June 30, 2021
Scientific Sense Podcast Featuring Dr. Shelly Flagel
Dr. Flagel spoke with Gil Eapen about her basic research and clinical implications.
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June 18, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda White
Amanda (Debiec Lab) successfully defended her thesis " Maternal Buffering of Infant’s Fear In Typically Developing Rats and In A Rat Model for A Psychiatric Disorder." on June 17, 2021.
Congratulations Amanda!
June 17, 2021
Clowney named 2021 Pew Scholar
E. Josephine Clowney, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Director of the Kavli Neuroscience Innovators, joins 1,000 early career scientists as a Pew Scholar. Clowney will use this opportunity to focus on unraveling how female and male brain development are programmed to allow sex-specific behaviors.
June 7, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Chen
Alex (Sutton Lab) successfully defended his thesis " Homeostatic metaplasticity in hippocampal neuronal networks. " on June 7, 2021.
June 4, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Jacqueline Quigley
Jacque (Becker Lab) successfully defended her thesis " Sex Differences in the Role of GPER1 in the Dorsolateral Striatum on Motivation and Reward " on June 4, 2021.
Jacque will be staying in Becker lab as a post-doc for the next year.
June 4, 2021
Josie Clowney and Swathi Yadlapalli Won 2021 McKnight Scholar Awards
The Board of Directors of the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected seven neuroscientists to receive the 2021 McKnight Scholar Award. Two of them are from UM and they are both members of the Kavli Neuroscience Innovators .
Congratulations Josie and Swathi!
June 2, 2021
Colleagues at the Center for Consciousness Science elucidate the timeline of neural and cognitive recovery from anesthesia
Escape from Oblivion: How the Brain Reboots after Deep Anesthesia!
May 19, 2021
Kwan Promoted to Associate Professor!
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Dr. Ken Kwan's promotion to Research Associate Professor in the Michigan Neuroscience Institute and Associate Professor in Department of Human Genetics .
Congratulations Ken!
May 18, 2021
Kwan Lab Research Published In PNAS!
The Kwan Lab authored a recent PNAS paper, "Chromatin remodeler Arid1a regulates subplate neuron identity and wiring of cortical connectivity."
May 4, 2021
Study Reveals the Gateway to Conscious Awareness
Michigan Medicine researchers identify a key area in the cortex that acts as a type of gate between low level sensory information and higher level awareness.
April 26, 2021
Two Neuroscience Undergrads Receive Prestigious UPiN Awards!
MNI congratulates student researchers Alison Choi and Alice Hill who each received the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience (UPiN) Directors Award for Excellence for their honors theses.
April 12, 2021
Spencer-Segal Lab's Jena Gewarges Recognized by SBN
Jena Gewarges is one of the winners of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology's Welcome Initiative Award.
April 8, 2021
MNI Celebrates Our Incredible Graduate Students!
We are celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week at MNI!
April 8, 2021
UM Neuroscientists’ Innovative Work in Mindfulness Benefits Graduate Students
Faculty teach NGP students about self-care and ways to de-stress.
March 22, 2021
Sen Lab Researcher, Yu Fang, interviewed by Radio New Zealand on Irregular Sleep Study
Research by the Michigan Neuroscience Institute's Sen Lab is making its way around the world!
March 12, 2021
Interim Directors' Welcome
Paulson and Flagel Encourage Collaboration and Engagement as MNI Grows
February 26, 2021
Paulson and Flagel named MNI interim leaders
Henry L. Paulson, M.D., Ph.D., and Shelly B. Flagel, Ph.D., have been named Interim Co-Directors of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute.
February 25, 2021
Sen Lab Connects Irregular Sleep to Bad Moods and Depression
Yu Fang, MNI Research Specialist, used advanced wearable technology to study the behavioral and physiological factors of mental health and found that sleep consistency is an under appreciated contributor to wellness. The work is published in npj Digital Medicine
February 21, 2021
Akil Elected to NAS Council
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced the election of its new officers. The Michigan Neuroscience Institute's Huda Akil, Ph.D. is one of four members elected to the NAS Governing Council.
February 18, 2021
MNI's Srijan Sen Named New Depression Center Director
At its February 18, 2021 meeting, the Board of Regents appointed Dr. Srijan Sen, as the new Director of the UM Depression Center effective January 1, 2021.