SfN Announces 2024 Election Results
The Society for Neuroscience extends congratulations to its newly elected officers and councilors. The incoming leaders will begin their terms at Neuroscience 2024 in Chicago.
The membership elected Nick Spitzer as incoming president-elect and Katalin Tóth as incoming treasurer-elect. The elected councilors are Gina Poe from UCLA and Tirin Moore from Stanford.
Incoming President-Elect: Nick Spitzer
Nick Spitzer
Nick Spitzer is the Atkinson Family Distinguished Professor within the neurobiology department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He has served as chair of his department multiple times between the years of 1988 and 2003, co-chair and chair of the UCSD Academic Senate from 1993 to 1995, and co-chair of the Task Force to Promote Establishment of the Preuss Charter School at UCSD. Spitzer received his PhD in neurobiology from Harvard University. Currently, his research focuses on regulation of behavior by changes in transmitter identity in the brain and regulation of neurotransmitter identity by electrical activity. Previous research topics included mechanisms of differentiation of neuronal excitability, the role of neuronal excitability and calcium signaling in neuronal differentiation, and the role of electrical activity in axon growth and guidance during development.
Reflecting on his upcoming term, Spitzer said:
“Neuroscience has never been more exciting, with discoveries that include advancements in technology, integration of big data and machine learning (AI), progress in connectomics, understanding how brain plasticity can promote brain health, and development of precision medicine and brain-computer interfaces.”
Incoming Treasurer-Elect: Katalin Tóth
Katalin Tóth
Katalin Tóth is a professor and chair in the department of cellular and molecular medicine at the University of Ottawa. She received her PhD in neurobiology from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Tóth’s research focuses on synaptic transmission, short-term plasticity, memory formation, neurotransmitter release, and information processing.
Tóth has been a member of SfN for over 25 years and has served as a member of the Finance Committee. She also served as a secretary, chair of the Advocacy Committee, vice president, president, and member of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN).
Incoming Councilor: Gina Poe
Gina Poe
Gina Poe is a professor in the department of integrative biology and physiology, department of psychiatry, and department of neurobiology; chair of the Lorre Scholars Program; and director of the Brain Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She earned her PhD in neuroscience from UCLA.
Poe has been a member of SfN for over 30 years and has served on the Professional Development Committee, NSP Advisory Board, and Committee on Women in Neuroscience. She has also served as a member of various boards and task forces within the Sleep Research Society and is currently finishing up her four-year term on the NIH’s NINDS Council. Poe is currently the co-PI of the SfN Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP).
Incoming Councilor: Tirin Moore
Tirin Moore
Tirin Moore is a Ben Barres Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and an investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He received his PhD in neuroscience and psychology from Princeton University. Moore’s research centers around neural mechanisms of visual perception, visuomotor integration, neural mechanisms of cognition, neural circuitry, visually guided behavior, and large-scale electrophysiology.
Moore has been a member of SfN for over 30 years and has served on the Committee on Committees, Nominating Committee, Ralph W. Gerard Prize Selection Committee, Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize Selection Committee, Program Committee, and Gruber International Award Selection Committee. He is also a member of the NIH’s National Advisory Eye Council, the Multi-council Working Group for the NIH BRAIN Initiative, and a Senior Editor for eLife.
