MNI is creating an MNI Postdoctoral Advancement Program to enhance the recruitment and training of postdocs and to build a community where postdocs can thrive.
MNI Faculty and Affiliates have new opportunities to partner with researchers in China through one of the medical school’s longest-running international collaborations.
The U-M Department of Molecular, Celluar and Developmental Biology (MCDB) is recruiting for two faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level or above, depending on the candidates.
In January 2022, Christian Burgess, Ph.D. , U-M Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute, became the Director of the U-M Neuroscience Innovators. MNI sat down with Dr. Burgess last week to chat about
The American Neurological Association (ANA), the professional organization representing the world’s top academic neurologists and neuroscientists, has announced the recipients of its 2022 scientific awards. These prestigious awards recognize leaders in academic neurology and neuroscience who have exemplified excellence in research, teaching,
The brain’s a complicated place. But medications, talk therapy, lifestyle changes and advanced treatments do work, as research continues into why
MNI faculty member Cortney Turner, Ph.D. , dedicates her life to researching better predictors and treatments for depression. Cortney was diagnosed with the condition as a teenager, and because existing treatments didn't help, she made it her mission to help
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.
Congratulations to MNI faculty Kathryn Hilde, Ph.D. , and Pam Patterson, Ph.D. on their recent promotions! Kathryn was promoted to Research Investigator and Pam was promoted to Assistant Research Scientist. Both are members of the Akil Lab.
On May 19, the Board of Regents approved recommendations for promotions for regular associate and full professor ranks at the University of Michigan.
Neuroscience Graduate Program 50-year Anniversary Celebrated
On Saturday, April 30, the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience (UPiN) celebrated the class of 2022 in an in-person ceremony held at the historic Michigan Theater.
Dalia ( Akil Lab ) successfully defended her thesis " Neural and Behavioral Predictors of Vulnerability to Chronic Social Stress in Mice " on May 13th, 2022.
Congratulations Dalia!
Smartwatch heart rate data can help track COVID-19 progression, study finds
