Larysa Pevny, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics, member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, and Director of the UNC Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, passed away on Sept. 30, 2012. She was a pioneer in the fields of neuroscience and stem cell biology and is remembered as a brilliant, generous and supportive colleague.
MEK Is a Key Regulator of Gliogenesis in the Developing Brain
13th Annual UNC Neuroscience Symposium Speakers
Mark Zylka and Julie Hurt are recognized for their work on using injections of an enzyme called PAP into an acupuncture point behind the knees of mice relieved pain caused by inflammation for up to six days, much longer than normal acupuncture. PAP injections in mice with inflamed paws made the limbs less sensitive to … Read more
Activation of lateral habenula inputs to the ventral midbrain promotes behavioral avoidance
Dr. Huda Akil, was invited to speak by the students and gave a talk entitled “The Depressed Brain: Here Lies the Winter of Our Discontent”. The day started with an introduction of the new students who will be joining the Neurobiology Curriculum followed by the presentation of the UNC Faculty Mentorship Award to Dr. Mohanish … Read more
New research by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental disorder.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Embryonic stem cells — those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body — just got another badge of honor. If they suffer damage that makes them a threat to the developing embryo, they swiftly fall on their swords for the greater good, according to a study … Read more
The Perl prize carries a $10,000 award and is given to recognize a seminal achievement in neuroscience. Past recipients have included four subsequent winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.
UNC researchers will attempt to understand the cognitive disabilities in patients with RAS/MARK syndromes.