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PhD student Chris Smith is a featured author of a post titled “Undergrads as an Asset in Neurobiology” in the Office of Undergraduate Research blog. The post focuses on his experience mentoring undergraduate students. The full post can be read by clicking here.

Sinnett SE, Sexton JZ, Brenman JE. “A high throughput assay for discovery of small molecules that bind AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK).” Current Chemical Genomics and Translational Medicine, 2013; 7: 30-38.

Deadline extended until Feb 14th

  Congratulations to Jane Hartung for being awarded the Graduate Student Mentoring Award (GSMA) for her work with Olivia Eskew, an undergraduate in the Nackley Lab! This award recognizes the support, motivation and the perspective that Jane has brought to her mentee’s understanding of the researcher experience. Indeed, their collaboration...

Enrollment for Causal Neuroscience: From Synaptic Plasticity to Adaptive Behavior, June 7 – 14, 2014. Click here for more information.

Meghan Morgan-Smith will defend her PhD defense on January 31, 2014 at 3:00pm in the Bioinformatics Auditorium. Her talk is titled: “GSK-3 Regulation of Neuronal Migration and Morphogenesis in the Developing Cortex“ Advisor: William Snider

Alice Stamatakis from Stuber lab publishes paper in Neuron demonstrating that lateral habenula projecting VTA neurons promote reward by their release of GABA, not dopamine. This paper was featured on the cover of the November 20th issue of Neuron.

First year student Andrew Crowther in Gershon lab publishes in Neuroscience. Read his full publication here.

UNC neuroscientist Juan Song discovers how baby neurons stay alive, a key finding for understanding neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

Jason Cook successfully delivered his PhD defense on November 22, 2013 at 12:00pm in the Bioinformatics Auditorium. His talk was titled “Ethanol Alters the GABAergic Neuroactive Steroid Allopregnanolone at Local Brain Sites: Significance of Local Allopregnanolone Increases in the Ventral Tegmental Area” Advisor: Dr. A. Leslie Morrow