Lorne M. Mendell BSc, PhD

Lorne Mendell was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Physics from McGill University in 1961. In 1965, he received a Ph.D. in Neurophysiology from M.I.T. He was on the faculty of Duke University Medical Center from 1968 to 1980, and joined Stony Brook University in 1980. He served as chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior from 1986 to 2006 and is currently a Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior. From 1983-89 he was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurophysiology, and he currently serves on its Editorial Board. He was on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neuroscience from 1984 to 1989. In 1991-1992 he was President of the Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs. From 1996 to 1997 he was Treasurer of the Society for Neuroscience and from 1997 to 1998 served as its President. He is presently Chair of the Spinal Cord Injury Research Board of the State of New York as well as a Director of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation. His research interests focus on the neuroplasticity of the mammalian spinal cord.