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Phillips-Cremins named BJC investigator (Links to an external site)
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.
From research to education
Anthony Pappas, PhD, has joined WashU Medicine as an assistant professor of anatomy in neuroscience.
Artificial transneurons emulate neuronal activity in different areas of brain cortex (Links to an external site)
Lawrence Snyder, MD, PhD, is part of a new study in Nature Communications that demonstrates that artificial neurons can function as trans-functional devices (transneurons) that reconfigure their behavior to attain instantaneous computational needs, each capable of emulating several biological neurons.
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.
Bridges joins the WashU Medicine Department of Neuroscience
Wendy Bridges is the new business director for the WashU Medicine Department of Neuroscience.
Revealing how the brain stores more memories and keeps them safe
Gaia Tavoni, PhD, and Kaining Zhang, PhD, have published a new paper that offers insights into the memory capacity of brain-inspired networks.
WashU Medicine Neuroscience researchers part of NIH grant to study role of genes in autism (Links to an external site)
Harrison Gabel, PhD, and Hysell Oviedo, PhD, are part of a team of WashU Medicine researchers who have received an $11.85 million NIH grant.
New study suggests V2b neurons have distinctive role in motor control (Links to an external site)
In a study published June 12 in The Journal of Neuroscience, WashU researchers show how they used optogenetics in the larval zebrafish to map the connectivity and activity of V2b neurons, a major inhibitory spinal population, to receive the results.
Research soaring with the Eagles
Jason Yi, PhD, received a $400,000 pilot grant from the Eagles Autism Foundation to advance a new approach to treating autism spectrum disorder.