Neuroscience Community Awards

To recognize outstanding contributions of members of the WashU Neuroscience Community

The Neuroscience Program Steering Committee is hosting the annual Neuroscience Community Awards Program! The awards recognize the efforts of faculty and trainees in teaching, mentorship, and commitment to diversity and inclusion, and winners are nominated by their peers. All faculty and trainees in the WashU Neuroscience Community are eligible. Each awardee received a cash prize and recognition at the annual Neuroscience Retreat party at The Boathouse in Forest Park.

Congratulations to the 2023
Neuroscience Community Award winners!

Check back for the list of awardees.

Award for Excellence in Teaching

Recognizing faculty members and trainees who have shown outstanding commitment to teaching in the neuroscience community.

Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Recognizing faculty members and trainees from the neuroscience community who have shown excellence in mentorship.

Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Recognizing faculty members and trainees in the neuroscience community who have shown a strong commitment to creating diverse and inclusive spaces, programs, or laboratories.

Previous winners of Neuroscience Community Awards

2022

Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty)

  • Larry Snyder, MD, PhD (WashU Neuroscience)
  • Yehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD (WashU Biology)

Award for Excellence in Teaching (Trainees)

  • Rosie Dutt (Imaging Science PhD Program)
  • Adalee Lube (Neuroscience PhD Program)

Award for Excellence in Mentoring (Faculty)

  • Celeste Karch, PhD (WashU Psychiatry)
  • Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD (WashU Developmental Biology)

Award for Excellence in Mentoring (Trainees)

  • Bridget Matikainen-Ankney, PhD (WashU Psychiatry)
  • Igor Luzhansky (Materials Science & Engineering PhD Program)

Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Faculty)

  • Tracey Hermanstyne (WashU Developmental Biology)

Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Trainees)

  • Jennifer Lawrence (Neuroscience PhD Program)
2020

Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty)

  • Martha Bagnall, PhD (WashU Neuroscience)
  • Steven Mennerick, PhD (WashU Psychiatry)

Award for Excellence in Teaching (Students)

  • Lorenzo Lones (Neuroscience PhD Program)

Award for Outstanding Mentorship (Faculty, Staff, Postdocs, Students)

  • Joseph Dougherty, PhD (WashU Genetics)

Award for Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion (Faculty)

  • Erik Herzog, PhD (WashU Biology)

Award for Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion (Students)

  • Annie Zheng (Neuroscience PhD Program)
  • Peppar Cyr, MPhil (Neuroscience PhD Program)
2020 Awards presentation, including nominees

Questions?  Contact Eleonora Bano, Oliver Krentzman, or Zahra Dhanerawala (Student Representatives, Neuroscience Program Steering Committee)