Jessica Dixon, 2020 Goldwater Scholar

Cell and Molecular Neuroscience undergraduate major, Jessica Dixon, was selected as a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship Foundation selects award recipients who have the potential to become tomorrow's research leaders, and provides up to $7,500 in support of the recipient's educational expenses. Jessica has co-authored a paper from her research under the direction of graduate student Danielle Benthem in Dr. Aaron Wilber's lab, and will start her senior honor's thesis in the Wilber lab in fall, 2020. Her long-term goal is to pursue a career in translational research investigating movement disorders.