Johannes Bohacek, PhD.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and University Zurich, Switzerland, Research Focus: Epigenetics and cognitive function: Stress, DNA methylation, depression and memory.

Education: 2006 – 2009 Doctor of Philosophy, Neuroscience Program, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 2005 Visiting graduate student, Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. 2004 - 2006 Master of Science, Program of Applied Biopsychology, University of New Orleans. Louisiana, USA. 2003 – 2004 Exchange student to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Psychology Program, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. 2001 – 2003 1st Diploma in Psychology at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in Graz, Austria.

Honors and Awards: 2011 Volker Henn Best Poster Award - Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Neuroscience. 2009 ETHZ Postdoctoral Fellowship. 2008 Adamo-Haarstad Travel Award from the Greater New Orleans Society for Neuroscience for outstanding poster presentation. 2008 Award from the Tulane Neuroscience Program Annual Retreat for outstanding research presentation. 2007 Travel Award from the Louisiana Board of Regents Special Incentives Program. 2004 – 2006 Crescent City Doctoral Fellowship at the University of New Orleans.