Brain Night Returns!
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTHealth Neuroscience Research Center welcomes back Brain Night for Kids, Thursday March 17 at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. Brain Night for Kids is part of international Brain…
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 the collective behavior…
Heidelberger One of Four Honored with Women Faculty Forum Award
John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Award from the Women Faculty Forum – Research Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Frederic B. Asche Chair in Ophthalmology, claimed the John P. and Kathrine G….
Cana Quave earns 2021 Terry J. Crow, Ph.D. Scholarship in Neuroscience
Mr. Cana Quave, PhD candidate in the laboratory of Fabricio H. Do Monte, PhD, in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is this year’s recipient of the Terry J. Crow, PhD Scholarship in Neuroscience. Mr. Quave received the scholarship for…
Dragoi lab research provides new insight into cortical inactivation manipulations
Research from Ariana Andrei, PhD, and Valentin Dragoi, PhD, on cortical inactivation manipulations has been published in eLife. Recent research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, seeking to understand how the brain…
Heidelberger, Janz 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 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, and Roger Janz, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy, has led to the discovery…
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). “It is…
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 the paper titled…
Hulsebosch Earns John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award
Claire E. Hulsebosch, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the 2021 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 outstanding…
Research on color-tuned neurons published in Science Advances
New research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, on how the brain extracts and represents color information has been published in the February edition of Science Advances. “Color represents an integral component of the visual input to the brain,” the paper’s…