Dr. Jason Vevea and Dr. Ed Chapman, along with collaborators, were recently published in eLife on their work with Synaptotagmin 7 (SYT7). This paper, titled “Synaptotagmin 7 is targeted to the axonal plasma membrane through …
Year: 2021
Jackson Awarded 2022 Sir Bernard Katz Award
Dr. Meyer Jackson has been chosen as the 2022 Sir Bernard Katz Award for excellence in research on exocytosis and endocytosis! Meyer Jackson, Professor in the Neuroscience department at UW-Madison, has been chosen as the …
Fettiplace Interviewed by WORT
Our very own Dr. Robert Fettiplace was recently interviewed by the radio station WORT (89.9 FM). Joined by host Patrick Sajbel, Dr. Fettiplace discussed the science of the innermost working of ears and how they …
Gomez Published in Nature Communications
Dr. Timothy Gomez and colleagues recently had an article, “RHOA signaling defects result in impaired axon guidance in iPSC-derived neurons from patients with tuberous sclerosis complex,” published in Nature Communications. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is …
Sirois Receives 2021 SCRMC Training Award
Carissa Sirois, postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. Xinyu Zhao, has been awarded a postdoctoral training award from the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC). The SCRMC Research Training Awards were established in …
Zhao Lab Highlights Potential Treatments for Schizophrenia in New Study
A new study from the lab of Xinyu Zhao, PhD, brings us ever closer to identifying treatments for psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and illuminates the role of a specific gene in regulating the disorder. Psychiatric …
Fettiplace Honored With Membership in the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Robert Fettiplace of the Department of Neuroscience was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Fettiplace, originally from the United Kingdom, is one of 30 new international members to the Academy. Along …
Rosenberg Named Director of NTP Graduate Program
Dr. Ari Rosenberg has been named the newest Director of the Neuroscience Training Program (NTP) graduate program starting July 1, 2021. The Neuroscience Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was established in 1971. It …
Zhang and Emborg Study Parkinson’s Symptom Reversal In Monkeys Using Brain Cell Grafts
Dr. Su-Chun Zhang of the Department of Neuroscience and Dr. Marina Emborg of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center have made a breakthrough in the study of monkeys with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease damages neurons …