Taghert’s group aims to determine how circadian pacemaker cells in the brain control behavior and physiology that peak at different times.
Paul Taghert awarded $1.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award
Category: Research
Researchers receive Alzheimer’s Association funding (Links to an external site)
Ibrahim Saliu, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Neuroscience, has received a $200,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to study the role of astrocytes in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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.
Transcriptomic changes in glia linked to specific neurodegenerative diseases
A study of human brain tissue by Guoyan Zhao and colleagues identifies genetic activity in microglia and astrocytes related neurodegeneration and neuropathology among individuals with Alzheimer or Parkinson disease.
Cavalli Lab describes immune cells that promote nerve regeneration
After an injury to dorsal root ganglion neurons adjacent to the spinal cord, resident macrophages work with satellite glial cells to heal damaged axons.
Daily activity schedules mapped in the Drosophila brain
Cellular circuits downstream from circadian pacemaker neurons direct normal daily rhythms of feeding, mating and sleep.
Some dinos may have been as brainy as modern primates, controversial study argues (Links to an external site)
Read Dr. Ashley Morhardt’s take on the paper in an article in Science.
Zebrafish advance as a model organism for Fragile X Syndrome
A new study from the Goodhill Lab finds the genetic variant underlying an autism disorder causes changes in fish’s social behavior, preference in visual environment, and neural activity.
Glia: Unsung heroes of the nervous system (Links to an external site)
Read graduate student Katie Lefton’s article in Science Today about astrocytes, microglia, and satellite glial cells.
David Van Essen listed as Highly Cited Researcher for eighth consecutive year
Matthew Glasser, a former graduate student of Van Essen and currently an Instructor in Radiology, also made the 2022 list.