The BRAIN Initiative funding will improve the ability of light field microscopy to record the activity of all neurons across the entire larval zebrafish brain as the animal swims freely.
Geoffrey Goodhill awarded grant to advance brain imaging
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James Fitzpatrick receives grant for cutting-edge optical microscope
The Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging will add a Zeiss LSM 980 Airyscan 2 microscope platform to its world-class collection of instruments.
Applications open for science writing workshop
Refine your skills in science communication through this hands-on program sponsored by the Department of Neuroscience.
Amy Bauernfeind promoted to associate professor of anatomy
Bauernfeind has made substantial contributions to the development of a new medical school curriculum and has been honored with multiple teaching awards.
Tristan Qingyun Li receives Whitehall grant
The funding will support research on the function of a subset of microglia, immune cells that reside in the brain.
Jason Yi appointed to Angelman Syndrome Foundation scientific advisory board
Yi studies UBE3A, the protein that is lacking in individuals with Angelman syndrome.
WashU Neuroscience Community’s annual retreat to be held September 30 – October 1, 2021 (Links to an external site)
This year’s keynote speakers are Tallie Baram, PhD, from the University of California, Irvine and Viviana Gradinaru, PhD, from the California Institute of Technology.
Inez Edwards, Debbie Pfeiffer honored with Operations Staff Service Awards
“She was some of the glue that kept the place going.”
Four Neuroscience faculty members receive R01 grants
The NIH funding was awarded to Guoyan Zhao, Thomas Papouin, Yao Chen and Jason Yi.
INSPIRE seminar series invites applications from graduate students around the world to present their research (Links to an external site)
The deadline is September 15, 2021.