Marcel Elkouri

melkouri@umich.edu
Person Type: 
Student
Admission Year:
2021
Biography/Resume: 

Marcel Elkouri   [mar-SELL EL-CORE-ri]

Gender Pronouns: He/Him/His

B.A. in Neuroscience, The College of Wooster, 2021

Research Interest: Sleep, memory and the neurobiology of personality

Career Goals:   Multi-Lingual Science Communicator

Hobbies:   Hiking, tubing, kayaking, biking, board games, video games, and eating fantastic food

Honors, Grants, Awards: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF_GRFP) Fellow (2021), Rackham Merit Fellow (2021), Dan F. Lockhart Outstanding Senior Award Recipient (2021).  

Service and Leadership: 2021 Cohort Representative (2021-22) Graduate Student Mentor Fellows Program Participant (2022-23) Neuroscience Graduate Program Retreat Committee Member (2022), Chair (2023)

Thesis advisors: Drs. Jonathan Morrow and Sara Aton

Teaching Experience: University of Michigan: Physiol 592: Integrative Neuroscience The College of Wooster: Introduction to Neuroscience General Chemistry I & II First Year Seminar: Winning & Losing Comparative Religious Traditions: Yoga & Tantra