microscopic view of green algae

Willem Laursen

Assistant Professor

wlaursen@uw.edu

Personal Website

LSB341

Possibly accepting new graduate students

Fields of Interest

Education

Ph.D., Neuroscience, Yale University, 2016

M.Phil., Neuroscience, Yale University, 2016

B.A., Biology, Macalester College, 2011

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience, 2026

NIAID New Innovators Award, 2025

Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Award, 2023
Spring 2026
- BIOL 497 A: Special Topics in Biology
Autumn 2025
- BIOL 581 K: Topics in Physiology
Winter 2025
- BIOL 118 A: Survey of Physiology
Laursen Lab Website
Home Department
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