Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Neuroscience associated faculty welcome undergraduate students interested in research to work hands on in their laboratories.
Students interested in both volunteering and those interested in taking independent research credits are welcome.
Participating Faculty:
A. Courtney DeVries-Nelson,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Medicine
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Vice President for Faculty Mentoring, Research & Graduate Education
- Deputy Director, WVU Cancer Institute Administration
- Phone
- 304-293-5843
Randy Nelson,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor & Chair, Department of Neuroscience
- Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research; Director, Basic Science Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-1723
Richard Vaglienti,
MD, MBA, FASA
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Medical Director Center for Integrative Pain Management, Anesthesiology
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Phone
- 304-598-6216
Sonikpreet Aulakh,
MBBS, MD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology / Oncology
- Phone
- 304-598-6984
Melissa Blank,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center
Julie Brefczynski-Lewis,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-4820
Candice M. Brown,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-0589
Mariya Cherkasova,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
- Phone
- 304-293-4223
Andrew M. Dacks,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-3205
Kevin Daly,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-5201
Valeriya Gritsenko,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Human Performance - Physical Therapy
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-7719
Martin Hruska,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-2457
James W. Lewis,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-1517
Paul Lockman,
PhD, BSN
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, School of Pharmacy, Office of the Dean
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-0944
Gary Marsat,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-2126
Kathleen Morrison,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
- Phone
- 304-293-1685
David Scarisbrick,
PhD, ABPP-CN
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Sergiy Yakovenko,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-7316