Dounya Jalloul, PhD candidate in the laboratory of Michael Beierlein, PhD, is the 2024 recipient of the Terry J. Crow, PhD, Scholarship in Neuroscience. Congratulations to Jalloul, who received the scholarship for her outstanding achievements. 

 Jalloul received her M.S. degree in Neuroscience at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, where her research focused on developing a novel animal model of post-traumatic epilepsy. For her doctoral thesis research, Jalloul is using a combination of in vitro electrophysiology and optogenetics to investigate the functional properties of the corticothalamic circuits that connect the prelimbic cortex with the thalamic reticular and paraventricular nuclei.

The Terry J. Crow, PhD Scholarship in Neuroscience was established in honor of the late Terry Crow, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at McGovern Medical School. Crow was an outstanding neuroscientist who studied the cellular and molecular mechanisms of learning and memory. He made seminal contributions to the field, for which he received both national and international recognition. In addition to Crow’s substantial contributions to the research activities of the medical school, he was also a superb educator who, during his 27-year tenure, contributed significantly to the institution’s academic mission. He was recognized as one of the best lecturers by medical students and was the recipient of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award for 18 years.