Congratulations to our Neuroscience PhD Program Graduates!

June 10, 2026

Congratulations to the recent and upcoming Neuroscience PhD Program graduates: Natalie Bernstein, Corrina Fonseca Gordon, Nancy Hernandez Villegas, Eric Hu, Yanabah Jaques, Amanda LeBel, Jing-Jing Li, Maura McDonagh, Nathan Munet, Miah Pitcher, and Ryan Schultz!

faculty and students wearing doctoral gowns smiling

2026 commencement. From left to right, top row: faculty members Jack Gallant, Lance Kriegsfeld, Michael Silver, Richard Ivry, Robert Knight, David Presti, and Gül Dölen. Second row: faculty members Bruno Olshausen and William Jagust; graduates Ryan Schultz, Eric Hu, and Nathan Munet; faculty member Dan Feldman and keynote speaker Liqun Luo (Stanford). Third row: faculty members Anne Collins and Joni Wallis; graduates Jing-Jing Li, Natalie Bernstein, Miah Pitcher, and Amanda LeBel; faculty members Robin Ball, Randy Schekman, and Yvette Fisher. Fourth row: faculty members Marla Feller and Teresa Puthussery. Bottom row: faculty members Ehud Isacoff and Frédéric Theunissen; graduates Nancy Hernandez Villegas, Corrina Fonseca Gordon, Yanabah Jaques, and Maura McDonagh; faculty members Daniela Kaufer and Richard Kramer. Credit: Leleña Avila