Brain Institute scientists show MESA students what it’s like to be a researcher
On April 18, 2012, the Brain Institute hosted a visit by 70 Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) students from Salt Lake City high schools. MESA is a statewide public education program that encourages underrepresented students, including women and ethnic minorities, to pursue advanced study and careers in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM).
Economo awarded NRSA to study olfactory information processing
Mike Economo, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the Olfactory Systems Lab, earned a perfect score on his research proposal to investigate how lateral inhibitory circuits in the mouse olfactory bulb are engaged by sensory stimuli in vivo
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SMBB symbolizes progress and potential of Utah research
The state-of-the-art James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building (SMBB), held its grand opening on April 19, 2012. The USTAR innovation building houses the Brain Institute, the Nano Institute of Utah, and the U's Department of Bioengineering. Local press celebrate the milestone.
Neuroscientists advocate for increasing NIH, NSF budgets
WASHINGTON D.C.- On March 29, 2012, 49 neuroscientists from across the nation converged upon the U.S. Capitol to deliver a common message: increase the budgets for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF). The 5th annual Capitol Hill Day was organized and sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).
Renshaw awarded grant to research new treatment for major depression
Perry Renshaw, M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D., USTAR professor of psychiatry, was awarded $450,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate whether the dietary supplement creatine may benefit teen girls with treatment-resistant depression.
Neurobiology of Sensation
Registration is now open for the Brain Institute's Third Annual Spring Symposium to be held Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. This year's symposium, Neurobiology of Sensation, features guest speakers R. Clay Reid, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard University; Leslie Vosshall, Ph.D., The Rockefeller University; and Jay A. Gottfried, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Participate in Brain Awareness Week 2012
The U of U Brain Awareness Week volunteers will host a Brain Awareness Day at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Saturday, March 17, 2012, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (open house). Please bring your children for fun, hands-on neuroscience activities!
A matter of taste: shedding light on the functional organization of the taste cortext
The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Brain Institute Optogenetics Community present Dimitri Trankner, Ph.D., Research Specialist, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
Imaging protein structure and function by two-photon polarization microscopy
The Brain Institute presents Josef Lazar, Ph.D., Head, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Nanobiology & Structural Biology, and Head, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic - Friday March 2, 2012.
2012 MS Research Conference
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Utah-Southern Idaho Chapter Clinical Advisory Committee and The Brain Institute at the University of Utah present the MS Society Clinical Advisory Committee Research Conference Friday, February 24, 2012.
