2019 News & Events
Chapman Published Again in Nature Communications
Ed Chapman and colleagues were recently published in Nature Communications for their work on message transfer regulation between mammal neurons. Specifically, Chapman describes a key component of the system — the “clamp” — that prevents …
Chapman Published in Nature Communications
Ed Chapman, professor of Neuroscience and HHMI investigator, and colleagues recently published in Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Article number: 3532 (2019), their work on synaptotagmin 17 (syt-17). Synaptotagmins (syt) are generally thought to regulate exocytosis …
Zhao Receives FRAXA Research Grant
FRAXA Research Foundation has awarded a $90,000 research grant to principal investigator Dr. Xinyu Zhao and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Minjie Shen at the University of Wisconsin. They are investigating whether drugs that boost mitochondria could …
Populin et al. Demonstrate Effect of Ritalin on the Brain
Dr. Luis Populin, professor of neuroscience at UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and UW–Madison collaborators have linked dopamine changes and functional connectivity using PET and fMRI in rhesus monkeys after oral administration of …
Associate Chair Celebration
The Department of Neuroscience celebrated our Associate Chairs at a recent special event on Tuesday, July 16th. Meyer Jackson ended his term as Associate Chair of the department, while Erik Dent took on the role …
Robert Fettiplace Named 2019 Passano Fellow
Following his 2018 Kavli Medal prize, Dr. Robert Fettiplace has been named a 2019 Passano Fellow for his research into the mechanics of hearing. He earned the award for showing how cochlear hair cells sense …
Darcie Moore to Receive 2019 Shaw Scientist Award
Dr. Darcie Moore has been selected to receive a 2019 Shaw Scientist Award. The award comes with $200,000 (spread across five years) in seed funding to support innovative research approaches and the career development of …
Fettiplace Honored by NAS at Capitol Hill for 2018 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
Dr. Robert Fettiplace and 9 other recipients of 2018 Nobel and Kavli awards were honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) at events on Capitol Hill and at the NAS building. NAS President Marcia …
Robertson Received the 2019 Kenneth S. Cole Award from the Biophysical Society
Dr. Gail A. Robertson received the 2019 Kenneth S. Cole Award from the Biophysical Society in recognition for her groundbreaking contributions to the biology of hERG ion channels. The award ceremony took place at the annual …
Chapman Received the 2019 Sir Bernard Katz Award of Biophysical Society
Dr. Ed Chapman received the 2019 Sir Bernard Katz Award of the Exocytosis/Endocytosis subgroup of the Biophysical Society. Recipients of this award include some of the most distinguished investigators of synaptic transmission. Chapman’s lab studies …
Stevens-Sostre to Represent UW-Madison at Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development
Whitney Stevens-Sostre, a graduate student in Dr. Gail Robertson’s lab, will represent UW-Madison at the Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development. The Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) for Career Development provides graduate students with opportunities for …
Zhao Published Research Reveals How Mutation Contributes to Fragile X
“This is the first direct evidence that mitochondria dysfunction contributes to fragile X and autism. I hope it will open up new therapeutic developments.” – Xinyu Zhao UW-Madison research published in Nature Neuroscience, Volume 22, …
Jackson Meets Congressman Pocan
Professor Meyer Jackson met with Congressman Mark Pocan on behalf of the Biophysical Society as part of their effort to advocate for increased federal funding for biomedical research. Jackson talked about the groundbreaking work being …
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2018
Fettiplace Awarded the 2019 Passano Prize
Dr. Robert Fettiplace has been awarded the 2019 Passano Prize. Since 1945 the Passano Foundation has annually given an award for “endeavors with clinical applications” through Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Medical …
Gail Robertson to Receive 2019 Kenneth S. Cole Award
Dr. Gail A. Robertson will receive the 2019 Kenneth S. Cole Award from the Biophysical Society. The selection committee writes that “Gail embodies the spirit and intent of the Cole Award, and is recognized for …
Donata Oertel Elected as AAAS Fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected Dr. Donata Oertel from the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an AAAS Fellow. Dr. Oertel, Neuroscience Professor and Mary Herman and Lucien Rubinstein Distinguished Chair of …
Moore Receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Darcie Moore is the recipient of an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for High-Risk, High-Reward Research. Her project is titled “The Mechanisms and Functional Role of the Asymmetric Segregation of Cellular Cargoes in Stem Cells.” …
Chapman Wins Pew Innovation Fund Award
The Pew Charitable Trust announced that Dr. Ed Chapman, Professor of Neuroscience in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of a dozen leading “Innovation Fund” researchers who will collaborate …
Chiang, Chang, and Jackson Featured in Cover of Journal of Neuroscience Vol 38 Issue 32
Chung-Wei Chiang, Che-Wei Chang, and Meyer Jackson decorate the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 38,Issue 32, (August 08, 2018)! The title of the paper that accompanies the cover is “The Transmembrane Domain of …
Chapman Awarded 2019 Sir Bernard Katz Award
Ed Chapman receives the 2019 Sir Bernard Katz Award of the Biophysical Society! Ed Chapman has been chosen to be the 2019 recipient of the Sir Bernard Katz Award of the Exocytosis/Endocytosis subgroup of the …
Xinyu Zhao Receives the National Fragile X Foundation Research Award
The National Fragile X Foundation (NFXF) Board of Directors has awarded Dr. Xinyu Zhao the NFXF Research Award for outstanding contributions to the understanding of Fragile X. Fragile X syndrome is the leading inherited cause …
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2016
Erik Dent Research Published in Nature Communications Vol 7
Research findings from the lab of Erik Dent, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, have been published in a recent article titled "Transport of a kinesis-cargo pair along microtubules into dendritic spines undergoing synaptic plasticity", Nature Communications, 7, 12741.
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2017
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iPS Stem Cells: Research Discoveries One Decade After Breakthrough
In his UW-Madison lab, Su-Chun Zhang discovered a likely cause of ALS, the deadly neurological disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after turning skin cells from ALS patients into stem cells. The research is …
Graduate Student Nadia Khan Receives D-SPAN Award
Roopra Lab graduate student, Nadia Khan, receives NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award. Nadia Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular biology and member of the Roopra Lab, …
Former Graduate Student Named Hanna Grey Fellow
Former Chapman Lab graduate student, Chantell Evans, named Hanna Grey Fellow Chantell Evans, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and former member of the Chapman Lab, …
Raunak Sinha to Join UW Faculty
Dr. Raunak Sinha has accepted our offer to join the Departments of Neuroscience and of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as Assistant Professor. Sinha received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the International Max-Planck Research School at …
Ed Chapman Lab Findings Published in TIME Magazine
Research findings from the lab of Ed Chapman, Professor of Neuroscience, are part of the cover story on Botox in the January 16 2017 issue of TIME magazine.
Xinyu Zhao’s Recent Article, “Am I a stem cell? How do I know?”
Research findings from the lab of Xinyu Zhao, Professor of Neuroscience, are featured in a recent article from Waisman Communications. The January 19th article, titled “Am I a stem cell? How do I know?” describes …
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