URMC Neuroscience Alumni Award

This award is given to alumnae and alumnus who exceptionally represent the URMC Neuroscience Department by outstanding quality of ongoing research, scholarship, and teaching established in his/her/their career path. This award is presented during a social gathering of URMC Neuroscience alumni, students, and faculty attending the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.

Recipients

2023

Colin Combs, Ph.D. Department Chair, Sr Assoc Dean / Assoc AVPR, Research Affairs: University of North Dakota

Education:  University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Ph.D. 1996

2022

Monique Mendes, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow: Stanford University

Education:  University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.S. 2018
Ph.D. 2020

2020 / 2021

No Award due to COVID 19

2019

Nathan Smith, Ph.D. Principal Investigator: Children's Hospital Research Institute
Associate Professor: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 

Education:  University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.S. 2010
Ph.D. 2013