Nicholas Spitzer, PhD

Editor-in-Chief

For more than 40 years, Nick Spitzer has worked to educate others about neuroscience. A distinguished professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, and director of the UCSD Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, his research focuses on the ways in which neurons take on specialized functions to enable signaling in the brain.   Full Bio »

Allan Basbaum, PhD, FRS

Editor

Allan I. Basbaum, professor and chair of the Anatomy Department at University of California, San Francisco, trained with Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall, two pioneers in the world of pain research. Allan’s interest is in the mechanisms through which tissue and nerve injury lead to persistent pain and the development of novel approaches to pain management.   Full Bio »

Judy Cameron, PhD

Editor

For more than 25 years, Judy Cameron has been interested in educating the public about how life events affect the brain. A professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, she has served on the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Early Experience and Brain Development, the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the Dana Foundation for Brain Initiatives.   Full Bio »

Sarah Dunlop, PhD

Editor

Sarah Dunlop is a career researcher of 30 years and Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council. She leads an integrated program of laboratory and clinical research to promote functional recovery after neurotrauma at The University of Western Australia and Royal Perth Hospital.   Full Bio »

Kenneth S. Kosik, MD

Editor

Kenneth S. Kosik completed a B.A. and M.A. in English literature from Case Western Reserve University in 1972 and an M.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1976. In 2004, Kosik became the Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research and co-director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara.   Full Bio »

Edvard Moser, PhD

Editor

Edvard Moser is a professor of neuroscience and director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. He is interested in how spatial location and spatial memory are computed in the brain.   Full Bio »

Trevor Robbins, CBE, FRS FMedSci, PhD

Editor

Trevor Robbins is professor of cognitive neuroscience and head of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge (since 2002). He directs the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, which seeks to inter-relate basic and clinical research in psychiatry and neurology.   Full Bio »

Terrence J. Sejnowski, PhD

Editor

Terrence Sejnowski has broad interest in neuroscience from molecules to mind, and builds computational models that bridge across levels of investigation. As the Francis Crick Professor at the Salk Institute, an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a distinguished professor of biology at UCSD, he also bridges between institutions.   Full Bio »

Debra Speert, PhD

Director of Public Information and Outreach

Debra manages scientific communication for the Society for Neuroscience, particularly on BrainFacts.org. While completing a PhD and postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience, she discovered a knack for explaining tough scientific concepts to general audiences.   Full Bio »

Sarah Bates, MS, MA

Manager, BrainFacts.org

Sarah Bates helps to oversee content development and partnerships for BrainFacts.org. With master's degrees in online journalism and astronomy, she is particularly interested in articles focused on technology and the brain.   Full Bio »

Jennifer Carr, MA

Manager, Science Writing

Jennifer writes and edits content on BrainFacts.org. She is particularly drawn to articles about drug addiction, stress and resiliency, and schizophrenia.   Full Bio »

Melissa Malski, BS

Communications Officer

Melissa Malski helps develop and execute promotion, marketing, and brand strategy for BrainFacts.org. With a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, she is interested in what motivates human behavior and how it influences health.   Full Bio »

Michael W. Richardson, BA

Public Information Assistant

Michael W. Richardson is the public information assistant at the Society for Neuroscience. He helps write and copyedit content and manages production for BrainFacts.org. He is particularly interested in linguistics and how the brain acquires language.   Full Bio »