Winthrop Gillis, Alyssa Larios, and Richard Hakim

Hooked on Neuroscience

May 23, 2023

Three PhD candidates — Winthrop Gillis, Alyssa Larios, and Richard Hakim — discuss what drew them to the discipline... Read more about Hooked on Neuroscience

My role is to empower

March 22, 2023

PiN alum Soyon Hong is a group leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL. Her lab is interested in investigating how multiple cell types work together to maintain brain function, and how these interactions are affected and altered in neurodegenerative disease states such as Alzheimer’s disease.... Read more about My role is to empower

Repairing DNA Damage in Neurons

February 21, 2023

Researchers discover a mechanism used by neurons to repair damage that occurs during neuronal activity. PiN student Daniel Gilliam is co-first author of paper appearing in Nature.... Read more about Repairing DNA Damage in Neurons

2020 PiN Graduate named as GSAS Commencement Marshal

May 20, 2022

One of our 2020 PiN graduates is among the Commencement marshals chosen to represent the Doctor of Philosophy.
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PiN Graduate Recipient of the 2022 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

March 1, 2022

Please join us in congratulating Jaeeon Lee, a 2021 graduate from the Program in Neuroscience (PiN), who has received the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for 2022.

Ya'el Courtney (G3) wins Gilliam fellowship

August 30, 2021

PiN G3 Ya'el Courtney and her thesis advisor, Maria Lehtinen, are among 50 student-advisor pairs to receive the Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2021 Gilliam Fellowship... Read more about Ya'el Courtney (G3) wins Gilliam fellowship

Inaugural PiN Excellence in Service Award goes to three G5/G6 students

May 28, 2021

PiN students Melanie Basnak, Isle Bastille, and Andrew Landau (pictured below left to right) are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the program as recipients of the inaugural PiN Excellence in Service Award.

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USN receive Dean's Community Service Award

May 13, 2021

The Underrepresented Scholars in Neuroscience (USN), under the leadership of co-presidents Sal Brito and Busola Olukoya, receive the 2021 Dean's Community Service Award for spearheading anti-racist initiatives in PiN and the HMS Department of Neurobiology. Their ... Read more about USN receive Dean's Community Service Award

NeuroDEI website launched

May 11, 2021

The HMS Department of Neurobiology Departmental Committees on Diversity & Inclusion (DCDI) launched a new website, NeuroDEI, to consolidate resources and communications around the multiple initiatives that have gained traction since Neuro DCDI was established in July 2020, including monthly Listening Labs, faculty mentorship training, PiNBAC, and other outreach programs.

Lynn Yap wins Weintraub award

March 1, 2021

PiN student Lynn Yap is selected for the prestigious Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. Read news release here.

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