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Deshmukh lab finds how neurons prevent cell death

July 16, 2014
Deshmukh lab discovers how neurons prevent cell death, a mechanism that is utilized by both Parkinson's disease and brain cancer cells. Their findings could ultimately impact the approach to and treatment of both ailments.

Garret Stuber receives NIDA R01

June 19, 2014
Garret Stuber received an R01 from NIDA entitled, "Lateral Hypothalamic Circuits for Feeding and Reinforcement", funded for 5 years (07/01/2014 - 06/30/2019).

Juan Song Receives Two Prestigous Awards

May 30, 2014
Juan Song receives both Whitefall Foundation award and American Heart Association award

Zylka lab finds new target for chronic pain treatment and publishes in Neuron

May 22, 2014
They also found a compound that could become a new treatment for conditions such as arthritis, shingles, and back pain.

Three Neuroscience Center Faculty receive 2014 NARSAD Independent Investigator Awards

April 8, 2014
Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will conduct a trial of a non-invasive brain stimulation method developed in his lab for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder. This method uniquely provides adaptive, individualized stimulation. Called “feedback transcranial alternating current stimulation,” it manipulates brain activity through...

Frohlich Receives Human Frontier Science Grant

March 24, 2014
Dr. Flavio Frohlich, along with colleague Dr. Jenny Bizley, has received a $750,000 Human Frontier Science research grant.

New Insights into Medulloblastoma from Deshmukh Lab

March 5, 2014
Beth Knight, a graduate student in Mohanish Deshmukh’s lab, has found a novel gene that could be targeted for medulloblastoma. Beth’s research identified the ASC gene to be essential for medulloblastoma in mouse models. This finding was unexpected because ASC is typically associated with the detection of pathogens. However, Beth...

14th Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize awarded to Dr. Marcus Raichle

February 17, 2014
The Prize award ceremony and lecture was held on Feb 20th at 3PM in G202 MBRB with a reception to follow.

Philpot and Zylka’s Autism Research Selected as Top Advance in Autism Research in 2013

January 14, 2014
Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, selected Ben Philpot and Mark Zylka’s research on the underlying causes of autism as one of the top 10 advances in autism research of 2013. To read more, click here.

Roth Lab Publishes in Nature on Precisely Targeted Therapies for a Host of Brain Diseases

January 14, 2014
Roth lab’s publication in Nature identifies a way for more precisely targeted therapies for a host of brain diseases including chronic pain, Parkinson’s disease, and depression. A link to more information on their discoveries can be found here. To read the full publication, click here.