Honors and Awards

Elizaveta Okorokova Awarded PhD Program Award for Computational Neuroscience

Elizaveta Okorokova has been awarded the PhD Program Award for Computational Neuroscience during the 2024 convocation ceremonies at the University of Chicago Medicine. Elizaveta’s exceptional dissertation, “Unraveling the Neural Basis of Prehension to Build Better Bionic Hands,” has earned her this prestigious recognition. Her advisor is Sliman Bensmaia.

Elizaveta’s dedication, innovative research, and outstanding achievements have distinguished her as a leading scientist in the field of computational neuroscience. Congratulations to Elizaveta! 

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