Kash Lab Publishes in Nature
August 24, 2016
UNC School of Medicine researchers map the anxiety circuit in the brain and use a compound to limit fearful behavior – an acute side effect of commonly prescribed SSRI antidepressants.
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Researchers in the Philpot, Smith, and Zylka labs thank Dr. Kellen Hassell and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation for their support.
August 16, 2016
On August 31st, Dr. Kellen Hassell began a 1,000 mile cycling journey from Miami, Florida to the Angelman Syndrome Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hassell, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the Florida International University, rode...
Garret Stuber and Bryan Roth Recognized by Reuters as Highly Cited Researchers
July 21, 2016
The annual list of Highly Cited Researchers recognized Garret Stuber, PhD, and Bryan Roth, MD/PhD, as highly cited scientists in their fields.
Hiroyuki Kato to join Neuroscience Center and Department of Psychiatry
June 21, 2016
The Department of Psychiatry and the Neuroscience Center are pleased to announce that Dr. Hiroyuki Kato will be joining the faculty at UNC in early 2017.
UNC joins launch of SPARK, nation’s largest autism research study
April 21, 2016
The UNC Neuroscience Center has also joined UNC SPARK to fund a full-time staff person and undergraduates dedicated to community outreach.
16th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Ceremony and Lecture was held April 8th
April 5, 2016
The 16th Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize award ceremony and lecture was held on April 8th at 3PM in G202 MBRB.
Philpot lab publishes research in Neuron
March 31, 2016
In the journal Neuron, Ben Philpot, PhD, professor of cell biology and physiology, published his lab’s research analyzing the spatial determinants for UBE3A loss in the development of seizures and other hyperexcitability phenotypes in the brain
Zylka lab publishes in Nature Communications
March 31, 2016
The study shows how a class of commonly used fungicides, designed to protect crops, can cause gene expression changes in mouse brain cells that look strikingly similar to changes in the brains of people with autism and Alzheimer’s disease.
Spencer Smith awarded HFSP Grant
March 22, 2016
Spencer Smith was awarded a Human Frontier Science Program grant for the "real-time tracking and imaging of neuronal dynamics in freely moving vertebrates.
Zylka lab postdoc wins SFARI Bridge to Independence Award
March 21, 2016
Jason Yi, PhD, a postdoc in the Zylka lab was selected as a finalist for the SFARI Bridge to Independence Award for his proposed research project, "Inhibitory circuit dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder".