Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience / About Us / Diversity Commission / NEUROCITY / Leadership Leadership NEUROCITY is supported by a dedicated leadership team made up of faculty and staff from the University of Rochester and City College of New York. URMC Leadership Steve Dewhurst, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Microbiology and Immunology Vice Dean for Research, SMD Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Research John Foxe, Ph.D. Director, Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience Neuroscience Diversity Commission Ex-officio member Robert Freeman, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Director, Summer Scholars Program Manny Gomez-Ramirez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience Chair, Neuroscience Diversity Commission Kandice King Director, Graduate Enrollment, SMD Richard Libby, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Jacques Robert, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Co-Director, Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Nathan A. Smith, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research Education in the School of Medicine and Dentistry Elaine Smolock, Ph.D. Senior Associate, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Co-Director, Summer Scholars Program; Co-Director, PREP Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience NEUROCITY Program Director CCNY Leadership Hawai Kwok Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology Director of Academic Program Robert Melara, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology Lesia Ruglass, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Brett Silverstein, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology