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It is with great sadness that we mark the passing away of Allison Doupe, Section Head of the Behavioral Neuroscience Section, last week.

Allison was a much-respected and beloved scholar. Among her many achievements, her pioneering work in the field of sensorimotor learning and how birds learn their songs led to the establishment of the use of birdsong as a model system in the study of sensorimotor control. Allison was also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and her efforts were recently honored with the Pradel Research Award.

If you would like to learn more about Allison and her work, please see the University of California San Francisco’s obituary. We extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.