The Institute of Neuroscience (ION) Poster Award, sponsored by ION, recognizes two outstanding poster presentations on research involving the observation or experimental manipulation of the nervous system across any organism. *NOTE: Candidates who self-nominate for the ION award, may not also self-nominate for the CAS Dean's Poster Award in Natural Sciences. Presenters must be available at their poster during the review (poster session) period.
Eligibility Criteria: Declared Neuroscience major or other major AND is involved in studying the nervous system.
Award Amount: $500
Current Recipients
Madeline Fouts '26
Major: Neuroscience | Psychology
Project: "Investigating Memory Retrieval and Perceptual Processing with Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials"
2025 $500 ION Presenter Award (co-presenter)
Zach Marshall '25
Major: Biochemistry
Project: "Combined perinatal opioids and neonatal systemic inflammation impair neonatal chemoreflexes"
2025 $500 ION Presenter Award
Noelle Mason '27
Major: Neuroscience
Project: "Investigating Memory Retrieval and Perceptual Processing with Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials"
2025 $500 ION Presenter Award (co-presenter)
Jaisel Sappal '26
Major: Biology
Project: "Development of a hyaluronic acid-based coating for enhancing the longevity of neural implants"
2025 $500 ION Presenter Award
Lydia Struble '27
Major: Neuroscience
Project: "Investigating Memory Retrieval and Perceptual Processing with Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials"
2025 $500 ION Presenter Award (co-presenter)
Prior Recipients
Leah Blankenship '23
Major: Neuroscience, Psychology
Project: "Functional and Anatomical Properties of Cck+ Cells in the Medial Habenula"
2023 $300 ION Oral/Poster Award
Sophie Fisher '24
Major: Neuroscience
Project: "PROPERTIES OF REISSNER FIBER ASSEMBLY AND SIGNALING DURING BODY AXIS STRAIGHTENING"
2024 $500 ION Presenter Award
Amanda Linskens '22
Major: Biochemistry
Project: "Decreasing Hunchback and Bicoid Levels in Pair1 Neurons Alters the Pair1 Circuit in Drosophila"
2022 $300 ION Oral/Poster Award
Tyler Ramos '23
Major: Human Physiology
Project: "A Homeodomain Protein Generates Neuronal Diversity and Connectivity in the Drosophila Lamina"
2022 $300 ION Diversity and Equity Award
Rishi Sastry '26
Major: Neuroscience
Project: "Validating RNA-Seq Data with HCR in Drosophila Lamina Neurons"
2024 $500 ION Presenter Award
Alanna Sowles '24
Major: Biology, Neuroscience
Project: "Identifying candidate temporal transcription factors in Drosophila Type 2 neuroblasts"
2024 $500 ION Presenter Award
Dana Zaidan '23
Major: Neuroscience
Project: "Exploring the effect of bacterial signaling pathways on zebrafish neuro-immune development"
2023 $300 ION Diversity and Equity Award