Graduate Advising

Graduate Advisors

Frédéric Theunissen smiling.

Frédéric Theunissen, PhD

PhD Program Director & Head Graduate Advisor
Professor of Neuroscience
theunissen@berkeley.edu

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Markita Landry, PhD

Graduate Equity Advisor
landry@berkeley.edu

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Kevin Weiner, PhD

GSI Advisor
kweiner@berkeley.edu

Leleña Avila, PhD

Leleña Avila, PhD

Graduate Program Manager
Graduate Student Affairs Officer
neuro.pgm@berkeley.edu

Peony Yu

Peony Yu

Graduate Program Coordinator
Graduate Student Affairs Officer
neuro.pgm@berkeley.edu

First & Second Year Faculty Graduate Advisors

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Silvia Bunge, PhD

Professor of Psychology
Advisor Area: Cognitive Neuroscience

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Kris Bouchard, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Advisor Areas: Computational Neuroscience and Circuit, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience

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Liberty Hamilton, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience and Statistics
Advisor Areas: Cognitive Neuroscience, Circuit, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience, and Computational Neuroscience

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Na Ji, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience and Physics
Advisor Areas: Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience, Circuit, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience, and Computational Neuroscience

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Linda Wilbrecht, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology
Advisor Area: Circuit, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience and Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience

Neuroscience Grad Committee

The Neuroscience PhD Program Grad Committee meets approximately once per month to oversee program operation, evaluation, and updates. Read more...

Past PhD Program Directors