NIH Director Collins Meets With SfN Postdocs
Dr. Francis Collins, the new director of the National Institutes of Health, and the directors of three major NIH institutes, Story Landis (NINDS), Tom Insel (NIMH) and Nora Volkow (NIDA) had a continental breakfast with 12 neuroscience postdoctoral fellows during…
NRC 15th Annual Public Forum On Childhood Brain Diseases Set
UT Neuroscience Event Will Discuss Autism, ADHD and More Busting myths and increasing knowledge about common disorders of the developing brain will be the focus of a Saturday, Feb. 6 public forum of the Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) at The University of…
Proleta Datta Wins Student Research Achievement Award
Proleta Datta, a student in Dr. Ruth Heidelberger’s laboratory won the Student Research Achievement Award for the best poster in the Exocytosis and Endocytosis subgroup at the National Biophysical Society meeting held in San Francisco this February. Her poster presentation…
Dr Zhang Wins 2010 John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award
Han Zhang, M.D., has been selected to receive the 2010 John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award. This is the 3rd time Dr Zhang has received this award. The award is chosen by the senior class each year to recognize Medical School’s…
Dr Heidelberger Profiled In Biophysicist Newsletter
Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D., is the subject of a feature article in the current edition of the Biophysical Society Newsletter. The article, “Biophysicist In Profile”, provides a snapshot of Dr Heidelberger’s career, the influence of her parents and the impact…
Dr Valentin Dragoi Receives Prestigious Pioneer Award From NIH
Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, is one of 17 recipients recently selected to receive the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Pioneer Award. The award will…
NRC 16th Annual Public Forum On Bipolar Disorder & Depression
Bipolar disorder and depression will be the focus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Neuroscience Research Center’s 16th annual brain forum from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, February 12th. Jair C. Soares, M.D., chairman…
Dr Andrew Bean To Receive John P. McGovern Award For Outstanding Teacher
Andrew Bean, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2011 John P. McGovern Award for Outstanding Teacher, and will be presented with the award at this year’s graduation ceremony. Having been nominated and voted for by GSBS students, Dr. Bean…
NRC 17th Annual Public Forum On The Brain
The Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is pleased to invite you to the 17th Annual Public Forum, 10:30 a.m.- noon, Saturday, January 21, in the Medical School Building, Room 3.001. This year’s forum, “Rehabilitation“, features a panel discussion moderated by Gerard Francisco, M.D., Chief Medical Officer…
Brittany Coughlin Awarded Endowed Scholarship
Brittany L. Coughlin, a student in Dr. John Byrne’s laboratory within the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has been selected to receive the Roberta M. and Jean M. Worsham Endowed Scholarship…