Designed to acknowledge the most original and important accomplishments in Neuroscience research at WashU by a predoctoral student or postdoctoral fellow
Save the date for the next O’Leary Prize Competition!
April 3, 2025
1:00 – 4:00 pm | Location TBA
Check back in early 2025 for the call for applications!
Background
Dr. James L. O’Leary joined the faculty of the Department of Anatomy at Washington University in 1928. In 1948 he joined the faculty of the Department of Neurology, becoming Head of the Department in 1946, remaining until 1971. For many years, neuroscience research at Washington University was conducted by Dr. O’Leary and his colleagues. They developed an interdisciplinary and interactive approach to the study of the nervous system that continues today. Dr. O’Leary’s colleagues, admirers, and former students established a fund in 1975 to award a prize each year to a graduate student and/or postdoctoral fellow or resident for excellence in neuroscience research.
O’Leary Lecture
Each year, a past O’Leary Prize recipient is invited to be a guest judge and present the O’Leary Lecture. The guest judge, Sarah Ackerman (WashU Pathology & Immunology), will deliver the O’Leary Lecture on Friday, April 4, 2025.