Over the past 30 years, Dr. Lori Isom' s research has focused on studying sodium ion channels: gateways in the membranes of neurons, cardiac myocytes, and other cells.
This month, the Michigan Neuroscience Institute warmly welcomes Joanna Mattis, M.D., Ph.D. as its newest affiliate member. Dr. Mattis is a physician-scientist with a clinical and research specialization in epilepsy.
Though a world apart, first-year residents in the United States and China have more in common than they might imagine, including bouts of depression, a new study by MNI Affiliate members Drs. Margit Burmeister and Srijan Sen suggests.
Interdisciplinary collaboration provides opportunities for researchers to synthesize information across disciplines. It allows faculty from different backgrounds to look at scientific problems from multiple angles and make discoveries they might not have been able to do individually.
MNI Affiliate member Dr. Monica Dus contributes to a video produced by Bloomberg, which highlights the field of nutrigenomics and how the food we eat can alter our genetics.