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Board grants faculty tenure, promotions (Links to an external site)
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 25, several faculty members were promoted or granted tenure, effective that day, including Thomas J. Papouin, associate professor of neuroscience at WashU Medicine.
Rosa-Molinar receives dual honors from scientific societies (Links to an external site)
Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, PhD, a professor of cell biology and physiology, and of neuroscience at WashU Medicine, has received prestigious honors from two scientific societies: the American Society for Cell Biology, which named him a 2026 fellow, and the Histochemical Society, which named him the 2026 recipient of the Anna-Mary Carpenter and Ellen M. Rasch Award. These honors recognize Rosa-Molinar’s scientific excellence, mentorship and research in cellular imaging.
Build-up of common enzyme stunts brain growth (Links to an external site)
New research from Jason Yi, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found in mice that the missing UBE3A gene is the first domino in a biological sequence that leads to a normally harmless enzyme accumulating in the brain. The buildup is not harmful on its own but appears to have indirect effects that ultimately impair brain growth.
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Laser-engineered PRIME fiber for panoramic reconfigurable control of neural activity
Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the Kepecs Lab have a new paper in Nature Neuroscience describing their development of a panoramically reconfigurable illuminative (PRIME) that offers a powerful platform for optical control of neural circuits across the brain.
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