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Civitan International Research Center Heersink School of Medicine

FCIDD McNulty Scientist

The UAB Civitan International Research Center offers $75,000 per year for three years through the FCIDD McNulty Scientist Award for interdisciplinary research focused on neurodevelopmental disorders. This initiative targets UAB faculty at any level and encourages collaborations across at least two university departments.

Projects should advance understanding in areas such as brain development, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, and related neurodevelopmental conditions.

 

2025-2026 Awardees

Rachel June Smith, Ph.D.

Rachel June Smith, Ph.D.

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Assistant Professor
Scott Cruikshank, Ph.D.

Scott Cruikshank, Ph.D.

Department of Neurobiology, Assistant Professor



Past Awardees

  • 2024-2025

    Caroline G. Richter, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Psychology

    S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Neurobiology

    Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D.
    Professor
    Department of Psychology

  • 2023-2024

    Jeffrey Wickliffe, Ph.D.

    Professor, Chair
    Environmental Health Sciences

  • 2022-2023

    Summer Thyme, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Neurobiology

  • 2021-2022

    Brandon Rocque, M.D., FAANS

    Associate Professor
    Department of Neurosurgery

  • 2020-2021

    Matthew Alexander, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Pediatrics

  • 2019-2020

    Kristina Visscher, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Neurobiology

  • 2018-2019

    Sarah O'Kelley, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychology

  • 2017-2018

    Vladimir Parpura, M.D., Ph.D.

    Professor
    Department of Neurobiology

  • 2016-2017

    Fred Biasini, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychology

    Dr. Biasini passed away September 23, 2020. 

  • 2015-2016

    Michelle Olsen, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
    Department Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

  • 2014-2015

    Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Pediatrics

  • 2013-2014

    Adrianne Lahti, M.D.

    Professor
    Department of Psychiatry

  • 2012-2013

    Erik Roberson, M.D., Ph.D.

    Professor 
    Department of Neurology

  • 2011-2012

    Rita Cowell, Ph.D.

    Professor
    Department of Neurology

  • 2010-2011

    Farah Lubin, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Neurobiology

  • 2009-2010

    Linda Wadiche, Ph.D.

    Professor
    Depatment of Neurobiology

  • 2008-2009

    Rajesh Kana, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychology

  • 2007-2008

    Candace Floyd, Ph.D.

    Director of Neural Injury Center
    University of Montana

  • 2006-2007

    Scott Wilson, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Department of Neurobiology

  • 2005-2006

    Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D.

    Professor
    Department of Neurobiology