Research The perfect pilot: How a grant takes flight By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 28, 2021 The Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience is committed to support novel, high-risk research that opens new doors of understanding of the brain and central nervous system. Since 2015, more than ...
Research Q & A with Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D. By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 28, 2021 Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in January 2020 as an assistant professor in Neuroscience. His research focuses primarily on advanced understanding of ...
Research Student Spotlight: Laura Owlett, Ph.D. By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 28, 2021 Laura Owlett, Ph.D., is a MD/PhD candidate in the Medical Science Training Program. She was awarded a competitive National Institute of Health (NIH) F30 grant to support research that is seeking to ...
Research Motion got you feeling queasy? It may be all in your head... or your ears By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 25, 2021 New research expands our understanding of how balance stimuli are received by the brain while also offering insights into potential drug targets in the ear, which may be leveraged for treating motion ...
Research Neuroscience faculty keeps anatomy lab hands-on despite pandemic, students excel By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Dec. 15, 2020 The class of 104 students who just completed Human Structure and Function, a fundamental course for all medical students, is the top performing class in more than two decades. This success came ...
Research Space travel and the brain: URMC Researchers aim to understand its effects on function By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Nov. 30, 2020 URMC researchers were awarded by NASA to help answer questions about astronaut health and performance during future long-duration missions, including crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
Research A life in neuroscience: Janice Wiesman, M.D. (1958-2020) Reflection by John Foxe, Ph.D. By URMC Communications Oct. 28, 2020 Janice Wiesman, M.D. (BS '80; MS '84) was a member of the first graduating class from the neuroscience undergraduate program at the University of Rochester. She passed away in August after a battle ...
Research A faculty send-off: A formidable researcher and student advocate By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 28, 2020 For more than 40 years, Tatiana Pasternak, Ph.D., has produced highly respected work in her NIH-funded non-human primate research laboratory that earned her numerous honors and awards. During her ...
Research Batten Disease: Principal Project of UR IDDRC By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 28, 2020 The principal project of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center will focus on Batten disease, specifically CLN3 disease, also known as juvenile-onset Batten disease. The ...
Research A national nod to IDD Research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 28, 2020 The effort to better understand intellectual and developmental disabilities and improve the lives of individuals and families impacted by an IDD diagnosis is at the heart of a decades-long ...
