Jennifer Phillips-Cremins will join the Department of Neuroscience in November with a dual appointment in the Department of Genetics as the James McDonnell Professor.
Phillips-Cremins named BJC investigator (Links to an external site)
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Natural history grants boost efforts in rare genetic syndromes (Links to an external site)
Harrison Gabel, PhD, collaborative partnership awarded grant through 2025 Natural History Study Small Grant Program.
New papers unveil insights into how the brain processes complex visual input
Tom Franken, MD, PhD, has recent papers published in iScience and Neuron that add new knowledge to how the brain processes complex visual input.
Yi receives 2025 Dean’s Impact Award (Links to an external site)
Jason Yi, PhD, an assistant professor of neuroscience, is acknowledged for his work with the Angelman Syndrome Foundation and his hands-on, compassionate approach to the syndrome’s community.
WashU Medicine researchers identify potential for repurposing Prozac to treat rare epilepsy
Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, and Lawrence Salkoff, PhD, are lead authors on a case report that describes how Prozac can be used in the treatment of children with rare forms of epilepsy.
Oviedo installed as Department of Neuroscience’s latest endowed professor
Hysell Oviedo, PhD, has been installed as the Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research.
Franken awarded Young Investigator Grant from BBRF
Tom Franken, MD, PhD, has received a Young Investigator Grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) to fund a new direction in his research on the neural mechanisms of perception.
Dhanerawala earns American Heart Association fellowship
Zahra Dhanerawala, an MD/PhD student in the lab of Edward Han, PhD, was awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship to further her research into the connection between the hippocampus and memory.
Working within and beyond WashU
Martha Bagnall, PhD, is the principal investigator on a $5.2 million NIH grant involving collaborators at four universities.
Prufrock named to WashU Medicine Academy of Educators
Kristen Prufrock, PhD, was inducted Oct. 15 into the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine.