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Department of
Neuroscience

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 photo of A. Courtney DeVries-Nelson.
A. Courtney DeVries-Nelson, PhD
Positions
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Vice President for Faculty Mentoring, Research & Graduate Education
Phone
304-293-5843
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Randy Nelson, PhD
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
A photo of Joshua Hagen.
Joshua Hagen, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Director, Human Performance Innovation Center, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of Richard Vaglienti.
Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA
Positions
Pain Management, Clinical Faculty, Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6216
A photo of Candice Brown.
Candice M. Brown, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0589
A photo of Mariya Cherkasova.
Mariya Cherkasova, PhD
Position
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-4223
A photo of Andrew Dacks.
Andrew M. Dacks, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3205
A photo of Omid Dehzangi.
Omid Dehzangi, PhD
Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Victor Finomore.
Victor Finomore, PhD
Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5378
A photo of Scott Galster.
Scott Galster, PhD
Positions
Director of Human Performance, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
A photo of Valeriya Gritsenko.
Valeriya Gritsenko, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Physical Therapy
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-7719
A photo of James Lewis.
James W. Lewis, PhD
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1517
A photo of Paul Lockman.
Paul Lockman, PhD, BSN
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
A photo of Xuefang Ren.
Xuefang "Sophie" Ren, MD/PhD
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Research Assistant Professor; Director, Experimental Stroke Core, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-581-1892
A photo of David Scarisbrick.
David Scarisbrick, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Eric Tucker.
Eric Tucker
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0590
A photo of Cole Vonder Haar.
Cole Vonder Haar, PhD
Position
Assistant professor, behavioral neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1787