Morhardt, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, brings a passion for comparative neuroanatomy and public outreach to teaching medical students.
Ashley Morhardt elected to the Academy of Educators
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Neuroscience philosopher: A profile of David Kaplan, PhD
The cognitive neuroscientist at Macquarie University got his first wet lab experience as a postdoc at WashU, and now addresses those same questions about hand-eye coordination and sensory-motor integration in his research on surgeons’ skills.
Sabin Nettles receives SfN Next Generation Award
Nettles has led outreach efforts to bring neuroscience into St. Louis classrooms, all while making inroads into the biology of Rett Syndrome for her graduate research in Harrison Gabel’s lab.
Guoyan Zhao receives grant to investigate genetic variations in neurodegenerative diseases
The $7 million grant awarded to a team of collaborators is part of the NIH’s new Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium.
Mouse Brain Cartographer: A Profile of Quanxin Wang, PhD
Wang’s research as a postdoc in Andreas Burkhalter’s lab revealed the mouse visual cortex as much more structurally complex than scientists previously thought.
Michael Nonet receives R01 grant to improve transgenesis method
The project aims to refine recombination-mediated cassette exchange (RMCE), an approach to inserting large DNA sequences into the genome, for use in the model organism C. elegans.
Linda Richards receives Pioneer Award from NIH (Links to an external site)
Richards, the head of the Department of Neuroscience, will apply the high-risk, high-reward grant to developing a new animal model for studying brain development.
Ilya Monosov receives grant to develop noninvasive treatment method (Links to an external site)
Along with co-PI Hong Chen, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and collaborators including neuroscience professor Larry Snyder, Monosov will adapt an approach to controlling brain activity, called optogenetics, with the ultimate goal of repairing neural dysfunction.
Linda Richards to participate in roundtable at European Parliament’s STOA workshop (Links to an external site)
Richards and other representatives from the International Brain Initiative will discuss methods of advancing international neuroscience collaborations at this event from the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA).
Geoffrey Goodhill awarded grant to advance brain imaging
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.