Leah Krubitzer is an American neuroscientist, Professor of Psychology at University of California, Davis, and head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Neurobiology.
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Leah Krubitzer was a reviewer for the 2009 NIH Director's Pioneer Award.
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Leah Krubitzer completed her undergraduate course work, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University.
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Leah Krubitzer attended Vanderbilt University where she completed graduate school.
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Leah Krubitzer has been intrigued by how the neocortex has evolved over time and the ways in which is it organized within different types of mammals.
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Leah Krubitzer's lab has been focusing on studying cortical evolution and development, as well as, the parietal cortex.
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Leah Krubitzer found that when one area of the cortex responsible for a certain motor movement is compromised, the rest of the cortex will reorganize itself to make up for the loss.
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Leah Krubitzer has won many awards for her time and dedication to her research and the field of science as a whole.
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In 1996, Leah Krubitzer won the Herrick Award from the American Association of Anatomists and went on to be part of the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1998.
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Leah Krubitzer was honored to be part of the MacArthur Fellows Program due to her increased creative drive to further her scientific research.
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In 2012, Leah Krubitzer was awarded with the Dean's Innovation Award, Division of Social Sciences from the University of California Davis.
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