News — Griffith Lab

theanne griffith was selected as a 2025 McKnight scholar. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and who have demonstrated a commitment to neuroscience. Since the award was introduced in 1977, this prestigious early-career award has funded 291 innovative investigators and spurred hundreds of breakthrough discoveries.

theanne griffith was selected as a 2025 Freeman Hrabowski scholar. The program supports outstanding early career faculty committed to creating lab environments in which everyone can thrive. Scholars are HHMI employees, and each is appointed for up to two, five-year terms and receive up to $8.6 million over the 10-year period. This includes full salary and benefits, a research budget of approximately $500,000 per year over the first five years ($600,000 per year during the second five years), and eligibility to participate in the HHMI capital equipment program.

theanne griffith is one of two 2024 recipients of the society for neuroscience science educator award. this award is in recognition of her passion to increase diversity within the scientific community as a children’s book author of 15 science themed books.

Theanne Griffith, an assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship in neuroscience from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The two-year, $75,000 fellowships honor exceptional U.S. and Canadian researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrated its 25th anniversary, They interviewed both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved and where it is heading. Check out their conversation (2023) with Theanne GRiffith.

Listen to this fun interview with Maddie Sofia of NPR’s Short Wave about The Magnificent Makers! Theanne and Maddie talk about science, children’s books, and why #representation really, really matters ✨👩🏽‍🔬🧬🔬🧪🔭🦠🧬👩🏽‍🔬✨

Listen to Theanne share Her experiences conducting pain and pain-related research during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theanne is named a 2022-2023 UC Davis Public Scholarship Faculty Fellow!

The Justice for Underrepresented Scholars Training in Biophysics (JUST-B) program is an initiative launched by Theanne in collaboration with the Biophysical Society. The JUST-B Poster Session celebrates the achievements of underrepresented and underserved students, postdocs, and early career researchers in the field of biophysics. Please consider donating.

Theanne served as an advisor for the science podcast for kids, Terrestrials. The show is produced by New York Public Radio and hosted by Lulu Miller.