Greg Schwartz (Associate Director, Chicago Campus)
Advisory Board
Geoff Swanson (Chair)
Ana Maria Acosta
Mark Bevan
Lisa Beutler
Gabriela Caraveo Piso
Dan Dombeck
Marco Gallio
Alicia Guemez Gamboa
Thorsten Kahnt
Talia Lerner
Joe Mazzulli
Dave McLean
Puneet Opal
Jason Sanchez
Greg Schwartz
Admissions Committee
Alicia Guemez Gamboa (Chair)
Andrew Miri (Vice Chair)
Ana Maria Acosta
Shana Augustin
Anis Contractor
Benayahu Elbaz-Eilon
Lisa Jonhson
Ann Kennedy
Hojoon Lee
Talia Lerner
Puneet Opal
Loukia Parisiadou
Jones Parker
Greg Schwartz
Richard Smith
Vicki Tysseling
Yvette Wong
Curriculum Committee
Marco Gallio (Chair)
Caterina Gratton
CJ Heckman
Thorsten Kahnt
Hande Ozdinler
NUIN Faculty Advisors
These faculty act as advisors for students at distinct stages of their graduate career. All faculty on these committees serve as a resource for students, and students are welcome to consult with their NUIN faculty advisor at any time should the need arise.
Early Year Student Advisors
Lisa Beutler
Thorsten Kahnt
Talia Lerner
Joe Mazzulli
Dave McLean
Jason Sanchez
Senior Student Advisors
Mark Bevan
Gabriela Caraveo Piso
MSTP Advisor
Puneet Opal
Committee for Diversity Equity and Inclusion
The charge of this committee is (1) to engage in active recruiting of underrepresented minority prospective graduate students by regularly visiting and building connections with specific institutions; and (2) to participate in advising activities for students who matriculate.
Leadership and Sub-committees:
Leadership:
Ana Maria Acosta (Co-Chair)
Cassandra VanDunk (Co-Chair)
Sub-committees:
Social Awareness and Communications
Professional Development and Inclusion Training
Partners and Resources
Committee Members:
Committee members are students unless otherwise noted:
Jake Bhoi
Nancy Castro
John Disterhoft (faculty)
Shiloh Echevarria-Cooper
Molly Flores
Thorsten Kahnt (faculty)
Asha Lahiri (postdoc)
Gaby Lopez
Bryan McClarty
Kayla Miguel
Niki Moya
Puneet Opal (faculty)
Ken Paller (faculty)
Miguel Ramirez
Peter Salvino
Tiffany Schmidt (faculty)
Greg Schwartz (faculty)
Stephanie Valtierra (staff)
Kelsey Wright
Committee for International Student Affairs
The charge of this committee is to initiate activities with international students that smooth the transition that these students must make to live and work in this country. This committee compliments the International Office in providing support on issues unique to international students and helping/encouraging international students to be active participants in the NUIN program.
Yongchao Ma (Chair)
Yongling Zhu
Committee for Postdoctoral Affairs
The charge of this committee is to initiate interactions with postdocs and to cultivate among them a sense of belonging to a wider Northwestern neuroscience community. This committee works with The Graduate School’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to direct postdocs to various resources and, as necessary, offer faculty advising independent of the postdoc’s own laboratory. More information about Postdocs in NUIN can be found here.