What is the Cajal Club?

The Cajal Club was established in 1947 to celebrate neuroanatomy and has evolved to promote all facets of neuroscience, appreciating the relationship between structure and function. It was founded by members of the American Association of Anatomists in Montreal and is dedicated to the memory of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience``【oaicite:8】``.

Who are some notable past presidents of the Cajal Club?

Notable past presidents of the Cajal Club include Carol Mason, Oscar Marin, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Christopher Walsh, Dennis O'Leary, John Rubenstein, Gordon M. Shepherd, Edward G. Jones, Larry W. Swanson, John H. Morrison, Charles E. Ribak, Efrian C. Azmitia, Vivien Casagrande, Ann M. Graybiel, William D. Willis, Jr., Sanford Palay, Jerome Sutin, Raymond C. Truex, Grant L. Rasmussen, Clement A. Fox, and others``【oaicite:7】````【oaicite:6】````【oaicite:5】````【oaicite:4】````【oaicite:3】````【oaicite:2】````【oaicite:1】````【oaicite:0】``.

Past Officers | Secretary/Treaurers & Historians/Archivists

Past Officers

Full list of past officers below.

This section features the annual Cajal Club dinner, 2010, held during the annual Society of Neuroscience meeting.

Pictured left to right: Pasko Rakic, Edward (Ted) G. Jones, Charles E. Ribak, John Rubenstein, Lora O'Leary, Larry Swanson and Clifford Saper.

Secretary-Treasurers (Apical Dendrites)

Charles E. Ribak (2006-2024)

Henry J. Ralston (2001-2006)

David G. Whitlock (1981-2001)

Howard A. Matzke (1967-1981)

Wendell J.S. Krieg (1966) [Interim after Harman’s death]

Pinkney J. Harman (1947-1966)

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Left to right: Pasko Rakic, bust of Cajal and Larry Swanson. Photo by John Rubenstein.

Historian-Archivists (Alpha Helices)

Larry W. Swanson (2008-present)

Duane E. Haines (1986-2008)

Glenn V. Russell (1974-1985) [Proceedings V4, p. 23, 67]

Cajal Club_pasko Rakic and past presiden

Pasko Rakic's birthday celebration 2018. Back row from left to right: Gordon Shepard, John Kaas, Vivian Casagrande, Efrain Azmitia, Lawrence Kruger and Charles Ribak. Front row from left to right: John Rubenstein, Pasko Rakic, and Dennis O'Leary.