Monday February 13th, 2012, the Neuroscience Program Faculty will held their Open House Event. All graduate student applicants are invited to attend. The schedule will include brief mini-presentations by faculty, tour of the campus, lunch at the acclaimed Southside dining facility, and opportunity to interview with faculty. Contact kblackw1@gmu.edu for more information.

Daniel Cox's lab was awarded the 2011 J. Shelton Horsley Research Award which is the highest honor bestowed annually by the Virginia Academy of Science.

Saleet Jafri of the School of Systems Biology in the College of Science has been awarded a $5.5 million, 5 year NIH award entitled "Calcium Entrained Arrhythmias".