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Gao & Zhao Published in Cell Reports
Research has shown voluntary running is an activity most commonly associated with the reversal of negative impacts of aging and neurodegeneration, but little is understood about why that is. A new study led by Waisman …
Schoeller Receives Undergraduate Student Award
Keegan Schoeller (UW Biology senior, Zhao Lab) was awarded the prestigious Waisman Center Intellectual Development and Disability Research 2020 Undergraduate Student Award. Congratulations, Keegan!
Morrow and Porter of the Moore Lab Named Winners of Cool Science Image Contest 2020
Congratulations to Neuroscience graduate students Chris Morrow and Tiaira Porter of the Moore lab! Their project, a video capturing the movement of neural stem cells switching from dormancy to activity, was one of twelve projects …
Remembering Dr. Donata Oertel
We are saddened to share that Donata Oertel, PhD, Mary Herman and Lucien Rubinstein Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience, passed away on April 22, 2020. She was a member of the faculty for more than 38 years, …
Chapman Lab Research Featured as Lead Article on HHMI Homepage
Neuroscience Professor and HHMI Investigator Ed Chapman and MD/PhD student Mazdak Bradberry were recently highlighted on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute website for their investigation of Syt1-associated neurodevelopmental disorder – a rare condition that can …
Zhao and Colleagues Published in Genome Research
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. …
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 …
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