The Peter Shrager Award
Named in honor of Professor Peter Shrager, this award is presented at the annual Neuroscience Retreat to a URMC faculty member for their commitment to exceptional service to the Rochester Neuroscience Community.
Recipients
2024
J. Christopher Holt, Ph.D.
- Professor - Department of Neuroscience
- Research Interest: Synaptic pharmaco-physiology of vestibular efferent-afferent interactions
2023
M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor - Department of Neuroscience
- Research Interest: Defining neuro-inflammatory processes that contribute to pathology and disease progression in Alzheimer's disease, as well as late CNS effects following radiation
2022
William O'Neill, Ph.D.
- Professor - Department of Neuroscience
- Research Interest: Processing of complex acoustic signals in the central auditory system; echolocation; aging effects on central auditory system
2021
Ania Majewska, Ph.D.
- Professor - Department of Neuroscience
- Research Interest: Glia-neuron interactions during synaptic plasticity in health and disease
2020
Tatiana Pasternak, Ph.D.
2019
Gary D. Paige, M.D., Ph.D.
2018
John A. Olschowka, Ph.D.
- Professor - Department of Neuroscience
- Research Interest: Mechanisms of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration within the CNS, primarily Glial Cells and Vascular components of the brain.
2017
Peter G. Shrager, Ph.D.
- Professor - Department of Neuroscience
- Professor - Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
- Professor Shrager has more than 45 years of experience in biophysics and electrophysiology, with an emphasis on ion-channels, signal generation, propagation and transmission. He has successfully mentored graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have progressed to excellent research careers.