The $2-million grant will go to identifying the circuits and computations responsible for integrating novelty- and reward-seeking in behaviors.
Ilya Monosov receives R01 to study neural mechanisms of novelty seeking
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Ilya Monosov to lead part of new Conte Center team focused on obsessive compulsive disorder research (Links to an external site)
The collaborative effort to study OCD is funded by a $15.6 million award from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Professor Larry Snyder receives Excellence in Teaching award
The WashU neuroscience community honors Dr. Snyder for his outstanding education efforts over the years as an instructor, course director and PhD program director.
Ann Olendorff retires after more than 35 years in the Department of Neuroscience
Olendorff managed equipment, facilities, renovations, and day-to-day operations, working “minor miracles” to keep the Department running smoothly.
Timothy Holy awarded R01 grant to investigate mouse pheromones
The project aims to answer a fundamental question in neuroscience: how do olfactory cues direct behavior?
Circadian pacemaker neurons exhibit two linked calcium cycles
The slow and fast rhythms reflect distinct cellular processes yet nevertheless have a co-phasic relationship.
Tami Evans, pre-clinical business manager, retires
Evans led the Department of Neuroscience business office since 2010. Mellie Euler, special project administrator, is also retiring after 20 years in the department.
Geoffrey Goodhill receives grant to monitor every neuron in the brain during sleep and wake
In collaboration with labs from Caltech and the University of Southern California, his team will track each cell in the zebrafish brain to document the biological basis of sleep.
Study finds key similarities between rodent and human satellite glial cells
SGCs have been the subject of intense scrutiny for their involvement in inflammation, pain and nerve injury. The results confirm that rodents are a reliable model for translational research on these cells.
Guoyan Zhao receives grant for single-cell proteomics in the human brain
Zhao, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, will apply imaging mass cytometry technology to analyze tissue samples from Alzheimer’s patients.