Barney A. Schlinger

Professor, Department of Physiological Science and Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology,
Brain Research Institute, UCLA

Principle Research Interests:
Activational and organizational effects of steroid hormones on behavior and neural function; steroid hormone processing by the central nervous system and its role in neural development and control of behavior; avian neuroethology and neuroendocrinology.

E-mail: schlinge@lifesci.ucla.edu

Education:
B.S., Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA,.
M.A., Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 1983.
Ph.D., Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, January 1988.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology and Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.

Awards and Honors:
Frank A. Belamarich Dissertation Award, Department of Biology, Boston University, 1988.
Frank Beach Award in Behavioral Endocrinology, Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, November, 1993
Selected for Distinguished Neuroscience Fellow Lecture Series sponsored by the Brain Research Institute, UCLA
UCLA Dean's Marshall Award, Division of Life Sciences, for outstanding achievement in research by an Assistant Professor, 1998 Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientist, 2003.
Distinguished Alumnus Special Talk, Boston University, Department of Biology, 2004
UCLA Neuroscience Undergraduate Society 2005 "Most Concerned" Professor Award, 2005

Positions Held:
Research Assistant, Manomet Bird Observatory, Manomet, MA, October 1979 to October, 1980.
Visiting Lecturer, Experimental College, Tufts University, Medford, MA, September to December, 1981.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology,UCLA, Feb., 1988 to Feb., 1991.
Assistant Research Psychologist, Department of Psychology, UCLA; March 1, 1991 to June 30, 1993.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiological Science, UCLA, July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1998.
Visiting Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama 1995 to present;
Associate Professor, Department of Physiological Science, UCLA, July 1, 1998 to 2002.
Professor, Department of Physiological Science, UCLA, 2002 to present.
Vice-Chairman, Department of Physiological Science, University of California, Los Angeles, July 1, 1998 to present.

Courses Taught:
Tufts University Experimental College: Biology of Whales and Dolphins
Tufts University Experimental College: Biology of Birds
UCLA Dept. of Physiological Science: Principles of Physiology (Endocrinology)
UCLA Dept. of Physiological Science: Comparative Endocrinology: Molecular to BehavioralUCLA Graduate Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience Journal Club: "NS211C: How to Write a Grant, How to Present a Seminar".
UCLA Dept. of Neurobiology and Physiological Science: PS227: Cellular, Molecular and Functional Aspects of the Reproductive System.
UCLA Undergraduate Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience: NS101C: Molecules to Mind: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
UCLA Marine Science Program, Marine Biology Field Course (OBEE163): Marine Tetrapods