2021 News & Events
Chapman and Vevea Published in eLife
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 …
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 …
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2020
Fettiplace Named Recipient of the 2020 Horwitz Prize
Columbia University will award the 2020 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to three scientists, including our very own Dr. Robert Fettiplace. Fettiplace, along with Dr. A James Hudspeth (HHMI/Rockefeller University) and Dr. Christine Petit (Collège de …
Postdoc and Graduate Student Awards Recognition
2020 may be a year of new challenges and virtual study, but it is also a year of achievement. We wish to acknowledge the successes of the following members of the department: Margaret Jameson, graduate …
Robertson Named President of the Biophysical Society
Congratulations to our own Gail Robertson! The Biophysical Society members elected Gail Robertson, University of Wisconsin – Madison, to the office of President-Elect in this year’s elections. She will assume that office during the Biophysical …
Zhao Receives Research Core Revitalization Program Funding for Rodent Behavioral Testing Service
The Waisman Center Rodent Behavioral Testing Service (BTS) is the only rodent behavioral testing core on UW-Madison campus. The overarching goal of the BTS is to provide a set of tools to UW-Madison investigators for …
Moore Named 2020 Vallee Scholar
Dr. Darcie Moore has been named one of six 2020 Vallee Scholars from the Vallee Foundation for her research on regulation and movement of proteins during the earliest steps of Adult neurogenesis, when neural stem cells …
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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 …
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2019
2019 Holiday Party and Dr. Kalil’s Retirement
The Department of Neuroscience wrapped up a fantastic year on December 12th by celebrating our departmental accomplishments, as well as wishing Dr. Kate Kalil the best in her retirement. Thank you to all who attended! …
Moore Profiled as Rising Star in Neuroscience by The Scientist
Assistant Professor Dr. Darcie Moore was recently published in the eBook, “Rising Stars in Neuroscience: Profiles of eight up-and-coming scientists looking to push boundaries and tread new paths in neuroscience research,” by The Scientist. Dr. …
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 …
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