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NAME  | YEAR  |  FIELD  |  INSTITUTION  |  POSITION 

Name: Adebola, Adijat Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Ron Liem Title: Characterization of neuronal plakins
Name: Agnihotri, Naveen Field: Information Technology Institution: Sobayli (neural network based systems) Position: Chief Technology Officer	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: What makes hippocampal representations stable?
Name: Ahmed, Mohsin * Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Presynaptic function and long-term plasticity of direct cortical inputs to hippocampal CA1 neurons
Name: Augsburger, Adela Field: Science Consultant Institution: Chadbourne & Parke LLP Position: Consultant	Dissertation Year: 1999 Mentor: Jane Dodd Title: The induction of the floor plate and its role in spinal cord formation
Name: Barazangi, Nobl* Field: Medical Training Institution: University of California, San Francisco Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Lorna Role Title: Physiological properties and synaptic interactions of mouse olfactory and amygdala neurons
Name: Batistatou, Anna Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Ioannina Medical School Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1993 Mentor: Lloyd Greene Title: Studies on the mechanism(s) of neuronal survival/death using cultures of PC12 cells and sympatheitic neurons
Name: Belluscio (Armitage), Beth* Field: Government/Research Institution: National Institutes of Health, NINDS Position: Clinical Fellow	Dissertation Year: 1997 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Does homosynaptic depression in Aplysia neurons involve modulation of the fusion apparatus?
Name: Belova, Marina Field: Consulting Institution: L.E.K. Consulting Position: Associate Consultant	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Daniel Salzman Title: Representation of Value in Primate Amygdala during Reinforcement Learning
Name: Berliner, Alyson* Field: Medical Training Institution: Mt. Sinai Medical Center Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Claudio Stern Title: ERNI: an early response to signals from Hensen’s Node
Name: Bernier, Lise Field: Academia/Research Institution: Clinical Research Institute Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 1984 Mentor: James Schwartz Title: Cyclic AMP in the nervous system of Aplysia and its role in synaptic function
Name: Blumenfeld, Hal* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Yale University School of Medicine Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1992 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Modulaiton of intracellular calcium in Aplysia sensory neurons
Name: Braha, Orit Field: Academia/Research Institution: Oxford University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1990 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Possible involvement of protein kinase C in presynaptic facilitation of the sensory motor synapse of Aplysia
Name: Brus-Ramer, Marcel* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: John Martin Title: Selective stimulation of spared corticospinal connections promotes recovery after injury
Name: Buttner, Edgar Field: Academia/Research Institution: Harvard Medical School Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 1992 Mentor: James Schwartz Title: Modulation of background conductances in Aplysia sensory neurons by the neuropeptide, FMRFamide
Name: Campos, Lucas* Field: Medical Training Institution: University of Michigan Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: John Martin Title: Bypassing spinal cord injury: a novel therapy utilizing an intact peripheral nerve bridge
Name: Chang, Sarah Field: Consulting Institution: Health Science Communications Position: Medical Director	Dissertation Year: 2004 Mentor: Oliver Hobert Title: Development of left/right asymmetry in chemosensory neurons in Caenorhabditis Elegans
Name: Cleary, Leonard J. Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Texas Medical School at Houston Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1984 Mentor: James Schwartz Title: Identification of the axonal organelles in which newly-synthsized glycoproteins are translocated by fast axonal transportation in the giant cerebral neuron of Aplysia
Name: Clinton, Brian* Field: Medical Training Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2005 Mentor: Arnold Kriegstein Title: Cellular proliferation in the vertebrate brain: comparative features in embryonic and adult turtle
Name: Cooper, Scott* Field: Medical Practice Institution: Cleveland Clinic Center	Dissertation Year: 1995 Mentor: Claude Ghez Title: The cerebellum and interjoint coordination: a kinematic and dynamic analysis of an accurate multi-joint movement during reversible inactivation of the cerebellar nuclei
Name: Dammerman, Ryan* Field: Consultant Institution: Infusion Pharma Consulting, LLC Position: Senior Consultant	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Arnold Kriegstein Title: GABA in developing neocortical layer 1
Name: Daniele, Claire Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Chicago Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Amy MacDermott Title: Unraveling innocuous sensory input driven inhibition in a spinal cord pain pathway
Name: De Marco, Natalia Field: Academia/Research Institution: Smilow Institute, NYU School of Medicine/Gordon Fishell Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Thomas Jessell Title: Determinants of motor neuron-muscle connectivity in the developing limb
Name: Demireva, Elena Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University and NY Psychiatric Institute Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Thomas Jessell Title: Genetic Dissection of Cadherin and Catenin Functions in Spinal Motor Neuron Development
Name: Deodhar, Dilip Field: Pharmaceutical/Biotech Institution: Humanoid Robotics Position: Founder/CEO	Dissertation Year: 1998 Mentor: Irving Kupfermann Title: Computational studies of feeding behavior of Aplysia californica
Name: Doyle, Joseph Field: Academia/Research Institution: Rockefeller University Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 1996 Mentor: David Coleman Title: Protein zero and the neural cell adhesion molecule mediate cell-cell adhesion and epithelial reversion when expressed in a host carcinoma cell line: a functional and structural analysis
Name: Dudman, Joshua Field: Academia/Research Institution: Janelia Farms, HHMI Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Defining new roles for the integrative properties of neurons in the medial temporal lobe
Name: Edmonds, Brian Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Alaska Southeast Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1990 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Contributions of two classes of calcium channels to transmitter release and plasticity in the sensory neurons in Aplysia
Name: Eickhorst, Angela Field: Pharmaceutical/Biotech Institution: Novartis Position: Fellow	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Peter Scheiffele Title: Mechanism of neuroligin-neurexin mediated VDCC recruitment to presynaptic terminals
Name: Eliot, Lise Field: Academia/Research Institution: Rosalind Franklin University, The Chicago Medical School Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1991 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Presynaptice modulation of Aplysia sensory-to-motor neuron synapses in culture
Name: Elliott, Taffeta Field: Academia/Research Institution: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, U California, Berkeley Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Darcy Kelley Title: The neural basis of click rate coding in the auditory system
Name: Engelman, Holly Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University/Peter Scheiffele Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: Amy MacDermott Title: Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors and modulation of inhibition in the spinal cord dorsal horn
Name: Ernstrom, Glen Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Utah/Erik Jorgensen Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: Martin Chalfie Title: Reconstitution of an ion channel complex needed for mechanosensa in C .elegans
Name: Etkin, Amit* Field: Medical Training Institution: Stanford University Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2005 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: A role in hippocampal long-term depression in contextual habituation and immediate memory
Name: Feinstein, Paul Field: Academia/Research Institution: Rockefeller University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1996 Mentor: Richard Mann Title: Identification of homeotic selector target genes in drosophilia melanogaster
Name: Flint, Alex* Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, San Francisco Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 1998 Mentor: Arnold Kriegstein Title: Novel aspects of neurotransmission in the developing neocortex
Name: Fogle, Keri Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, Irvine Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Gareth Tibbs Title: Interactions with acidic lipids represent novel mechanisms of HCN channel modulation
Name: Frost, William Field: Academia/Research Institution: Rosalind Franklin University, The Chicago Medical School Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1987 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Mechanisms contributing to short- and long-term sensitization in Aplysia
Name: Gee, Angela Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Science Fellow	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Michael Goldberg Title: The cortical mechanisms of visual search
Name: Gelber, Shari* Field: Medical Training Institution: Drexel University Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Lorna Role Title: Functional contribution of individual subunits to the physiology of neuronal acetylcholine receptor channels
Name: George, Meena* Field: Medical Training Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: The excitatory and inhibitory effects of the hyperpolarization-activated cation current on neuronal activity: Resolution of a paradox
Name: Goldberg, Jesse* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGovern Institute for Br Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2003 Mentor: Rafael Yuste Title: Calcium dynamics in neocortical interneuron dendrites
Name: Goulding, Evan Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, San Francisco/Lawrence Tecott Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 1994 Mentor: Richard Axel and Steven Siegelbaum Title: Structure and function of the cyclic neucleotide-gated ion channels
Name: Greenberg, Steven* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Harvard Medical School, Massachusettes General Hospital Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1983 Mentor: James Schwartz Title: Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and long-term memory in Aplysia
Name: Harris, David A.* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Washington University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1984 Mentor: James Schwartz Title: Intracellular probes for studying the role of actin and myosin in fast axonal transport
Name: Hawver, David Field: Government/Research Institution: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Position: Pharmacologist	Dissertation Year: 1993 Mentor: Samuel Schacher Title: Selective fasciculation and avoidance in the formation of specific connections between Aplysia neurons in vitro
Name: Hsu, Ruby Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, San Francisco/Erik Ullian Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Joseph Gogos Title: Nogo Receptor & miRNA biogenesis alterations in 22q11DS-associated schizophrenia
Name: Iyer, Meena Field: Government/Research Institution: National Institutes of Health, NINDS Position: Research	Dissertation Year: 1993 Mentor: Claude Ghez Title: Firing behavior of human motor units during quasi-sinusoidal isometric muscle contractions
Name: Johnson, Madeleine Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Lorna Role Title: The role of type III Neuregulin1 signaling in birth and migration of neurons in embryonic and adult forebrain
Name: Joseph, Donald Field: Academia/Research Institution: Univeristy of Pennsylvania Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Amy MacDermott Title: The role of calcium-permeable kainate receptors in neurite outgrowth and synapse formation between rat nociceptive dorsal root ganglion and dorsal horn neurons
Name: Joubin, Katherine Field: Academia/Research Institution: Welcome Trust Sanger Institute/Lab of Derek Stemple Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Claudio Stern Title: Maintenance of organizer activity during gastrulation
Name: Kaang, Bong-Kiun Field: Academia/Research Institution: Seoul National University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1992 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Studies of long-term facilitation using gene transfer methods
Name: Katz, Ron Field: Intellectual Property Institution: Columbia University, Science & Technology Ventures Position: Technology Licensing Officer	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Stuart Firestein Title: A molecular clock in the vomeronasal organ
Name: Kauderer, Beth Field: Intellectual Property Institution: Columbia University, Science & Technology Ventures Position: Senior Associate Director	Dissertation Year: 2001 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Capture of a novel protein synthesis-dependent component of long-term depression
Name: Kennedy, Timothy Field: Academia/Research Institution: McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1993 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Molecular mechanisms of learning in aplysia californica: Modulation of protein and mRNA expressions during long-term sensitization and long-term facilitation
Name: Klein, Marc Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1980 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: The biophysical basis of habituation and sensitization in Aplysia
Name: Klemenhagen, Kristen Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: René Hen Title: Hippocampal and Amygdalar Circuitry Involved in Contextual Fear Conditioning: Identifications of Functional Subregions of the Hippocampus in Anxious Mice and Humans
Name: Konur, Sila Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, San Francisco/Yuh Nung Jan Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2004 Mentor: Rafael Yuste Title: Function of dendrite spinal motility during development
Name: Kyrozis, Andreas Field: Academia/Research Institution: Albert Einstein Medical Center Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1995 Mentor: Amy MacDermott Title: NMDA receptor calcium-dependent desensitization with intact intracellular environment
Name: Lacefield, Clay Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: René Hen Title: A New Role for New Neurons: Contributions of Adult-Generated Granule Cells to Dentate Gyrus Network Physiology In Vivo
Name: Landman, Natalie Field: Consulting Institution: McKinsey & Company Position: Associate Consultant	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Tae-Wan Kim Title: Altered phosphoinositide metabolism in familial Alzheimer's disease
Name: Lang, Cindy Field: Intellectual Property Institution: Columbia University, Science & Technology Ventures Position: Technology Licensing Officer	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Dendritic spine expansion induced by hippocampal long-term potentiation
Name: Leypold, Bradley* Field: Medical Training Institution: Albert Einstein Medical Center Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: Richard Axel and Steven Siegelbaum Title: Genetic analysis of vomeronasal organ function
Name: Lin, Jonathan* Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, San Diego Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1999 Mentor: Thomas Jessell Title: ETS genes and the assembly of a simple stretch reflex circuit between motor neuron pools and muscle sensory afferent subtypes
Name: Liu, Jian Field: Academia/Research Institution: California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Steve Siegelbaum Title: The structural and conformational changes in the pore region of cyclic nucleotide gated channels
Name: Lopez-Garcia, Juan-Carlos Field: Publishing Institution: Nature Medicine Position: Editor	Dissertation Year: 1998 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: A presynaptic locus for long-term potentiation of elementary synaptic transmission at mossy fiber synapses in culture
Name: Luo, Sean* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Laurence Abbott and Richard Axel Title: Models of olfactory discrimination in drosophila
Name: Ma, Minghong Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Pennsylvania Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1997 Mentor: John Koester Title: Consequences and mechanisms of frequency - dependent spike broadening in Aplysia R20 neurons
Name: Mackey, Steven Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1991 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: A cellular analysis of the role of serotonin and FMRFamide in the modulation of the gill-and sephon-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia
Name: Majewska, Anna Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Rochester Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Rafael Yuste Title: Mechanisms and regulation of calcium decay kinetics in spines
Name: Mandelbaum, David* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Brown University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1978 Mentor: Irving Kupfermann Title: Studies of the role of cyclic AMP and protein phosphorylation in the mediation of food arousal in Aplysia
Name: Manzini, Chiara Field: Academia/Research Institution: Harvard Medical School/Christopher Walsh Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Carol Mason Title: AMPA/KA glutamate receptors in neuronal differentiation and survival
Name: Marshall, Christine Field: Academia Institution: Phillips Academy, Andover Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 2004 Mentor: James Goldman Title: Neuronal and glial fate determination in the mammalian subventricular zone
Name: Mason, A. Thorton Field: Academia/Research Institution: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Lorna Role Title: The role of CRD-NRG-1 in the formation and maintenance of critical neuromuscular synapses during embryogenesis
Name: Matthews Mehra , Glennis Field: Intellectual Property Position: Technology Licensing Officer	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Stuart Firestein Title: Cell birth and death in the adult olfactory neuroepithelium
Name: Monaco, Joseph Field: Academia/Research Institution: Johns Hopkins, Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Laurence Abbott Title: Rapid Spatial Map Formation and Remapping by Competing over Grid Cell Inputs
Name: Ortiz, Chris * Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Oliver Hobert Title: Functional laterality in the gustatory system of C. elegans
Name: Owens, David Field: Government/Research Institution: National Institutes of Health, NINDS Position: Program Director	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Arnold Kriegstein Title: GABAergic signaling during early neocortical development
Name: Paton, Joe Field: Academia/Research Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia/Champalimaud Foundation Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Daniel Salzman Title: Neural activity in the primate amygdala during appetitive and aversive classical conditioning
Name: Perkins, Katherine Field: Academia/Research Institution: SUNY Health Science Center Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1996 Mentor: Robert Wong Title: Giant GABA-mediated synaptic currents recorded from neurons in the hippocampal slice-ionic basis of the depolarizing GABA response
Name: Petros, Tim Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University/Carol Mason Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Carol Mason Title: Retinal axon divergence at the optic chiasm: To cross or not to cross
Name: Pian, Philip* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Tegulation of hyperpolarization-activated HCN channels by PI(4,5)P2 and TRIP8b
Name: Pittenger, Chris* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Yale University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: A transgenic investigation of the role of the transcription factor CREB in declarative and procedural memory formation in the mouse
Name: Pollock, Jonathan Field: Government/Research Institution: National Institute on Drug Abuse Position: Research	Dissertation Year: 1985 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Potassium channel modulation by serotonin and cyclic AMP in pleural sensory neurons of Aplysia: A neural mechanism for synaptic plasticity and learning
Name: Power, Jennifer Field: Consulting Institution: Dorland Global Health Communications Position: Medical Associate	Dissertation Year: 2004 Mentor: Richard Axel Title: The role of spontaneous activity in the establishment and maintenance of the olfactory sensory map
Name: Rachel, Rivka Field: Government/Research Institution: National Cancer Institute Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 2001 Mentor: Carol Mason Title: Development of bilateral retinal axon projections: A link between melanin and neurogenesis
Name: Rajan, Kanaka Field: Academia/Research Institution: Princeton University	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Laurence Abbott Title: Nonchaotic responses from randomly connected networks of model neurons
Name: Rayport, Steve* Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1981 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Development of the functional and plastic capabilities of neurons mediating a defensive behavior in Aplysia
Name: Redd, Kacy Field: Consulting Institution: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Gareth Tibbs Title: Ions, second messenger, and anesthetics: Deconvolving the mechanistic actions of regulators of HCN pacemaker channel function
Name: Riquelme, Patricio Field: Medical Training Institution: UCLA Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Fiona Doetsch Title: Prospective isolation of a candidate neural stem cell from the adult mammalian spinal cord
Name: Robakis, Thalia* Field: Medical Training Institution: Stanford University Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Peter Scheiffele Title: A novel proteolytic mechanism for processing of a neuronal lg-Domaine
Name: Scearce-Levie, Kimberly Field: Academia/Research Institution: Neurodegeneration Labs, Genentech Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 1999 Mentor: René Hen Title: Serotonin 1B receptor knockout mice as an animal model of vulnerability to drugs of abuse
Name: Segal, Michael* Field: Publishing Institution: SimulConsult Position: CEO	Dissertation Year: 1981 Mentor: John Koester Title: Convergent cholinergic neurons produce similar postsynaptic actions in Aplysia: Implications for neural organization
Name: Shuster, Mike Field: Intellectual Property Institution: Fenwick & West LLP Position: Partner	Dissertation Year: 1985 Mentor: Steven Siegelbaum Title: Modulation and characterization of the
Name: Sirotin, Gene Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University/Aniruddha Das Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Aniruddha Das Title: Multi-wavelength imaging of cortical activity patterns in V1 of alert monkeys
Name: Stark, Kimberly Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: René Hen Title: A study of the function of the serotonin 5-HT 1B receptor through inducible mouse models
Name: Sussillo, David Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University/Abbott Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Laurence Abbott Title: Learning in chaotic recurrent neural networks
Name: Tavazoie, Masoud* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Fiona Doetsch Title: A specialized vascular niche for adult neural stem cells
Name: Teich, Andrew * Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Ning Qian Title: Orientation tuning in primary visual cortex: from thalamic roots to cortical plasticity
Name: Till, Sally Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Edinburgh/Peter Kind and David Price Labs Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2006 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Genetic approaches to fragile X syndrome
Name: Tsay, David* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Steve Siegelbaum Title: Nonlinear dendritic Ca2+ signaling mechanisms important for hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity
Name: Unni, Vivek* Field: Medical Training Institution: Harvard Medical School, Massachusettes General Hospital Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2002 Mentor: Steve Siegelbaum Title: The role of presynaptic ryanodine-sensitive calcium stores in long-term depression
Name: Ventura, Rachel* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: James Goldman Title: Regional Specification and Potentiality of Postnatal Rodent Subventricular Zone Stem Cells and the Role of Sonic Hedgehog
Name: Vilim, Fred Field: Academia/Research Institution: Mt. Sinai Medical Center Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1993 Mentor: Irving Kupfermann Title: The role of peptidergic cotransmission in the generation of feeding behavior in Aplysia Californica
Name: Wainger, Brian* Field: Medical Training Institution: Harvard Medical School, Massachusettes General Hospital Position: Resident	Dissertation Year: 2003 Mentor: Steve Siegelbaum Title: C-terminal modulation of hyperpolarization-activated HCN channels by cAMP and protein-protein interactions
Name: Walters, Edgar T. Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of Texas Medical School at Houston Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1980 Mentor: Eric Kandel Title: Sensitization and classical conditioning in Aplysia: Behavioral and neuronal studies
Name: Watson, Brendon* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Medical School Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2008 Mentor: Rafael Yuste Title: Patterned Neuronal Activity During Neocortical UP States
Name: Weissman, Tamily Field: Academia/Research Institution: Harvard University/Jeff Lichtman Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2004 Mentor: Arnold Kriegstein Title: Unexpected roles for radial glial cells during the development of the cerebral cortex
Name: Werner, Kristen	Dissertation Year: 2009 Mentor: Brian McCabe Title: Activity-Dependent Regulation of BMP Signaling at Drosophila Synapses
Name: Wiita, Arun* Field: Medical Training Institution: Columbia University Position: Medical Student	Dissertation Year: 2007 Mentor: Julio Fernandez Title: Chemistry and Catalysis in Single Protein Molecules with Mechanical Force
Name: Wildonger, Jill Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, San Francisco/Yuh Nung Jan Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2005 Mentor: Richard Mann Title: The role of Nervy in neural precursor differentiation
Name: Williams, Scott Field: Academia/Research Institution: Rockefeller University/Elaine Fuchs Lab Position: Postdoc	Dissertation Year: 2005 Mentor: Carol Mason Title: Axon guidance at the optic chiasm
Name: Wolpowitz, Deon* Field: Medical Practice Institution: Boston University Medical Center	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Lorna Role Title: Essential functions of CRD-containing isoforms of the neuregulin-1 gene
Name: Wu, Jun Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 1999 Mentor: Michael Gershon Title: Development of the neuromuscular system in the gut: roles of endothelin-3 and kit ligand
Name: Yan, Chao Yun Irene Field: Academia/Research Institution: University of São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Position: Faculty	Dissertation Year: 1998 Mentor: Lloyd Greene Title: The mechanisms behind the neuroprotective effect of N-acetylcystein
Name: Yang, Xia Field: Pharmaceutical/Biotech Institution: Novartis Pharmaceutical	Dissertation Year: 1997 Mentor: Lorna Role Title: Regulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in embryonic chick sympathetic neurons by preganglionic-derived isoform of neuregulin: nARIA
Name: Zhang, Hui Field: Academia/Research Institution: Columbia University Position: Research Scientist	Dissertation Year: 1998 Mentor: Arthur Karlin Title: Identification of the channel-lining residues in the beta-subunit of the acetylcholine receptor
Name: Zhang, Qin Field: Academia/Research Institution: Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Position: Client Technology Specialist	Dissertation Year: 2000 Mentor: Carol Mason Title: Afferent-target interactions in the developing cerebellum