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

Joia Capocchi

JAMES TAIT GOODRICH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Joia Capocchi (Advisor: Mathew Blurton-Jones)

Kyrie Varieur

FRIENDS OF THE CNLM AWARD

Kyrie Varieur (Advisor: Bryce Mander)

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FRIENDS OF THE CNLM AWARD

Shreeya Walawalkar (Advisor: Stephen Mahler)

Michelle Zheng

FRIENDS OF THE CNLM AWARD

Michelle Zheng (Advisor: Suzanne Bohlson)

Isha-Bhakta

CAROL BECKER MCGAUGH AWARD

Isha Bhakta (Advisor: Katherine Thompson-Peer)

Rushika Weerackoon

CAROL BECKER MCGAUGH AWARD

Rushika Weerackoon (Advisor: Michael Yassa)

Joshuah Arellano

CAROL AND JAMES MCGAUGH AWARD

Joshuah Arellano (Advisor: Christie Fowler)

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CAROL AND JAMES MCGAUGH AWARD

Nolee Bugarin (Advisor: Gyorgy Lur)

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Awards

Bianca Leonard

JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD

Bianca Leonard (Advisor: Dr. Michael Yassa)

Imagining a different story in psychiatry
Gautam Narayan

JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD

Gautam Narayan (Advisor: Dr. Eitan Schechtman)

Making scents of memory reactivation

Roshae Roberts - 2024 CNLM Award Recipient

JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD

Roshae Roberts (Advisor: Dr. Shahrdad Lotfipour)

A moment on the lips and a lifetime on the brain: Understanding adolescent vulnerability to nicotine addiction
Jacob Rounds - 2024 CNLM Award Recipient

JOHN W. HAYCOCK MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD

Jacob Rounds (Advisor: Dr. Marcelo Wood)

Pumping the brakes on relapse

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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

Vini-Duarte

JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Vinicius (Vini) Nunes Duarte (Advisor: Dr. Katherine Thompson-Peer)

Dendrite regeneration in flies and beyond
Neda Morakabati

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

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JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Soo Bin Park (Advisor: Dr. Gyorgy Lur)

Stress shapes how you perceive the world
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JARED M. ROBERTS MEMORIAL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Nazek Queder (Advisor: Dr. Michael Yassa)

White matter matters
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NORMAN WEINBERGER AWARD

Sarvia Aquino (Advisor: Dr. Eitan Schechtman)

Rewiring memories: Unveiling the impact memory reactivation has during sleep on neural representations

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NORMAN WEINBERGER AWARD

Malia Bautista (Advisor: Dr. Christie Fowler)

Connecting the lynx in nicotine relapse

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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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ROGER W. RUSSELL AWARD IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Claire Butler (Advisor: Dr. Kim Green)

ABCA7 & ABI3: The ABC's of genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
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ROGER W. RUSSELL AWARD IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Maricela Martinez (Advisor: Dr. Stephen Mahler)

High stakes: How adolescent THC exposure affects motivation
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RENÉE HARWICK ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Destiny Berisha (Advisor: Dr. Bryce Mander)

Restorative slumber: Unraveling the relationship between sleep, aging, and cerebrovascular health
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RENÉE HARWICK ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Keiland Cooper (Advisor: Dr. Norbert Fortin)

Stitching memories into a patchwork of predictable patterns
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DIRECTOR'S EXCELLENCE AWARD

Gimarie Irizarry Martinez (Advisor: Dr. Michael Yassa)

Fostering the next generation of puertorriqueños in neuroscience

Faculty Awards

Judith Kroll, Ph.D.

PUBLIC IMPACT AWARD

Judith Kroll
Distinguished Professor
School of Education
For outstanding commitment to applying research findings to improve the human condition

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EXCEPTIONAL MENTOR AWARD

Aaron Bornstein
Assistant Professor
Cognitive Sciences
For outsanding dedication to positively impacting the training experience of early career scientists

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RISING STAR AWARD

Laura Ewell
Assistant Professor
Anatomy and Neurobiology
For outstanding early career contributions to charting new paths in neuroscience

CNLM Fellow, Julian Thayer, Ph.D.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD

Julian Thayer
Distinguished Professor
Psychological Science
For transformative contributions to the field of learning and memory

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TEAM SCIENCE AWARD

Elizabeth Head
Professor
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

 

 

 

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

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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.