Scientific Advisory Committee

Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in neuroscience Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee is comprised of distinguished neuroscientists.

Jeremy Nathans, M.D., Ph.D., Committee Chair
Jeremy Nathans, M.D., Ph.D., Committee Chair
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Elizabeth A. Buffalo, Ph.D.
Elizabeth A. Buffalo, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Wayne E. Crill Endowed Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
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Edward Chang, M.D.
Edward Chang, M.D.
Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF (2011 Fellow)
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Catherine Dulac, Ph.D.
Catherine Dulac, Ph.D.
Harvard University’s Samuel W. Morris University Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
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Lily Jan, Ph.D.
Lily Jan, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology, UCSF; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (1983 Fellow)
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Helen S. Mayberg, M.D.
Helen S. Mayberg, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Mala Murthy, Ph.D.
Mala Murthy, Ph.D.
Karol and Marnie Marcin ’96 Professor of Neuroscience; Director of Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University (2012 Fellow)
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Franck Polleux, Ph.D.
Franck Polleux, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience and Investigator of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
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Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D.
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D.
Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Professor, The Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
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Joshua R. Sanes, Ph.D.
Joshua R. Sanes, Ph.D.
Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Founding Director, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
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Hongjun Song, Ph.D.
Hongjun Song, Ph.D.
Perelman Professor of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (2003 Fellow)
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Joseph S. Takahashi, Ph.D.
Joseph S. Takahashi, Ph.D.
Professor and Lloyd B. Sands Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Fan Wang, Ph.D.
Fan Wang, Ph.D.
Investigator, MIT McGovern Institute and Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences (2004 Fellow)
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Special Advisor

James O. McNamara, M.D.
James O. McNamara, M.D.
Professor of Neuroscience, Duke School of Medicine
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Emeritus Advisors

Charles D. Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.
Charles D. Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.
Arthur and Janet Ross Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior, Rockefeller University
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Eric R. Kandel, M.D.
Eric R. Kandel, M.D.
Fred Kavli Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University; Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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