Neuroscience Hub

Organization Description

The St. Mary’s neuroscience curriculum creates a cross-disciplinary approach to the neurosciences with each student gaining experience and perspectives from the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and psychology.

240-895-2004
137 Goodpaster Hall
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Department Leadership

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Elizabeth Leininger

Associate Professor

Department Chair

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240-895-2004

Latest News

Recent Graduates Awarded Teaching Fulbrights
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Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) alumni, Cooper Clendenin ’24 and Eleanor “Ellie” Walter ’24, received Fulbright English Teaching Assistant… Continue Reading
Gretchen Phillips

July 11, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Assistant Professor Latchney and Students Co-Author Study Published in Journal of Neuroimmunology
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Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Sarah Latchney recently published a new research article in the Journal of Neuroimmunology, co-… Continue Reading
Pickeral, Presley A.

April 21, 2025, 10:26 a.m.

17th Annual SOMD Brain Bee Held at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
A group of 28 people stand and kneel in rows on a stage, smiling, in front of a large screen displaying text: "Seventeenth Annual Southern Maryland Brain Bee, March 1, 2025
St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosted the 17th Annual Southern Maryland (SOMD) Brain Bee on March 1, 2025. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Leininger

March 19, 2025, 4:16 p.m.