Neuroscience

Posts that are topical for incoming or current Neuroscience PhD students.

Abby Myers and Holder Hoock, D.Phil.

Curiosity, Collaboration, and Circadian Rhythms: My Path in Neuroscience

Neuroscience, Research

Abby Myers is a Ph.D. student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program, a multidisciplinary, Ph.D.-granting program that has more than 50 faculty mentors across nine departments in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the Larner College of Medicine.

In the following blog post, she reflects on past childhood dreams to her current cutting-edge research on the pineal gland on the path to becoming a neuroscientist. 

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Ph.D. Candidates Take On 3-Minute Thesis Competition

Leave a Comment / Cellular, Molecular, & Biomedical Sciences, Community, Graduate Education, Neuroscience, Research

On April 17, 2024, six Larner-affiliated Ph.D. candidates represented the Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences (CMB) and Neuroscience departments as they competed for cash prizes in the first annual 3MT Three Minute Thesis Competition. The event was sponsored by the UVM Graduate College as a part of UVM Research Week.

In the following blog post, three 3MT graduate student competitors share their research, including Daniel Peipert (neuroscience), second-place winner, Amber Goerner (CMB), and Paola Peña Garcia (CMB).
In the following blog post, Mia, Alayna, and Elise answer questions in an interview about their inspiration to study medicine, the impact of their experience as medical students, and plans for the future.

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