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:
Courtney DeVries,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Medicine
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Deputy Director, WVU Cancer Institute Administration
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- 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
- 304-293-3515
Andrew M. Dacks,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-3205
Melissa Blank,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
- Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Bernard G Schreurs,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor; Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Department of Neuroscience
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Phone
- 304-293-0497
Vincent S. Setola,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- PI/Director - Laboratory of Neuroscience and Genetics of Substance Abuse, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-1512
Richard Vaglienti,
MD, MBA, FASA
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Medical Director Center for Integrative Pain Management, Anesthesiology
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-598-6216
Ariel Agmon,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-0602
Sonikpreet Aulakh,
MBBS, MD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-598-4500
Sadie Bergeron,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-5223
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
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-0589
Mariya Cherkasova,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-4223
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
Eric Horstick,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Phone
- 304-293-6670
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 & Vice-Chair for Education, 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
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- 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
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-1685
David Scarisbrick,
PhD, ABPP-CN
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
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