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Congratulations to Dr. Bradley Dickerson, named 2021 Searle Scholar for his research topic, Mapping the neural circuits that control precision timing in behavior. The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry...

On May 4th, Carmen Marable (Fry Lab) successfully defended and passed her oral qualifying exam! The title of her research proposal is “The Role of the Placenta-Brain Axis in Children’s Neurodevelopment” Congratulations Carmen!

On April 30th, Esteban Oyarzabal successfully defended his PhD Thesis: “Detecting brain-wide intrinsic connectivity networks using fMRI in mice” Mentor:  Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih.  Esteban will postdoc at UNC with Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih. Congratulations Esteban!

ManHua is a graduate student in Melissa Herman’s lab and was awarded a three year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She earned her B.S in Neuroscience from George Mason University and spent two years in the NIH postbaccalaureate intramural research training program before coming to UNC for graduate school. Her project...

Rose is a graduate student in Jason Stein’s research group and was awarded a three year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She matriculated into UNC after earning a B.S. in Biology from Haverford College. Her research investigates how cortical organoids model infant brain development and relate to risk for autism spectrum...

Rahul is a graduate student in the laboratory of Mark Zylka and was awarded a three year NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. He came to UNC with a BA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience from Rutgers University. His project focuses on the molecular characterization of substrates underlying pain using single-cell sequencing...

Sofia is a graduate student in the laboratory of Tom Kash and was awarded a three year HHMI Gilliam Fellowship. She came to UNC with a BS in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and participated in UNC PREP. Her project examines the modulation and role of corticotropin releasing...

Amber is a graduate student in the laboratory of Hiroyuki Kato and was awarded a three year NIH F31 Research Fellowship. She came to UNC with a BS in Biology from Butler University. Her project focuses on the neuronal circuits underlying integration of complex sounds in neurotypical brains and increase...

On March 23rd, María Luisa successfully defended her PhD Thesis: “The role of central amygdala neurotensin neurons and their projections to the parabrachial nucleus in the consumption of alcohol and palatable fluids.” Mentor:  Dr. Zoe McElligott.  Maria will postdoc at NIH with Yarimar Carrasquillo. Congratulations María Luisa!

The University of Minnesota (UMN) has established the “Christopher N. Honda Fellowship in Pain Research” to continue Dr. Honda’s contributions to research and to training future neuroscientists. Chris, who passed away on November 5, 2020, was a professor at UMN for over 30 years and his research focused on peripheral mechanisms...