Neuroscience Hub

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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

Assistant Professor Latchney and Students Co-Author Study Published in Journal of Neuroimmunology
Pictured, Assistant Professor Latchney, Anjali Raheja '26, Brayan Ruiz Lopez '24

Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Sarah Latchney recently published a new research article in the Journal of… View more

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… View more

Elizabeth Leininger

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

Five Recent Graduates Named Fulbright Semi-Finalists
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Five 2024 St. Mary's College of Maryland graduates were named Semi-Finalists in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Four candidates… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

Feb. 5, 2025, 4:22 p.m.

Students, Faculty and Alumni Participate in the 2024 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
top: four students standing in front of a large sign reading "Society for Neuroscience". bottom: a group of 12 students, faculty, and alumni seated at a long table, smiling at the camera

A group of students, faculty and alumni attended the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) … View more

Elizabeth Leininger

Oct. 18, 2024, 1:42 p.m.

Prof. Jordan Price and Asst. Prof. Daniel Tobiansky Offer a Deep Dive into the World of Animal Communication in a Newly Published Book Chapter
Carolina Wren (bird) Singing

In a chapter of "Neuroendocrinology of Behavior… View more

Daniel Tobiansky

April 19, 2024, 9:23 a.m.

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