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…
2021 UTHealth Neuroscience Research Center Video Contest
To promote brain awareness within the Houston community, especially for grade school children and their families, the UTHealth Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is hosting a Brain Awareness Video Contest open to UTHealth graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Prizes (awarded to…
Cadavers Honored Through Virtual Memorial Led by Medical Students Class of 2024
Marking the completion of gross anatomy, the Class of 2024 honored those who donated their bodies to medical education at the annual Cadaver Memorial Service at McGovern Medical School Jan. 19. The 2021 ceremony was presented virtually to accommodate the…
Two NBA Faculty Earn STAR Awards
Two members of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Andrea K.H. Stavoe, PhD and Valentin Dragoi, PhD, are among six McGovern Medical School faculty who recently earned the University of Texas System’s STAR Awards. The UT System Board of Regents Created the…