Committees address various student, program, and school activities and issues. Elections for these positions happen annually during summer quarter.
The Admissions Committee screens student applications and interviews applicants.
Faculty Members
- Sam Golden (Co-Chair)
- Abbie Schindler (Co-Chair)
- Nick Steinmetz (Co-Chair)
- Maureen Neitz (Director)
- Steve Perlmutter (Director)
- Nathan Baertsch
- Wyeth Bair
- Michael Bruchas
- Erik Carlson
- Martin Darvis
- Angela Fang
- Susan Ferguson
- Yijie Geng
- Anna Gillepsie
- Matt Golub
- Mitra Heshmati
- Jay Neitz
- John Neumaier
- Amy Orsborn
- Jeff Riffell
- Kyobi Skutt-Kakaria
- Stephen Smith
- William Spain
- Garret Stuber
- Kurt Weaver
The Curriculum Committee works to ensure that the GPN’s core courses and elective courses provide students with an education in neuroscience that is both broad and rigorous.
Faculty Members
- Fred Rieke (Chair)
- Jeff Rasmussen
Student Members
Duration and eligibility: Minimum one year, second year and continuing students.
What is involved: Membership, attendance, and participation in quarterly meetings along with faculty, and staff. Serve as liaison to the student body by providing input around initiatives and reporting back to students.
- Alex Garcia Arango
- Raveena Chhibber
- Ilse Dippenaar
- Elena Judd
- Belle Liu
- Rachel Oaks-Leaf
- Makenzie Patarino
- Vyom Raval
- Ekayana Sethi
The Diversity Committee is open to all and works to ensure a diverse and inclusive group of students and to promote the success of students from under-represented backgrounds in the GPN. Click here to learn more about the UW’s commitment to diversity.
Faculty Members
- Sheri Mizumori (Chair)
- Andres Barria
- Abigail Schindler
Student Members
Duration and eligibility: Minimum one year, all students.
What is involved: Attend diversity committee meetings and serve as liaison to the student body by providing input around program and initiatives.
The Events Committee works with program staff to plan and promote events for the program.
Faculty Members
- Melissa Barker-Haliski (Chair)
- Nikolai Dembrow
- Mehmet Kurt
- Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad
Student Members
What is involved: Attend committee meetings and work closely with program staff to plan promote community engagement in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience.
- Raveena Chhibber
- Jianqiao Hu
- Sarah Pugliese
- Sheridan Sargent
- Gabby Shvartsman
- Monica Tschang
This committee advises the program directors on all aspects of the operation of the GPN.
See the list of members on the Graduate School page.
The Recruitment Committee (RC) organizes activities for prospective students during the virtual interviews as part of the admissions process.
Student Members (Recruitment Committee)
Duration and eligibility: Minimum two years, second year and continuing students.
What is involved: Work with faculty and staff to recruit students, including attending information sessions, responding to applicants, and allowing GPA to share email address to potential applicants. Organizes and leads activities for prospective students during their visit to campus.
- Faeze Aminmansoor
- Lydia Gordon-Fennell
- Gillian Grennan
- Arthur Hong
- Jordan Ogg
- Amanda Pasqualini
- Makenzie Patarino
- Larissa Robinson-Cooper
- Monica Tschang
The Steering Committee is comprised of the Chairs of the Departments of Biological Structure, Biology, Physiology & Biophysics, and Psychology, or their representatives. This committee provides oversight, guidance, support and assists in the nomination of co-directors.
Faculty Members
- Elizabeth Buffalo, Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
- Maureen Neitz, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
- Steve Perlmutter, Research Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
- Joseph A. Sisneros, Professor, Department of Psychology
The Student Advancement Committee advises students in their first year and monitors the progress of all the student in the program.
Faculty Members
- Jane Sullivan (Chair)
- Susan Ferguson
- Franck Kalume
- Fred Rieke
- Aakanksha Singhvi
The Student Representation Committee (SRC) helps maintain effective communication between the GPN faculty, directors, staff, and students. SRC helps organize the new student orientation, oversight of the Student Handbook and is a forum for discussion of non-academic student concerns.
Student Members
Duration and eligibility: Minimum one year, any students.
What is involved: Help organize and initiate GPN events. Attend bi-weekly meetings with leadership and prepare agendas for these meetings. Serve as liaison to the student body by providing input around initiatives and reporting back to students. Oversee and serve as a resource for high concern programmatic communication.
- Kyle Thieringer
- Rachel Oaks-Leaf
- Rohit Kamath
- Mary Loveless
- Nancy MacKenzie
- Saghar Mirbagheri
- Sheridan Sargent