Elections
The 2025 Election for SfN officers and councilors will be open May 6 through May 20, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact SfN at elections@sfn.org.
Elections for SfN Officers
SfN has partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems to administer the 2025 Election for SfN officers and councilors. You must have an active 2025 SfN Emeritus, regular, postdoc, or graduate membership to vote. Renew your membership for 2025 to ensure you receive your personalized ballot.
If you have any questions, please contact SfN at elections@sfn.org.
President-Elect
The President presides over Council and special meetings of SfN and is responsible for executing policies determined by Council. The President serves as the primary spokesperson for the Society and sees that all orders and resolutions of Council are carried into effect.
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Patricia H. Janak, PhD
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Secretary-Elect
The Secretary is primarily responsible for maintaining the official records of SfN’s organizational business. This entails approving Council minutes prepared by staff and certifying official resolutions passed by the Executive Committee.
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Jeffrey D. Rothstein, MD, PhD
Director of the Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Director and Founder, Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
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Pat Levitt, PhD
Simms/Mann Chair of Developmental Neurogenetics
WM Keck Professor of Neurogenetics, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President and Director of The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Treasurer-Elect
The Treasurer is responsible for overseeing all money and valuable effects belonging and credited to SfN, and for overseeing full and accurate accounting of SfN’s receipts and disbursements.
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Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom, MD
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Professor, Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, and Pediatrics (Child Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disabilities),
- Chair, Academic Standing Committee
- Appointments and Promotions Committees of Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, and Pediatrics
- Member, Faculty Search Committees for: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine; Rutgers Microbiome Program; Basic Science Tri-Departmental Faculty Search; Brain Health Institute/Child Health Institute/Neuroscience and Cell Biology; Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- Rutgers University
- Scientific Advisory Boards: Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services (RUCARES); New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence; Rutgers Eagleton Science & Politics Program and Fellowships; Brain Health Institute-Neurodevelopment Focus Area Working Group
- School of Graduate Studies: Member, Graduate Programs in Neuroscience; Toxicology & Pharmacology; Molecular Biosciences - Cell & Developmental Biology
- Children’s Specialized Hospital
- Scientific Advisory Committee
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Councilor 1
Councilors act as voting members of the SfN Council with full authority and responsibility to conduct the affairs of the Society by developing SfN’s strategic direction, monitoring the Society’s financial health, appointing committee members, approving the annual budget, and supporting SfN’s mission, values, and scientific vision.
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Ellen Lumpkin, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
Member, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Head Graduate Advisor, PhD Program in Molecular & Cell Biology
Founder and Co-director, Life Sciences Faculty Mentorship Program
Director, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program for Undergraduate Students
Councilor 2
Councilors act as voting members of the SfN Council with full authority and responsibility to conduct the affairs of the Society by developing SfN’s strategic direction, monitoring the Society’s financial health, appointing committee members, approving the annual budget, and supporting SfN’s mission, values, and scientific vision.
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Daniel Choquet, PhD
Research Director of Excellence Class at the CNRS
Director of the Bordeaux Imaging Center core facility, UAR CNRS-INSERM-Université de Bordeaux.
Director of the excellence cluster BRAIN_2030 "Bordeaux Région Aquitaine Initiative for Neuroscience
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Irene Tracey, PhD
Vice-Chancellor (or President) of the University of Oxford
Nuffield Professor Anaesthetic Neuroscience
