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Academic Technology - Multimedia Scriptorium
The Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston


Production Manager:
Beth D. Ardoin Watson

Graphic Artists:
William "Xak" Daffin
Mike delaFlor
Steve Littlejohn
Richard Tourtelot
Reginald Turner
Cynthia Reyna
Raquel Vega

Instructional Design:
Beth D. Ardoin Watson
William A. Weems

 

Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
McGovern Medical School


Editor:
John H. Byrne

Contributors:
Andrew J. Bean
Nachum Dafny
Pramod K. Dash
Patrick Dougherty
Valentin Dragoi
Lincoln Gray
Max O. Hutchins
James J. Knierim
Chieyeko Tsuchitani
M. Neal Waxham
Jack C. Waymire
Anthony A. Wright

Graphic Artist:
Rama D. Grenda

Project Coordinators:
Cindy Burks
Shannon K. Garcia
John D. Concha

2017 Animation Development:
Julia Chernis

2023 Animation Development:
Jeanana Khan

Acknowledgements

This project would not have been possible without the tremendous support and assistance of many individuals. William Weems, Ph.D., AVP of Academic Technology, provided the initial encouragement to embark upon the project and has provided both advice and countless hours of effort in bringing the project to fruition. Dr. Thomas Burks, Executive Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs, provided both financial and moral support and encouragement. We also acknowledge the support of Shannon K. Garcia, Cindy Burks and John D. Concha Website Coordinators for the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Dr. Nachum Dafny, Neuroscience Course Director, of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, as well as the contributions of Beth Ardoin Watson, M.Ed., Manager, Multimedia Productions, of the Office Academic Technology. Special thanks go to the many artists and animators who have contributed to the project, including Rama Grenda of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Cynthia Reyna, William "Xak" Daffin, Mike delaFlor, Steven Littlejohn, Richard Tourtelot, Reginald Turner, and Raquel Vega of the Office of Academic Technology. Thanks also to Dr. Weems and Dr. Yidao Cai for their work in programming the interactive laboratories and online labs and to Alec Perez for updating the labs for use on mobile platforms.

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