Michael Higley, MD/PhD
Associate Professor, Neuroscience; Associate Director, MD-PhD Program; Member, Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair (CNNR); Member, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
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Biography
Dr. Higley studied behavioral neuroscience at Cornell University. He then completed his MD and PhD in the MSTP Program and the laboratory of Dr. Diego Contreras at the University of Pennsylvania. He continued his scientific training as a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Bernardo Sabatini at Harvard Medical School. In 2010, Dr. Higley joined the faculty of the Yale Department of Neuroscience and the Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, and Repair (CNNR). He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2020.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Sabatini LabHarvard Medical School (2010)
- MD/PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania (2007)
- BACornell University (1998)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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NIH Director's Pioneer Award | NIH | 2021 |
Whitman Fellowship | Marine Biological Laboratory | 2020 |
Inaugural Spector Award for Junior Neuroscientists at Yale University | Yale University | 2016 |
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award | March of Dimes | 2013 |
NARSAD Young Investigator Award | Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD) | 2012 |
Sloan Research Fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 2011 |
Klingenstein Fellowship Award in the Neurosciences | Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Foundation | 2011 |
Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research | 2010 |
Departments & Organizations
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
- Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Neural Disorders
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience
- Office of Cooperative Research
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
- Swartz Program in Theoretical Neurobiology
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)