Spencer L. Smith, Ph.D.

Positions:
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Primary Faculty, Neuroscience Center
Investigator, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Faculty Director, Confocal and Multiphoton Imaging Facility
Primary Faculty, Neurobiology Curriculum
Training:
Postdoc, University College London, advisor Michael Hausser
Postdoc, UCLA, advisor Joshua Trachtenberg
Ph.D., UCLA, advisors Thomas Otis and Jack Judy
B.S., University of Iowa, physics and mathematics (double)
Selected awards:HFSP Career Development Award, Klingenstein Fellowship Award, HFSP Long Term Fellow, A.P. Giannini Foundation, NIH NRSA (NEI), Samuel Eiduson Lectureship, Hortense Fishbaugh Fellowship
Link: Pubmed

Ikuko T. Smith, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Positions:
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience Center
Training:
Postdoc, University College London, advisor Michael Hausser
Ph.D., UCLA, advisor Stephanie White
D.V.M., Hokkaido University 北海道大学
Selected awards:Helen Lyng White Fellow, Uehara Memorial Foundation Fellowship, UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, Hyde Fellowship, MIND Institute Scholars Award
Link: Pubmed

Training:
Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University, advisor Denis Wirtz
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, advisor Hang Lu
B.S., Arizona State University, physics
Selected awards:Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface, CIDD Fellowship, Sigma Xi Best Thesis Award
Link: Google Scholar
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Training:
B.S., UNC-Chapel Hill, psychology
B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill, philosophy
Selected awards:Weatherstone Predoctoral Award (Autism Speaks), NIH NRSA (NICHD), HHMI/UNC Program in Translational Medicine Scholar, Neurobiology Curriculum Fellowship, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Carolina Research Scholar
Link: Pubmed

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