <\/td>\n \n Dr. Robert Ranaldi <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2007 <\/td>\n \n Samira Zaman <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n \n Dr. William Farrell <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>