Georgia State University Neuroscience Undergraduate Program

Isbah Nasir and Shivaanii Uma are senior neuroscience majors. They are co-authors on an article that was published in the July 17, 2020 issue of Science Advances. The Neuroscience Institute values the research endeavors of our undergraduate students. We are very proud of Isbah and Shivaanii for this achievement! #StudentSuccess #TheStateWay

Hansley Bobo is a Fall 2015 graduate of the B.S. Neuroscience program. He graduated from the Florida State University College of Medicine in May 2020. Currently, he is completing a three-year internal medicine residency at Grady Memorial Hospital with the Morehouse School of Medicine. He hopes to practice critical care medicine or outpatient internal medicine with an emphasis on research. While at GSU, his favorite course was NEUR 4000 - Neuroscience Laboratory. It challenged him to form his own scientific question, choose correct independent variables, understand confounding variables, and accurately interpret results. He advises current students to seek out research laboratory experience opportunities as early as possible. Your Neuroscience Institute family is proud of you Hansley! #TheStateWay #NeurAlumniSuccess

Anika Sabnis is from Roswell, GA and is a freshman neuroscience major. Her interest in neuroscience developed when her grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She decided to pursue this major in hopes of advancing research in this field to find cures for this disease and other neurological disorders. Welcome to the GSU and Neuroscience Institute family! #TheStateWay #NeuroFresh

The Neuroscience Institute would like to congratulate Adriane Davis! She won second place in the Natural & Computational Sciences at this year’s Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference. She did a virtual oral presentation on Increased White Matter in Children with Developmental Dyslexia After 70-Hour Reading Intervention. Congrats Adriane! #UndergraduateResearch #TheStateWay

The Neuroscience Institute echoes the sentiments of Dean Rosen. We’re disappointed that we can’t be on campus right now to celebrate with the Spring 2020 graduates of the B.S. Neuroscience Program. However, this does not diminish what you have accomplished! We’re proud of you! Move forward to your next chapter with with resiliency and confidence. Your GSU and Neuroscience Institute family recognize your achievement of this academic milestone! #TheStateWay

Dr. Erica Akhter instructs students in her NEUR 3001 - Principles of Neuroscience II - classes online. While everyone is faced with this challenging crisis, the learning doesn’t stop. #FlatteningTheCurve #TheStateWay

Neuroscience alumna, Shahreen Elahi, was recently featured in the GSU Magazine. She had a background role as an extra in Spider-Man Homecoming. While her role was small, it brought light to a big issue: a lack of Muslim representation in TV and film. She wore a hijab for her scenes and was the first extra in a Marvel film to do so. Shahreen is currently working as a clinical assistant at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. #BreakingBarriers #TheStateWay

We know things are different. However, we’re here to help you keep learning. Finish the semester strong! #KeepLearning #FlatteningTheCurve #TheStateWay

We know things are different. However, we’ll continue to help you keep learning. Finish this semester strong! #GSUPanthers #FlatteningTheCurve #TheStateWay

Dr. Joe Normandin, Director of the Undergraduate Studies Program in the Neuroscience Institute, checks in from his home office. He is preparing to instruct his online classes that begin on Monday, March 30th. The entire GSU community is working together as we adapt to our new normal for the spring 2020 semester. #StayingAtHome #FlatteningTheCurve #TheStateWay

Georgia State University is an early voting polling location for Fulton County residents for the presidential primary. GSU students are managing and clerking the first student-run polling location in the nation! This is a partnership with Georgia State’s Student Government Association, the Fulton County Government, and Vote Everywhere, a National nonpartisan civic engagement program of the Andrew Goodman Foundation. Beat the crowds and rock your vote in Student Center East between 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. #StudentLeadership #CivicEngagement #TheStateWay

Georgia State University is an early voting polling location for the nation’s presidential primary. It is also the country’s first ever student-run polling location! If you’re a Fulton county resident, rock your vote today and tomorrow in Student Center East between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. #StudentLeaders #TheStateWay

Dr. Marise Parent, Associate Director of the Neuroscience Institute, is featured in a podcast series being hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences. The series brings insights from researchers working on a range of social, cultural, and scientific challenges. Dr. Parent talks about her research into the relationship between memory and obesity. She is a veteran researcher in the Neuroscience Institute who received a $1.2 million federal grant to explore how the hippocampus inhibits eating behavior at a biochemical level. Listen to her podcast episode at https://news.gsu.edu//episode-2-can-neuroscience-help-us-/. #FacultySuccess #TheStateWay