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Neurosciences on the rise: Launching a new era of progress

Addressing the profound mysteries underlying the functions of the brain and emergence of the mind, we can transform the way people live

by Tamara Schneider & Deb Parker•December 13, 2023

The long, slender axons of neurons that terminate in the mouse superior colliculus — a part of the brain involved in sensation — glow blue and red after infection with fluorescent tracing viruses.KERAN YANG, KEPECS LAB AND LIAM MCLAUGHLIN

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Tamara Schneider

Senior Sciences Writer

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tamara.schneider@wustl.edu

Tamara covers infectious diseases; molecular microbiology; neurology; adult psychiatry; community engagement; diversity, equity and inclusion; global health; public health; the Institute for Informatics, Data Science & Biostatistics; and Becker Medical Library. She holds a double bachelor's degree in molecular biophysics & biochemistry and in sociology from Yale University, a master's in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in biomedical science from the University of California, San Diego. She joined WashU Medicine Marketing & Communications in 2016. She has received three Robert G. Fenley writing awards from the American Association of Medical Colleges. Prior to 2024, Tamara wrote under the name Tamara Bhandari.

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Deb Parker

Editor, Outlook Magazine

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parkerd@wustl.edu

Deb was the editor of Outlook magazine from 2013 to 2023. She is now Senior News Director of the Washington University School of Public Health.

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