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Current News

June 27th, 2008
Neurobiologist Thomas N. Parks - executive director of the Brain Institute at the University of Utah and a faculty member for 30 years - has been selected as the university’s vice president for research

April 24 and 25th, 2008
Dr. Khachaturian, known as the father of Alzheimer’s research in the United States, to visit The University of Utah

April 21st, 2008
Spinal Cord Interdisciplinary Research Team Showcase Symposium

April 3rd, 2008
Accelerating Multiple Sclerosis Research: A Symposium to Connect Researchers to Funding

March 7, 2008
U of Utah Neuroscience Students Kick Off Brain Awareness Week Activities

February 28th-29th, 2008
NSF Program Director Diane Witt visits the University of Utah to talk about funding opportunities in Neuroscience

January 10th, 2008
Proton Powered Pooping Discovery: Subatomic Protons Act like Nerve-Signal Transmitters

December 10th, 2007
Tom Parks named Interim Research VP; Ray Gesteland Returning to Full-time Teaching, Gene Research

November 15th, 2007
New home for Brain Institute

October 25th, 2007
Scientists alter sexual orientation in worms

October 18th, 2007
MS Research in Utah

October 8th, 2007
Mario Capecchi wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

August 15, 2007
The U of Utah Records $322 Million for Research in Fiscal Year 2007: Research Money Hits New Record after Brief Slump

August 5, 2007
The New York Times Magazine features Brain Institute member and associate professor of psychiatry Janet Lainhart, M.D., in the article "What Autistic Girls are Made Of." (Have questions, media inquiries or looking for Utah autism resources? Find answers here.)

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