The Neuroscience Curriculum (NBIO) stresses a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of the brain. More than 75 faculty members in 12 departments and 5 specialized research centers participate in this interdisciplinary program. The Curriculum facilitates communication between these neuroscientists across departmental barriers in order to:
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On November 6th, Keeley Spiess successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Apoptosis in Neurons is Transient and Reversible”. Mentor: Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh. Congratulations Dr. Spiess!!
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On December 19th, Rubal Singla (Stein Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Modeling cortical surface area hyperexpansion in autism using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived organoids”. Congratulations Rubal!!
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On December 13th, Hannah Bazick successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “Towards an effective gene therapy for Angelman syndrome: Targeting Ube3a-ATS with CRISPR/Cas9 and zinc finger nucleases”. Mentor: Dr. Mark Zylka. Congratulations Dr. Bazick!!
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On November 18th, Sofia Benavides (Zannas Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is, “Epigenetic mechanisms linking psychosocial stress to immune dysregulation”. Congratulations Sofia!!