Dr. Maryann Martone is Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Neurosciences and Co-Director of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at the University of California San Diego. Following a B.A. in Psychobiology from Wellesley College in 1982, a doctorate in neurosciences from UCSD in 1990, and a post-doc at NCMIR she joined the department of neurosciences at UCSD in 1993. Dr. Martone`s work includes the central nervous system (CNS) morphology, protein localization, imaging of neurons and their processes, neuronal alterations that occur as a consequence of ischemia, and the emerging field of neuroinformatics. She has emerged as an international leader in the rapidly evolving field of new technologies for high-resolution imaging. Dr. Martone`s scientific efforts have resulted in an extensive publication record and her teaching activities include both formal and individual coursework. She continues to teach the Introduction to Light and Electron Microscopy in the spring quarter. Additionally, she now teaches Introduction to Mammalian Neuroanatomy in the Fall quarter.