Researchers uncover protein responsible for cold sensation
University of Michigan researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing knowledge gap in the field of sensory biology.
University of Michigan researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing knowledge gap in the field of sensory biology.
Dr. Ravi Allada discusses his vision for the institute with Dr. Eva Feldman of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies.
Five MNI Collaborations were chosen to receive the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's 2024 Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards
MNI Affiliate Paul Jenkins, Ph.D. , Discovery potentially reveals the mechanism behind brain changes in people with autism.
Huda Akil's lab studied emotional reactivity and vulnerability to stress in rodents for two decades. A recent article in The Transmitter highlighted this research showed that extreme responses to their environment helped explain why some behaviors become pathological in people— but can be modified in early life by targeting inflammation-related
But other factors appear to predict psychological resilience in study of first-year college students, adding to options for identifying anyone who might need more support under stress
Earlier this month, hundreds of faculty members, postdocs, and students within the U-M Neuroscience Community traveled to our nation’s capital to attend SfN 2023.
SfN’s Neuroscience 2023 is coming up! On Saturday, November 11, neuroscientists worldwide will meet in Washington, DC, to attend this marquee event.
Earlier today, the White House awarded Huda Akil, Ph.D. , a University of Michigan neuroscientist and former long-time Michigan Neuroscience Institute (MNI) Co-Director, the highest honor given to scientists in the United States --
MNI Postdoc Emily Heckman, a postdoc in Josey Clowney’s Lab in the Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology was awarded one of 25 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellowships.
Updated information will be published once it is rescheduled.
Monica Dus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, has had quite a year.
On September 1, MNI will have a change in leadership as Interim Directors Henry "Hank" Paulson. M.D., Ph.D. , and
On Wednesday, August 24, Drs. Marschall Runge and Steve Kunkel officially announced the appointment of
Professor Omar Ahmed’s lab explores how running, dreaming, and sleep are informed by communication between the left and right brain hemispheres.
The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about the first step of insulin synthesis.
Novel method will make it easier for translational research to leap from the lab to the clinic, researchers say
The University of Michigan's 2023 Neuroscience Conference is officially in the books.
MNI Interim Co-Director Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D. , provides his expertise about brain health and how to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
An innovative treatment device tackles the hissing sound of silence