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.

Click here for possible capstone projects!

Participating Faculty:

A photo of Courtney DeVries.

Courtney DeVries, PhD

Positions: Professor, Medicine; Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Deputy Director, WVU Cancer Institute Administration; Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
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: 304-293-3515

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Melissa Blank, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience; Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center; Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)

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Bernard G Schreurs, PhD

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

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Vincent S. Setola, PhD

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

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Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA, FASA

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

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Ariel Agmon, PhD

Positions: Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-0602

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Sonikpreet Aulakh, MBBS, MD

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

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Sadie Bergeron, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-5223

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Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, PhD

Positions: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-4820

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Candice M. Brown, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology; Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-0589

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Mariya Cherkasova, PhD

Positions: Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience; Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-4223

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Kevin Daly, PhD

Positions: Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-5201

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Valeriya Gritsenko, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Human Performance - Physical Therapy; Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-7719

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Eric Horstick, PhD

Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone: 304-293-6670

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Martin Hruska, PhD

Positions: Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-2457

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James W. Lewis, PhD

Positions: Professor & Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Neuroscience; Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-1517

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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; Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-0944

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Gary Marsat, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-2126

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Kathleen Morrison, PhD

Positions: Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience; Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-1685

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David Scarisbrick, PhD, ABPP-CN

Positions: Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry; Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)

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Sergiy Yakovenko, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology; Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone: 304-293-7316