See where former members of the Department of Neuroscience are now, including graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.
Trainees from the Department of Neuroscience go on to have distinguished careers in academia, medicine, industry and beyond. We offer unparalleled institutional resources, faculty who are dedicated to mentoring and a Department that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion. If you are interested in joining us, check out graduate rotation opportunities and postdoctoral positions.
Profiles
Neuroscience philosopher: A profile of David Kaplan, PhD
Sabin Nettles receives SfN Next Generation Award
Mouse Brain Cartographer: A Profile of Quanxin Wang, PhD
Alumni directory
![Katherine Conen, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/conen-cropped-280x386.jpg)
Katherine Conen, PhD
Postdoc, Desrochers Lab, Brown University Dept of Neuroscience
- Email: katherine_conen@brown.edu
Faculty advisor: Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, PhD
Dissertation (2018): Correlated variability and adaptation in orbitofrontal cortex during economic choice
![Charles E. (Ed) Connor, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/connor5-280x386.jpg)
Charles E. (Ed) Connor, PhD
Director, Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute and Professor, Johns Hopkins University
- Email: connor@jhu.edu
Faculty advisor: David Van Essen, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 1990-1996
![Philip F. Copenhaver, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Copenhaver-Philip-small-cropped-copy-280x386.jpeg)
Philip F. Copenhaver, PhD
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Oregon Health Sciences University
- Email: copenhav@ohsu.edu
Faculty advisor: Paul Taghert, PhD
Postdoctoral research associate, 1985-1989
![Yaoyi Dai, MS](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dai_Yaoyi_small-cropped-280x386.jpg)
Yaoyi Dai, MS
PhD program student, Baylor College of Medicine
- Phone: 314-601-4999
- Email: Yaoyi.dai@bcm.edu
Faculty advisor: Guoyan Zhao, PhD
Thesis (2020): Transcriptomic change during associated learning process at single-cell level
![Michael Dailey, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daileyjpeg-280x386.jpeg)
Michael Dailey, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Iowa
- Email: michael-e-dailey@uiowa.edu
Faculty advisor: Paul Bridgman, PhD
Dissertation (1990): Structure and dynamics of membrane organelles of a neuronal growth cone
![Vamsi Daliparthi, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shield-for-people-posts-280x386.jpg)
Vamsi Daliparthi, PhD
Scientist, Altos Labs
- Email: vkdaliparthi@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Martha Bagnall, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 2020-2021
![Greg DeAngelis, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Deangelis-280x386.jpg)
Greg DeAngelis, PhD
George Eastman Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester
Faculty Member, Department of Neuroscience, 1999-2007
![James Demas, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Demas-280x386.jpg)
James Demas, PhD
Associate Professor, St. Olaf College
- Email: demas@stolaf.edu
Faculty advisor: Rachel Wong, PhD
Dissertation (2004): Cellular regulation and developmental function of retinal spontaneous activit
![Valentina Di Liberto, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Di-Liberto-280x386.png)
Valentina Di Liberto, PhD
Senior Researcher, University of Palermo
- Email: valentina.diliberto@unipa.it
Faculty Advisor: Valeria Cavalli, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 2010-2011
![J. David Dickman, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WashU-shield-outline-280x386.jpeg)
J. David Dickman, PhD
Professor and Vivian L. Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
Faculty Member, Department of Neuroscience, 1999-2011
![Stephane Dissel, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Dissl-280x386.jpg)
Stephane Dissel, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Email: dissels@umkc.edu
Faculty Advisor: Paul Shaw, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 2012-2017
![Chad Donahue, MD, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Donahue-280x386-1-280x386.jpg)
Chad Donahue, MD, PhD
Resident, University of Pittsburgh
- Email: donahuec@upmc.edu
Faculty advisor: David Van Essen, PhD
Dissertation (Biomedical Engineering, 2021): Cortical organization in humans and nonhuman primates: The evolution of cognitive areas and circuits
![Jeffrey Donlea, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Donlea-280x386.jpg)
Jeffrey Donlea, PhD
Associate Professor, UCLA
- Email: JDonlea@mednet.ucla.edu
Faculty advisor: Paul Shaw, PhD
Dissertation (2010): Use-dependent plasticity regulates sleep need in Drosophila Melanogaster
![Laura Duvall, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/duvall-280x386.jpg)
Laura Duvall, PhD
Assistant Professor, Columbia University
- Email: lbd2126@columbia.edu
Faculty advisor: Paul H. Taghert, PhD
Dissertation (2012): Cell signaling components of the Drosophila Circadian pacemaker
![Kathrin Engisch, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kathrin-Engisch-7-15-280x386.jpg)
Kathrin Engisch, PhD
Associate Professor, Wright State University
- Email: kathrin.engisch@wright.edu
Faculty advisor: Gerald Fischbach, MD
Dissertation (1990): The development of neuronal chemosensitivity does not depend on innervation or target contact
![Lisa Evans Elkin, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/LisaEvansElkin-280x386.jpg)
Lisa Evans Elkin, PhD
Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.
- Email: llelkin@comcast.net
Faculty Advisor: Paul Bridgman, PhD
Dissertation (1997): The role of Myosin Va in axonal transport
![Afreen Ferdoash, MA](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ferdoash-280x386.jpg)
Afreen Ferdoash, MA
Vice President, Data Technology, MSCI Inc., India
![Christopher Fetsch, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Fetsch-headshot9-color-280x386.png)
Christopher Fetsch, PhD
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
- Email: cfetsch@jhu.edu
Faculty advisor: Dora Angelaki, PhD
Dissertation (2009): Neural mechanisms of multisensory cue integration for self-motion perception
![Gerald Fischbach, MD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Fischbach-280x386.jpg)
Gerald Fischbach, MD
Distinguished Scientist and Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Professor and Head, Department of Neuroscience, 1981-1990
![James Fitzpatrick, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fitzpatrick-280x386.jpg)
James Fitzpatrick, PhD
Global Head, Scientific Operations pRED 360 Labs at Roche
Faculty Member, Department of Neuroscience, 2015-2022
![Ethan Fulwood, PhD](https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shield-for-people-posts-280x386.jpg)
Ethan Fulwood, PhD
Assistant Professor, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University
- Email: ethan.fulwood@lmunet.edu
Faculty Advisors: Kari Allen, PhD and Amy Bauernfeind, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 2018-2020