John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award – Claire E. Hulsebosch, PhD
Claire E. Hulsebosch, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the 2023 recipient of the John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching. Chosen by the senior class, the John H. Freeman Award recognizes the McGovern Medical School’s…
Tsong wins 2023 Crow Scholarship
Heather Tsong, PhD candidate in the laboratory of Andrea Stavoe, PhD, in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the 2023 recipient of the Terry J. Crow, PhD Scholarship in Neuroscience. Tong received the scholarship for her outstanding scholastic achievements….
Debes, Dragoi publish work on optogenetic control of brain circuits in Science
Recent research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levitt Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, revealing for the first time that cortical feedback projections carry attentional signals to individual neurons and cell populations in visual cortex, has…
Research from Dragoi lab on cortical adaptation published in Nature Communications
Recent research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, on the adaptive capacity of visual cortical populations has been published in the January edition of Nature Communications. Research performed in the…
John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award – Han Zhang, MD
Han Zhang, MD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the 2022 recipient of the John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching. Chosen by the senior class, this is the seventh time Zhang has received the award, which…
Research in Dragoi lab on cortical populations published in Neuron
Research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, studying neuronal interactions in visual and prefrontal cortical areas has been published in Neuron. First author for the paper, titled “High-order interaction explain…
Quave wins 2021 Crow Scholarship
Cana Quave, PhD, candidate in the laboratory of Fabricio H. Do Monte, PhD, in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the 2021 recipient of the Terry J. Crow, PhD Scholarship in Neuroscience. Quave received the scholarship for his outstanding…
McGovern researchers discover protein essential for vision
New research from Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD, Frederic B. Asche Chair in Ophthalmology and professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Roger Janz, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy has led to the discovery of a protein…
Byrne named chair of NIH study section
John Byrne, PhD, June and Virgil Waggoner Chair in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been named chair of the Learning, Memory, and Decision Neuroscience (LMDN) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….
New research highlights the neural circuits involved in the balance between seeking food and preventing potential harm
New research on the brain mechanisms regulating animals’ decision to seek food in a threatening environment, from the lab of Fabricio Do Monte, DVM, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy, has been published in Nature Communications. First author for…