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July 12, 2022
Cortney Turner, Ph.D. - Making a Difference in Treating Depression
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
June 22, 2022
MNI Member Research Helps Brings Hope to Epilepsy Patients
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.
June 20, 2022
Dr. Joanna Mattis joins U-M, MNI as New Affiliate Member
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.
June 17, 2022
U-M study: Depression incidence and factors among residents are similar in China and US
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.
June 6, 2022
U-M Neuroregeneration & Cognition Challenge Connects Investigators to Further Neuroscience Research
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.
June 1, 2022
Dus Featured in Bloomberg Nutrigenomics Video
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.
May 27, 2022
MNI Research Faculty Promotions
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.
May 23, 2022
MNI Faculty Affiliate Members Promoted
On May 19, the Board of Regents approved recommendations for promotions for regular associate and full professor ranks at the University of Michigan.
May 19, 2022
2022 U-M Neuroscience Conference Returns to Campus
Neuroscience Graduate Program 50-year Anniversary Celebrated
May 18, 2022
U-M Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Director's Awards
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.
May 13, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Dalia Murra
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!
April 22, 2022
United Press International (UPI) highlights research by Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D.
Smartwatch heart rate data can help track COVID-19 progression, study finds
March 10, 2022
Tipping our Hats to Bernard (Bernie) Agranoff
On March 10, 2022, MNI proudly hosts The Annual Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience. This Lectureship honors Dr. Agranoff’s remarkable career as a leader in biochemistry and an internationally recognized expert in neuroscience.
March 7, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Sandoval Pistorius
Stephanie ( Paulson Lab ) successfully defended her thesis " UBQLN2 Function and Dysfunction in the Central Nervous System and Synucleinopathies " on March 7th, 2022.
Congratulations Stephanie!
March 7, 2022
Dr. Monica Dus Awarded Early Career Investigator Award
Congratulations to MNI Affiliate Member Monica Dus, Ph.D. , University of Michigan Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology , who will be accepting the IBANGS (
March 3, 2022
Isha Verma, Ph.D., Brings Global Perspective to Michigan Medicine
For many scientists, the desire to pursue research stems from an early love of learning and an abundance of curiosity — and Isha Verma, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute , is no
February 2, 2022
From MBNI to MNI: Expanding Membership Across Campuses
Institute Welcomes 100+ New Affiliate Members
January 26, 2022
Five MNI Affiliate Members named AAAS fellows for 2021
As reported in the University Record , the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected 20 University of Michigan faculty members as 2021 fellows, five of whom are MNI Affiliate Members.