Dragoi’s Visual Perception Research Published in Nature Communications
Members of the Dragoi Lab at McGovern Medical School may be one step closer to answering that question in their recent study titled “Integration of cortical population signals for visual perception,” published in Nature Communications. “We want to cure neurological diseases…
Dragoi Publishes Research on Brain Synergy
Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Sunny Nigam, PhD, and Sorin Pojoga, PhD, have their paper, “Synergistic Coding of Visual Information in Columnar Networks,” published in Neuron. Nigam, Pojoga, and Dragoi performed pioneering research in primary visual cortex to discover an additional operating principle…
Dragoi lab published in Nature Neuroscience reveals principles of neuronal communication
In their research, Neda Shahidi, PhD; Ariana Andrei, PhD; Ming Hu, PhD; and Valetin Dragoi, PhD investigated temporal coordination of neuronal spiking activity to determine if this particular action controls signal transmission and behavior. Visit the GSBS News site…
Zhang Wins Teaching Award
Han Zhang, MD, professor of neurobiology and anatomy, is the 2019 recipient of the John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching. Chosen by the senior class, this is the sixth time Zhang has received the award, which is given annually to…
2019 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to our faculty in winning the Dean’s Teaching Excellence award for 2019. An awards ceremony is scheduled for May 8th, 2019 in the 5th Floor Gallery.
Donate Life Month: The Willed Body Program
April is National Donate Life Month. This is a time to recognize the need that many patients have for replacement organs. It is also a time to express gratitude to those who chose to meet that need through the process…
Natasha Kharas Receives NIH Fellowship
Graduate student Natasha Kharas from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, has received a three-year, pre-doctoral fellowship from the National Eye Institute (external link) for her project titled, “The effects of sleep on neuronal coding in cortical layers and behavioral performance.” Kharas’s research…
Dash to lead Neurobiology & Anatomy
Dean Barbara J. Stoll has announced the appointment of Pramod Dash, Ph.D. as the term chair for the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, effective immediately. Dash is professor and the Nina and Michael Zilkha Distinguished Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research….
Remembering First Patients
First-year medical students remember their first patients during the annual Cadaver Memorial Service Jan. 17 in the Fifth Floor Gallery. The service is held after the students complete their Gross Anatomy course. Visit the Willed Body Program page to learn…
Cleary Receives President’s Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching
Len Cleary, PhD, associate dean of educational programs, received the President’s Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching. Read more on the MMS News site