Summer Neuroscience Program (2017)

This eight-week summer program enables undergraduates to jumpstart their Graduation with Distinction senior theses by working one-on-one with faculty mentors. The full program is open only to rising juniors and seniors who are declared Neuroscience majors. Students work on individual projects with their mentors to gather more information for research independent study (RIS) projects that will be done throughout the fall and spring semesters. The Summer Neuroscience Program is part of the Bass Connections Brain & Society theme.

Team Leaders

  • Lawrence Appelbaum, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Vikas Bhandawat, Arts & Sciences: Biology
  • Michael Booze, Neurobiology
  • Jorg Grandl, Arts & Sciences: Other
  • Ahmad Hariri, Arts & Sciences: Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Court Hull, Arts & Sciences: Other
  • Cynthia Kuhn, School of Medicine: Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
  • Kevin LaBar, Arts & Sciences: Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Jason Luck, Pratt School of Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
  • James McNamara, School of Medicine: Neurobiology
  • Christina Meade, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Warren Meck, Arts & Sciences: Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Richard Mooney, School of Medicine: Neurobiology
  • Andrea Nackley, School of Medicine: Anesthesiology
  • Cynthia Toth, Retinal Ophthalmology
  • Fan Wang, School of Medicine: Neurobiology
  • Marty Woldorff, Arts & Sciences: Psychology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Elizabeth Burnette, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Patrick Cardel, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Rachel Corr, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Jared Garland, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Daniel Getman, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Scott Harris, Neuroscience (BS); Philosophy (AB2)
  • Jordan Hatfield, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Connor Hile, Duke Institute for Brain SciencesNeuroscience (AB)
  • Katie Kanter, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Elayna Kirsch, Neuroscience (AB)
  • Zahra Lalee, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Malcolm McDonald, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Brynn McGovern, Neuroscience (BS)
  • David Ryu, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Brittany Wong, Neuroscience (BS); French Studies (AB2)
  • Zirun (Tina) Zhao, Neuroscience (BS)

Themes