Sarah L. Pallas is an American neuroscientist and a Professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [1] She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) [2] known for her cross-modal plasticity work and map compression studies in the visual and auditory cortical pathways. [3]
Sarah Pallas was born in Minnesota. [3] Pallas completed her undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota and graduated with a B.S. in biology. From there, she attended Iowa State University to obtain a master's degree in Zoology. For her Ph.D. she studied developmental plasticity in Ronald R. Hoy's and in Barbara L. Finlay's lab at Cornell University. [3] Pallas completed her postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Mriganka Sur’s lab in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department. [3] She started her own lab in 1992 at Baylor College of Medicine and moved to Georgia State University in 1997 along with her husband Paul Katz. [4] Pallas was promoted to Full Professor in 2006 and was appointed a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS). [5]
As of 2019, Pallas is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and runs her own lab studying neural development and plasticity in auditory and visual pathways. [1] Her lab functions under the Neuroscience and Behavior Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Programs in the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Biology Department. [6]
In her scientific career, Sarah Pallas has worked on a variety of projects in understanding the mechanisms behind neural development and plasticity. Her prior work includes cross-modal plasticity of visual and auditory inputs in ferrets. [7] [8] In addition, Pallas has also worked on topographic map compression in the superior colliculus (SC). [3]
During her postdoctoral training at M.I.T., Pallas was awarded a NRSA fellowship from the National Health Institute and National Eye Institute. [3] In 2005, she received the Evolution Education Award by the National Association of Biology Teachers while working at Georgia State University. [5] In addition, Pallas was appointed as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) in 2012. [2] Most recently, Pallas received the Alumni Achievement Award in 2020 from her alma mater, University of Minnesota. [9] Lastly, Pallas was awarded tenure in 2020 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [10]
Sarah L. Pallas is an American neuroscientist and a Professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [1] She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) [2] known for her cross-modal plasticity work and map compression studies in the visual and auditory cortical pathways. [3]
Sarah Pallas was born in Minnesota. [3] Pallas completed her undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota and graduated with a B.S. in biology. From there, she attended Iowa State University to obtain a master's degree in Zoology. For her Ph.D. she studied developmental plasticity in Ronald R. Hoy's and in Barbara L. Finlay's lab at Cornell University. [3] Pallas completed her postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Mriganka Sur’s lab in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department. [3] She started her own lab in 1992 at Baylor College of Medicine and moved to Georgia State University in 1997 along with her husband Paul Katz. [4] Pallas was promoted to Full Professor in 2006 and was appointed a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS). [5]
As of 2019, Pallas is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and runs her own lab studying neural development and plasticity in auditory and visual pathways. [1] Her lab functions under the Neuroscience and Behavior Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Programs in the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Biology Department. [6]
In her scientific career, Sarah Pallas has worked on a variety of projects in understanding the mechanisms behind neural development and plasticity. Her prior work includes cross-modal plasticity of visual and auditory inputs in ferrets. [7] [8] In addition, Pallas has also worked on topographic map compression in the superior colliculus (SC). [3]
During her postdoctoral training at M.I.T., Pallas was awarded a NRSA fellowship from the National Health Institute and National Eye Institute. [3] In 2005, she received the Evolution Education Award by the National Association of Biology Teachers while working at Georgia State University. [5] In addition, Pallas was appointed as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) in 2012. [2] Most recently, Pallas received the Alumni Achievement Award in 2020 from her alma mater, University of Minnesota. [9] Lastly, Pallas was awarded tenure in 2020 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [10]