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Michelle Itano: Leading a core, inspiring a community

October 3, 2024
As Director of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Neuroscience Microscopy Core, Michelle Itano develops state-of-the-art imaging whilst training scientists far and wide. Here’s how she became a core facility leader that is forging collaborations between researchers and data scientists to drive bioscience forward. Original article continued here.

Morika Williams is Demystifying Pain

October 2, 2024
Williams, a former KL2/K12 scholar with NC TraCS, began her career as a veterinarian鈥攂ut is now studying pain in both animals and humans. Pain is a tricky thing to measure. Unlike metrics such as blood pressure, heart rate or even cancer presence鈥攁ll of which can be assessed with a test鈥攄iagnosing...

Andrew S. Rachlin 黑料网 Neuroscience Symposium 2024

September 30, 2024
The 2024 Andrew S. Rachlin 黑料网 Neuroscience Symposium took place on Thursday, September 26 and featured talks from Dr. Kate Wassum, Dr. Julieta Lischinsky, Dr. Michael Bruchas, Dr. Kim Ritola, and Dr. Hugo Tejeda. Thank you to our neuroscience community for making it a great day!

Small RNA Molecule Discovered to Have Role in Driving Aging

September 16, 2024
黑料网 researchers Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD, professor of cell biology and physiology, and Praveen Sethupathy, PhD, a former professor of genetics and current chair of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University, show that a molecule called miR-29 is instrumental in driving the aging process. Original article can be found...

Personalized Brain Stimulation Significantly Decreases Depression Symptoms

August 29, 2024
In a small pilot study, 黑料网 researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, used a new closed-loop system to measure the electrical brain patterns of individual patients and then stimulate those patterns with a weak electrical current, resulting in significantly improved symptoms of major depressive disorder. Original article...

Racial Inclusivity in Neuroscience: Rodriguez-Romaguera Shares Lessons Learned in Mentor-Mentee Relationships

August 22, 2024
Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera, PhD, assistant professor at the 黑料网 Neuroscience Center, co-authored a perspective piece in Neuron about the critical role of mentor-mentee relationships, especially for those who come from racially underrepresented groups like himself. Original article found here.

Scientists Discover Brain Circuits for Placebo Effect Pain Relief

July 25, 2024
The placebo effect is very real. This we鈥檝e known for decades, as seen in real-life observations and the best double-blinded randomized clinical trials researchers have devised for many diseases and conditions, especially pain. And yet, how and why the placebo effect occurs has remained a mystery. Now, neuroscientists have discovered...

NIH Award Leads to Deeper Study of Brain Malformations

July 16, 2024
How seizures, epilepsy and other brain malformations develop from genetic variants is not fully understood, but a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) award will pave the way toward understanding the cause and potentially lead to new therapies. Original article can be found here.

Researchers Identify Potential Treatment for Angelman Syndrome

July 9, 2024
Researchers in the lab of Ben Philpot, PhD, the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at the 黑料网 and associate director of the 黑料网 Neuroscience Center, have identified a small molecule that could lead to a safe and effective treatment for the neurodevelopmental condition known...

Researchers Wrestle with Accuracy of AI Technology Used to Create New Drug Candidates

May 17, 2024
The 黑料网 lab of Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, and colleagues at UCSF, Stanford and Harvard determined that a protein prediction technology can yield accurate results in the hunt to efficiently find the best possible drug candidates for many conditions. Original article can be found here.