Crook Lab PI Dr. Robyn Crook was promoted to the rank of Full Professor beginning in the Fall 26 academic term!
Since starting at SFSU in 2015, the Crook Lab has been awarded over $2.5M in research funding, and has published over 30 research articles and book chapters, graduated 12 Masters students, and provided research lab experience to more than 50 SFSU undergraduates. Dr. Robyn Crook has taught over 800 SFSU students in the classroom, and also served as Associate Department Chair, Interim Dept. co-Chair and Incoming co-Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Cephalopod Neuroscience. The lab’s work on cephalopod welfare has received global recognition, and been instrumental in the development and refinements of regulatory oversight processes for cephalopods in research labs and fisheries.