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Rachael Blackman Entering Class - 2008 E-mail: black343@umn.edu

Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:

• B.S. Neuroscience, May 2004
  Lafayette College, Easton, PA

Major Advisor(s):

• Matt Chafee

Research Description:

My research project involves the development of a
non-human primate model for studying the physiological impact of abnormal
synaptic transmission in schizophrenia using a cellular approach.

Lab Rotations:

• James Ashe
• Michael Georgieff
• Matthew Chafee

Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:

• Medical school courses

Graduate Level Minor:

• Medicine

Conferences Attended and Presentations:

• Society for Neuroscience, 2008

Awards and Honors:

• Center for Cognitive Sciences trainee, 2008-2009

Professional Memberships:

• Society for Neuroscience
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Psychiatric Association

Home Town:

• Warwick, RI