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Neuroscience

Neuroscience Alum Is First Author on Publication in Nature

Julia Rocereta ’19, a pharmacology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, used cryo-electron microscopy to discover how a proposed cardiovascular drug binds to a protein in the heart.

Senior Neuroscience Major Conducts GABA Receptor Research

Teigan Brown collects frog eggs and utilizes them in the lab, exploring the anti-anxiety properties of skullcap, a medicinal herb.

My Journey Toward a Career in Medicine

Gabriel Seinfeld ’27, a pre-medical neuroscience and finance double major, completed a four-week observership program at Jersey City Medical Center – RWJBarnabas Health.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards Grant to Professor of Neuroscience

The incredibly competitive mid-career advancement award will allow Sprayberry and her undergraduate research students to open up a new line of inquiry in her lab, which explores how the sensory processing of pollinators drives behavior.

Neural Connections

Leah Wilson (Neuroscience) strives to show students how what happens in the brain affects is relevant across many facets of students’ lives.

Meet Camryn Griffon

Griffon, who will attend Penn State Dickinson Law, conducted research on the use of active and passive voice in closing arguments of criminal cases with Assistant Professor of Psychology Alexandra Frazer.

Building a Strong Foundation for Veterinary School, in the Classroom and the Lab

Undergraduate research experiences, rigorous coursework and close faculty mentorship helped Jess Sommer ’21 on her way to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Three Recent Biology Alumni Publish Papers on Bumblebee Research

The alumni — now in medical, dental and veterinary school — worked in the lab of Professor of Neuroscience and Biology and Chair of Neuroscience Jordanna Sprayberry during their time at Muhlenberg.

Finding Success at Harvard’s Dental School

Vivian Ha ’20 says Muhlenberg prepared her well to be part of one of the smallest and most selective programs in the country.