Sam Pfaff Email & Phone Number

Dr. Pfaff is a Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the head of the Goldman Laboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics in the Gene Expression Laboratory. He is the Benjamin H. Lewis chair in Neuroscience at the Salk Institute and holds appointments with the Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Bioengineering programs at the University of California, San Diego. He received his B.A. in Biology from Carleton College and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. His post doctoral training was done at Vanderbilt University with William Taylor on gene regulation followed by Columbia University with Thomas Jessell on neural development. He is the recipient of the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, McKnight Scholar Award, PEW Scholar Award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow Award, and Fellow of the AAAS.

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  Professor

  Salk Institute For Biological Studies