Congratulations to the 2024 CNLM Award Recipients
Award recipients were celebrated on May 9, 2024 at the Irvine Improv during the 2024 CNLM Award Ceremony.
Find out more about it by reading the article below.
Undergraduate Student Awards
JAMES TAIT GOODRICH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEUROBIOLOGY
Joia Capocchi (Advisor: Mathew Blurton-Jones)
JAMES TAIT GOODRICH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEUROBIOLOGY
Rosana Sabur (Advisor: Liz Chrastil)
Kyrie Varieur (Advisor: Bryce Mander)
Shreeya Walawalkar (Advisor: Stephen Mahler)
Michelle Zheng (Advisor: Suzanne Bohlson)
Isha Bhakta (Advisor: Katherine Thompson-Peer)
Rushika Weerackoon (Advisor: Michael Yassa)
Joshuah Arellano (Advisor: Christie Fowler)
Nolee Bugarin (Advisor: Gyorgy Lur)
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Awards
JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
Bianca Leonard (Advisor: Dr. Michael Yassa)
JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
Gautam Narayan (Advisor: Dr. Eitan Schechtman)
Making scents of memory reactivation
JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
Roshae Roberts (Advisor: Dr. Shahrdad Lotfipour)
JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
Jacob Rounds (Advisor: Dr. Marcelo Wood)
Pumping the brakes on relapse
JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
Cherie Anne Stringer (Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Head)
Let's get ready to rumble! How astrocytes prepare to fight Alzheimer's disease in individuals with Down syndrome
JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Vinicius (Vini) Nunes Duarte (Advisor: Dr. Katherine Thompson-Peer)
JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Neda Razi Morakabati (Advisor: Dr. Eitan Schechtman)
Electroencephalography (EEG) mind reading: How machine learning can classify categories off your neural networks
JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Soo Bin Park (Advisor: Dr. Gyorgy Lur)
JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Nazek Queder (Advisor: Dr. Michael Yassa)
Sarvia Aquino (Advisor: Dr. Eitan Schechtman)
Rewiring memories: Unveiling the impact memory reactivation has during sleep on neural representations
Malia Bautista (Advisor: Dr. Christie Fowler)
Connecting the lynx in nicotine relapse
ROGER W. RUSSELL AWARD IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
Brittney Boublil (Advisor: Dr. Laura Ewell)
Understanding how epilepsy affects memory
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Faculty Awards
Alumni Awards
ROGER W. RUSSELL AWARD IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
Claire Butler (Advisor: Dr. Kim Green)
ROGER W. RUSSELL AWARD IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
Maricela Martinez (Advisor: Dr. Stephen Mahler)
RENÉE HARWICK ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Destiny Berisha (Advisor: Dr. Bryce Mander)
RENÉE HARWICK ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Keiland Cooper (Advisor: Dr. Norbert Fortin)
Gimarie Irizarry Martinez (Advisor: Dr. Michael Yassa)
Faculty Awards
Judith Kroll
Distinguished Professor
School of Education
For outstanding commitment to applying research findings to improve the human condition
Aaron Bornstein
Assistant Professor
Cognitive Sciences
For outsanding dedication to positively impacting the training experience of early career scientists
Laura Ewell
Assistant Professor
Anatomy and Neurobiology
For outstanding early career contributions to charting new paths in neuroscience
Julian Thayer
Distinguished Professor
Psychological Science
For transformative contributions to the field of learning and memory
Mark Mapstone
Professor
Neurology
For an outstanding interdisciplinary CNLM research team's innovative and meritorious science that has advanced or is well positioned to advance our fundamental understanding of learning and memory.
Alumni Award
ENGAGED ALUMNI AWARD
Ursula Staubli
Adjunct Faculty
UCI CNLM
For exceptional dedication and continued engagement with the CNLM following the degree completion or training at the Center
The annual awards of the CNLM are possible thanks to the generosity of our wonderful community of supporters including Dr. James McGaugh, Mrs. Janice McGaugh Morrow and Mr. William Morrow, Mrs. Judy Goodrich and the late Dr. James Tait Goodrich, Dr. Renée Harwick, the friends, family and colleagues of Dr. John Haycock, the friends, family and colleagues of Mr. Jared Roberts, the friends, family and colleagues of Dr. Roger Russell, the friends, family and Colleagues of Dr. Norman Weinberger, and the Friends of the CNLM. Thank you for making a difference in the careers of our young scholars.