The Institute of Neuroscience (ION) Poster Award, sponsored by the Institute of Neuroscience, will recognize excellent presentations on research that involves observation or experimental manipulation of the nervous system of any organism.
Eligibility Criteria: Declared Neuroscience major or other major AND is involved in studying the nervous system.
*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 also be present at their poster during the time of review.
Award Amounts: Two (2) $500 Institute of Neuroscience (ION) Poster Awards.
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