Shannon Farris, PhD

PhD, Biomedical Sciences (Neuroscience)
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA

BS, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology concentration
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA  

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
• Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
• Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

• Learning and memory
• Synaptic plasticity
• Autism spectrum disorders

• Farris Laboratory

• Shannon Farris' Google Scholar profile
• Shannon Farris' PubMed profile

• Best Poster Presentation Award, 14th annual NIEHS Science Day, 2016
• NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE Award), 2016
• Intramural Paper of the Month by Environmental Factor, NIEHS Newsletter, 2016
• NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE Award), 2015
• Poster Abstract Award, UT Austin Conference on Learning & Memory, 2015
• Travel Award, UT Austin Conference on Learning & Memory, 2015
• Best Poster Presentation Award, 11th annual NIEHS Science Day, 2013
• Best Poster Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting, 2012
• Travel Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting, 2012
• Travel Award, NIH Graduate Student Research Conference, 2011
• 1st Place Graduate Presentation Award, 21st Graduate Women in Science Conference