Xinyu Zhao, PhD, and Waisman Center colleagues Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD, and research associate Meng Li, published their paper “Identification of FMR1-regulated molecular networks in human neurodevelopment” in the March issue of the journal Genome Research. …
2020
Shen Receives 2nd Year Renewal of FRAXA Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Minjie Shen, postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Xinyu Zhao, who received a second year renewal of a highly competitive postdoctoral fellowship from Fragile X Research Foundation (FRAXA). Fragile X is …
Chapman Published, Yet Again, in Nature Communications
Dr. Ed Chapman and colleagues in the Chapman Lab were once again published in Nature Communications. Their new paper, Resolving kinetic intermediates during the regulated assembly and disassembly of fusion pores, discusses findings on key …
Moore Published in Cell Stem Cell
Department of Neuroscience scientists headed by Assistant Professor Dr. Darcie Moore were recently published in the journal Cell Stem Cell. The study, Vimentin Coordinates Protein Turnover at the Aggresome during Neural Stem Cell Quiescence Exit, …
Emeritus Professor Tom C.T. Yin to Receive Award of Merit
The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Awards Committee has chosen our very own Dr. Tom C.T. Yin to be next year’s recipient of the Award of Merit. The Association for Research in Otolaryngology is …
Sinha Named McPherson ERI’s David and Nancy Walsh Family Professor in Vision Research
Dr. Raunak Sinha has been named McPherson Eye Research Institute’s David and Nancy Walsh Family Professor in Vision Research for a two-year term. This Professorship provides funding in support of his cutting-edge work on the …
Roopra to be Awarded Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award
Dr. Avtar Roopra will be granted one of the Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence. Congratulations, Avtar!
Vevea to Receive 2nd Annual Warren Alpert Foundation Distinguished Scholars Fellowship
Jason Vevea, a postdoc in Dr. Ed Chapman’s lab, has been selected as one of 5 awardees of the 2nd annual Warren Alpert Foundation Distinguished Scholars Fellowship. The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars is a program …
Rosenberg Selected for Vilas Associates Award
Dr. Ari Rosenberg has been selected for a Vilas Associates Award. Congratulations, Ari! The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and on-going research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the divisional …