Sharon Swanger @SwangerLab
Assistant Professor. Studying the Molecular and Functional Diversity of Synapses and Circuits. labs.vtc.vt.edu/swanger Roanoke, VA Joined November 2018-
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Are you looking for lab experience before applying to graduate school? We have a position open! See the link below for more info. And see our lab website to learn more about our research. Posting: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/j… Website: labs.vtc.vt.edu/swanger
Applications for the MolVisSURF program have been extended to March 8! For more information and to apply, please visit: wp.vtc.vt.edu/molecularvis/
Excited to announce Carleigh is defending her dissertation on Thursday!
Mona and her team did a great job! Congrats Mona!
Mona and her team did a great job! Congrats Mona!
Congrats to you all for a job well done!👏👏👏 vtx.vt.edu/articles/2021/…
The deadline is quickly approaching! Apply now for early admissions: tbmh.vt.edu/prospective-st… #PhdChat #PhdProgram #HealthSciences #Research
Welcome Mona, Quentin and Juliana to the Swanger Lab! Mona started her Masters, and Juliana is volunteering with us.
Sharon Swanger has won a $150,000 @curedravet grant to see if glutamate receptors can be modulated to correct neural activity and suppress seizures. Congratulations, @SwangerLab! 👏 vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2019/… #Neuroscience
Great time with the @sfarris721 lab. @FralinBiomed @salemredsox
Thank You!
Thank You for Supporting Our Research! @curedravet
Thank You for Supporting Our Research! @curedravet
Welcome Brian, our Research Associate, to the Swanger Lab! And Welcome Carleigh and Yang, two TMBH Rotational Students, to the Swanger Lab!
Marek Ladislav, a postdoctoral associate, has joined the Swanger Lab! Welcome!
Thank you for supporting our research!
@VTCRI is delighted to announce that 2 new faculty will join the institute: Sharon Swanger, PhD of Emory, expert in molecular pharmacology of glutamate receptors in brain disorders & Shannon Farris, PhD of NIEHS, expert in brain gene expression in social interaction and injury.

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