Dr. Lisandra Flores-Aldama is the recent recipient of a MOSAIC K99/R00 award from NHLBI that will support her postdoc in the Robertson lab and transition to her first faculty position in the future. Congratulations, …
2023
Quinlan Joins the Department as New Chair
Chapman Reappointed As Ricardo Meledi Prof. of Neuroscience
Congratulations to Dr. Edwin Chapman for his five-year reappointment as the Ricardo Miledi Professor of Neuroscience. This endowed professorship is administered through the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
New Paper for Zhao Lab
The lab of Dr. Xinyu Zhao has put out a new paper in Nature Communications, titled “Elevated levels of FMRP-target MAP1B impair human and mouse neuronal development and mouse social behaviors via autophagy pathway.” Guo, …
X. Huang Receives Research Forward Grant
Dr. Xin Huang (Dept. of Neuroscience) has been selected to receive a Research Forward Grant for a project titled “Record the Activity of Genetically Identified Neurons Using Calcium Imaging.” This is a collaborative effort among …
Sousa to Receive Brain Research Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Andre Sousa (Dept. of Neuroscience & Waisman Center) for being selected as a recipient of a seed grant from the Brain Research Foundation (BRF). Founded in 1981, BRF’s Seed Grant Program provides …
Zhao Receives 2023 Kellett Mid-Career Award
Dr. Xinyu Zhao (Dept. of Neuroscience & the Waisman Center) was selected to receive a Kellett Mid-Career Award. This prestigious award is named in honor of William R. Kellett, a WARF Trustee and President of …
Ed Chapman featured in SMPH Quarterly Magazine
Dr. Ed Chapman was recently featured in an article by David Tenenbaum in the SMPH Quarterly magazine, Volume 25 No. 1. The article focuses on Chapman’s work with neurotransmitters, his Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) …
Uhlrich Wins 2023 Dean’s Teaching Award
Dr. Dan Uhlrich has been awarded the 2023 Dean’s Teaching Award, which will be presented at the Medical Education Day program on June 1st, 2023. These awards recognize excellence and innovation in medical education. Each …
Jackson Awarded Distinguished Honors Faculty Award
Dr. Meyer Jackson was recently chosen as one of the 2023 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award recipients. Congratulations, Meyer! Each year, the L&S Honors Program solicits student nominations of faculty members whom Honors students have valued …