Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG)
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2024 & 2025 ACNP Travel Award
Faculty member at the Center for Neuroscience (CU Boulder)
Faculty member at the Crnic Institute Boulder Branch for Down Syndrome (CBB)
Graduate Student (Behavioral Neuroscience Program)
2025 NRSA Fellow
2024 Winter Conference on Brain Research Travel Award
2024 SfN Trainee Professional Development Award
2023, 2024 ARCS Scholar
Graduate Student (Behavioral Neuroscience Program)
2025 GRFP Honorable Mention
2023 Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology (IQ Bio) Fellow
OPEN Positions
The MOLAS Lab is seeking a Professional Research Assistant with experience working with mice and applying systems neuroscience techniques.
Interested candidates feel free to reach via email susanna.molas@colorado.edu for more details!
The application deadline is February 28th.
Postdoctoral Researcher – MOLAS Lab
The MOLAS Lab is excited to invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher position with three years of full salary support. The successful candidate will work on an ambitious project aimed at uncovering the neural circuits underlying social behaviors.
Applicants should hold a PhD in neuroscience and have experience working with rodent models. Ideal candidates will be familiar with systems neuroscience approaches, including fiber photometry recordings, optogenetics, chemogenetics, and machine-learning–based methods for behavioral annotation.
Candidates are encouraged to submit a CV and letter of interest to susanna.molas@colorado.edu
Application deadline: March 31, 2026.
Lab Alumni
Undergraduate Student (Majors: Neuroscience, Psychology; Minor: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
2025 IURO Fellow
2024 UROP Fellow
Undergraduate Student (Major: Neuroscience)
2024 SURF Fellow
Undergraduate Student (Majors: Neuroscience, Psychology; Minor: Philosophy)
2024 Latin Honors
2024 Psychology and Neuroscience Leadership Award
2023 Jacob Van Ek Scholar Award
2023 Imogene Jacob Award
Undergraduate Student (Majors: Neuroscience, Psychology; Minor: Philosophy)
2024 Latin Honors
Undergraduate Student (Majors: Neuroscience, Psychology; Minors: Chinese, Spanish)
2024 Latin Honors
Research Assistant
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