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Author: Stephanie Leal

Undergraduate Michelle Sekili wins 3rd place in poster competition!

March 30, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Michelle Sekili, an undergraduate research assistant in the lab working with second year graduate student Fernanda Morales-Calva, presented her findings examining the resilience of memorability in mnemonic discrimination and attention at the Rice Undergraduate Neuroscience Symposium on March 28, 2023… Continue Reading →

Alexis Bailey is heading to Baylor College of Medicine for medical school!

March 30, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Alexis Bailey, a research assistant in the lab who graduated from Rice in 2016, will start medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in August 2023. While in school, Alexis plans to continue research related to Alzheimer’s disease and her… Continue Reading →

Rishi Vas is heading to medical school at Columbia!

March 23, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Rishi Vas, an undergraduate research assistant in the lab who graduated in 2022, who will be starting medical school at Columbia University VP&S! Rishi plans to continue research and be part of the Washington Heights community through volunteering… Continue Reading →

Fernanda Morales-Calva receives NIH Travel Fellowship!

March 21, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Congratulations to second-year graduate student Fernanda Morales-Calva who has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Travel Award to attend the 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory! Fernanda will be presenting a lightning talk titled “The Impact of Image… Continue Reading →

Fernanda Morales-Calva receives Diversity Grant from the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students!

March 21, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Congratulations to second-year graduate student Fernanda Morales-Calva on receiving a 2023 Diversity Grant of the Psychological Science Research Grant from the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)! This is a highly competitive grant and an important achievement. Her project… Continue Reading →

Hannah Ballard receives NRSA F32 fellowship!

March 3, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Hannah Ballard, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab, who received a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA F32) to examine “Estrogen Declines with Menopause: Impacts on the Medial Temporal Lobe Network and Emotional… Continue Reading →

Brandon Hayes accepted into UC Davis graduate program!

February 17, 2023Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Brandon Hayes who recently got accepted into graduate school at UC Davis!

Congratulations to Fernanda Morales-Calva for winning first place for her poster presentation at the UT Health Neuroscience Poster Session!

December 12, 2022Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Graduate students Fernanda Morales-Calva, Kayla Clark, and Madelyn Castro presented their work at the 28th Annual Neuroscience Poster Session on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Congratulations to Fernanda for winning first place! Great work everyone!

Congratulations to Lorena Ferguson for receiving an SSRI Graduate Student Travel grant!

November 20, 2022Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

Congratulations to 3rd year graduate student Lorena Ferguson for receiving an award from the Social Sciences Research Institute’s Graduate Student Conference Travel grant competition for her working examining the positivity bias in retired older adults!

The lab goes to the Society for Neuroscience Conference in San Diego, CA!

November 20, 2022Stephanie Leal Leave a Comment

The lab traveled to sunny San Diego, CA to present their work at the biggest neuroscience conference in the world, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference. We had a total of 6 posters at SfN: 119.22 – Neural correlates of… Continue Reading →

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