Samantha Schwarz
BS ’21, Integrative Animal Biology & Anthropology, University of South Florida
Thesis Title
From Molecules to Circuits: Mechanisms and Modulation of NMDA Receptor Function in Health and Disease
Awards/Grants/Honors
- F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the NINDS
- UB 9th Annual 3 Minute Thesis Competition Finalist & 2nd Place Winner
- 2025 Biophysical Society Student Research Achievement Award
- 2024 Cold Spring Harbor Course Participant - Ion Channels in Synaptic & Neural Circuit Physiology
- Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Neuroscience Travel Award
- Best Poster Award, Buffalo Neuroscience Research Day 2024
- 2024 UB Office of Biomedical Education Graduate Student Travel Award
- Best Talk Award, JSMBS Graduate Student Research Day 2023
Jacobs School Activities
- Biomedical Graduate Student Government
- Neuroscience Graduate Student Association
- Graduate Student Ambassador Event Team Leader
- CLIMB High Impact Scholar
Extracurricular Interests
- Travel, language learning, reading, genealogy, tennis, yoga