Katherine Olson PhD's Biographical Information

PhD, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 2017
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Positions and Employment
Awards and Honors
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Positions and Employment

2020-present Instructor
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Movement Disorders Laboratory

2017-present Clinical Trial Coordinator
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Movement Disorders Laboratory

2017-2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Movement Disorders Laboratory

2012-2017 Graduate Research Assistant, PhD candidate
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Movement Disorders Laboratory

2009-2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Developmental Biology Department  

Honors, Awards, Fellowships and Certifications

2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Award, UNI
2014 Norman Harris Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative Research, UNMC
2015 Norman Harris Prize for Lewy Body and Alzheimer’s Research, UNMC
2015-2017 Awarded Graduate Student Fellowship, UNMC
2018 Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Scholarship Fund Award, UNMC
2019 ACTRIMS Young Scientist Travel Award, Savannah, Georgia
2019 Outstanding Poster Presentation, PEN Department Retreat, UNMC

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