The UT Neuroscience Institute competitively awarded 2012-2013 Postdoctoral/Research Associate Awards to the following five candidates with mentors in the Neuroscience Institute: Shengyuan Ding (Pharmacology, Dr. Fu-Ming Zhou), Megan Mulligan (Anatomy and Neurobiology, Dr. Robert Williams), Eloisa Pavesi (Anatomy and Neurobiology, Drs. Maxwell Fletcher/Scott Heldt), Shankar Swaminathan (Ophthalmology, Dr. Monica Jablonski), and Satya Vemula (Neurology, Dr. Mark LeDoux). The awardees were selected by the Neuroscience Executive Committee based on their productivity and promise in neuroscience research.

Previous Awardees

• 2011-12: Ying Cao, Anatomy and Neurobiology – Dr. Detlef Heck
• 2011-12: Liyuan Li, Ophthalmology – Dr. Monica Jablonski
• 2011-12: Nora Urraca, Neurology – Dr. Larry Reiter
• 2011-12: Christina Winborn, Ophthalmology – Dr. Edward Chaum
• 2011-12: Yu Zhao, Neurology – Dr. Mark LeDoux
• 2010-11: Ying Cao, Anatomy and Neurobiology – Dr. Detlef Heck
• 2010-11: Brett Jennings, Pharmacology – Dr. Kafiat Malik
• 2010-11: Liyuan Li, Ophthalmology – Dr. Monica Jablonski
• 2010-11: Aditya Singh, Pharmacology – Dr. Alex Dopico
• 2010-11: Kenichi Tokita, Anatomy & Neurobiology – Dr. John Boughter
• 2010-11: Nora Urraca, Neurology – Dr. Larry Reiter
• 2010-11: Christina Winborn, Ophthalmology – Dr. Edward Chaum
• 2010-11: Mao Yang, Anatomy and Neurobiology – Dr. Marcia Honig
• 2010-11: Yu Zhao, Neurology – Dr. Mark LeDoux
• 2009-10: Anna Bukiya, Pharmacology – Dr. Alex Dopico
• 2009-10: Paula Dietrich, Physiology – Dr. Ioannis Dragatsis
• 2009-10: Brett Jennings, Pharmacology – Dr. Kafiat Malik
• 2009-10: Juhyon Kim, Anatomy and Neurobiology – Dr. Hitoshi Kita
• 2009-10: Guohua Liang, Physiology – Dr. Jonathan Jaggar

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