November 18, 2020
The past few months have shown how difficult—and how important—it is to be able to understand how a disease really works. Scientists and researchers at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are rapidly learning everything they can about the novel coronavirus: how it functions, how different cells in the body react to it, and why those …
October 14, 2020
SFARI’s (Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative) mission is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance. The grant awarded will support research that investigates genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, neural circuits changes and the development of genetic therapies in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). …
September 13, 2020
The National Institute of Aging (NIA) has selected graduate student Rachel Battaglia as a recipient of the very competitive Transition to Aging Research Award for Predoctoral Students (F99/K00). The NIA selects only 7-10 award recipients each year. Click here to read Vital Signs article.
September 3, 2020
Dr. Lori O’Brien works toward kidney disease cure through Nephron Progenitor studies. Click here to hear podcast.
August 21, 2020
Drs. Sarah Cohen & Mohanish Deshmukh will use multicolor live-cell imaging to understand how stem cells reorganize as they differentiate into neurons and glia. Their long term goals are to determine whether defects in organelle dynamics are a fundamental feature of neurodegenerative disease. This project combines Dr. Cohen’s expertise in microscopy and organelle dynamics with …
August 2, 2020
Please join us in congratulating, Hernán Mendez (Kathleen Caron Lab), for being selected as a 2020 HHMI Gilliam Fellow. The goal of this graduate fellowship program is to increase the diversity among scientists who are prepared to assume leadership roles in science, particularly as college and university faculty. The program provides awards to pairs of …
June 18, 2020
Over the past year, 17 CZI Imaging Scientists — engineers, physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists and biologists — have been working in imaging cores and centers across the U.S. to advance the research and tools necessary to understand and identify disease. They have designed new workshops and courses, updated imaging core facility infrastructure, developed new instrumentation, …
May 5, 2020
Congratulations to Linda Levitch on her highly-deserved promotion to Associate Professor based on her excellence in teaching!
April 20, 2020
Treatment Opportunities Seen for Angelman Syndrome
April 17, 2020
Graham Diering was recently interviewed from a reporter for UNC-TV, for her blog about dreams during the pandemic. Its a fun snappy little article! Click here for interview