Neuroscience Student Council
2006-2007

Proleta Datta
proleta.datta@uth.tmc.edu
713.500.5571
Heidelberger Lab
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy

Shelly Fontenot
Shelly.Babin@uth.tmc.edu
713.500.5501
Sereno Lab
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy

Shilpa Gandhi

shilpa.k.gandhi@uth.tmc.edu
713.500.5623
Eagleman Lab
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy

Cameron Jeter
cameron.b.jeter@uth.tmc.edu
713.500.5501
Sereno Lab
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy

Vaibhav Juneja
vaibhav.juneja@uth.tmc.edu
713.500.5093
Beauchamp Lab
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy

Wade Kothmann
william.w.kothmann@uth.tmc.edu
713.500.9850
O'Brien Lab
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Neuroscience Student Council

The Neuroscience Student Council (NSC) is made up of students who are affiliated with the GSBS Neuroscience Program. Each member volunteers for or is elected to serve a one-year term on the NSC. Since the Neuroscience Program includes students with a wide variety of research interests and encompasses several different departments, the composition of this NSC is intended to reflect this diversity. Therefore, the NSC usually includes one of the following: one post-candidacy member, one pre-candidacy member, one second-year member and one member who is NOT part of the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy.

The NSC's primary mandate is to act as an intermediary between the Neuroscience Program students and its faculty. To this end, the NSC meets with the Neuroscience Program student body at least twice per academic year. During these semi-annual student meetings, issues concerning the students and the Program are brought forward and discussed. Potential improvements to the Program and its facilities are also brought to light, and social events are planned. These issues, concerns or proposed social events are collected by NSC members and then brought to the attention of either the director of the Neuroscience Program, Dr. Michael Mauk (email - faculty page) or the Program faculty as a whole. The NSC also meets with Dr. Mauk every two months to discuss any issues regarding the program that he feels warrant or require student input. In this way, the NSC attempts to keep coherent lines of communication open between the Neuroscience students and faculty.