Category: News

Jane Hartung from Nackley lab publishes first-author in Pain.

Congratulations to Josh Jennings from Stuber lab. He received an NRSA from NIMH, titled “Lateral Hypothalamic Circuit Dynamics Underlying Binge Eating.”

    Michael Wallace will present his PhD defense on March 7, 2014 at 1:00pm in Bondurant G100. His talk is titled: “Circuit and Neuron Type-specific Roles for Ube3a in the Visual Cortex.” Advisor: Ben Philpot Chris Smith will present his PhD defense on March 18, 2014 at 2:00pm in...

May 7, 2015 in MBRB G202 Our guest speaker next year is Dr. Gary Aston-Jones. Dr. Aston-Jones is a Professor, a Murray Chair of Excellence in Neuroscience, and the Director of Cognitive Neuro Center and the Neuroscience Institute. His research interests are in the brain neuromodulatory system, and their roles...

PhD student Chris Smith published a first author paper in the Journal of Neuroscience. The title of his paper is “Ovarian Cycle Effects on Immediate Reward Selection Bias in Humans: A Role for Estradiol.” Chris is a member of Dr. Boettiger’s lab. To read the full paper, click here.

Congratulations to PhD student Audrey Verde on receiving the University Award for Advancement of Women. As one of three recipients of the award, Audrey was honored on March 20 at a Campus Y ceremony in recognition of her commitment to the empowerment of women. To read more about Audrey’s accomplishments,...

Amanda Lyall publishes first author in Cerebral Cortex

PhD student Sarah Sinnett published a first author review in Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Her publication is titled “Past Strategies and Future Directions for Identifying AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Modulators” and can be read here. Sarah is a member of Jay Brenman’s lab.

The UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies and Duke Institute for Brain Sciences are joining forces to sponsor Brain Awareness Week events at the NC Museum of Life + Science in Durham. What: “Electric Muscles!” interactive exhibit and “It’s Alive!” classes Where: NC Museum of Life + Science in Durham...

R&D Systems is offering ten travel grants of $1,000 each to attend the FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) Forum of Neuroscience in Milan this July. The application is a simple form and the deadline is April 30. To apply, click here!