Professor Tim Holy and colleagues produced Julia 1.9, which eliminates slow startup times and lowers the barriers to even wider adoption of this popular tool.
Author: Kerry Grens
Gabel Lab identifies molecular links between Sotos and Tatton Brown Rahman Syndromes
The two rare genetic diseases, which have striking phenotypic similarities, lead to similar downstream consequences on gene activity in neurons of mouse models.
Anatomy faculty receives Dean’s Impact Award (Links to an external site)
Kari Allen, Amy Bauernfeind, Krikor Dikranian, Ahmad Jezzini, Ashley Morhardt, and Kristen Prufrock are honored for their innovations in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristen Prufrock awarded grant to study how tooth formation affects face shape
As part of a collaborative team, Prufrock will produce models of how developing teeth influence facial bone growth in multiple primate species.
Martha Bagnall receives R01 grant from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The Bagnall Lab is creating a map of connections along the length of neurons in the spinal cord to understand their function in movement.
Paul Taghert awarded $1.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award
Taghert’s group aims to determine how circadian pacemaker cells in the brain control behavior and physiology that peak at different times.
Assistant Professor Tristan Qingyun Li receives R01 grant
The project will investigate the contributions of subsets of microglia—the brain’s immune cells—to Alzheimer’s disease.
Register for Symposium honoring Dr. Azad Bonni
Join the Department of Neuroscience in celebrating the contributions of our former Chair, Dr. Azad Bonni.
Jung Uk Kang receives O’Leary Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience Research
Kang, a graduate student in the lab of Larry Snyder, studies communication between two areas in the posterior parietal cortex during coordinated eye and arm movements.
Washington University launches new post-bacc neuroscience training opportunity
Neuroprep is a two-year, paid program for recent college graduates from groups currently under-represented in the profession to gain research skills in preparation for grad school.