Department News
Dr. Stephen Blackband and colleagues publish in March 10, 2015 Scientific Reports
Visualization of synaptic domains in the Drosophila brain by magnetic resonance microscopy at 10 micron isotropic resolution. Lee CH, Blackband SJ, Fernandez-Funez P. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8920. http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150310/srep08920/full/srep08920.html Abstract Understanding the complex architecture, connectivity, and pathology of the human brain is a major application of magnetic…
Dr. Ana Ashizawa awarded grant from ABC2 & Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research
Dr. Ana Ashizawa was one of four recipients chosen to receive a grant award which is co-sponsored by the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research (FCBTR) and Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) for her proposal “Intravenous nanoparticle delivery to glioblastoma.” ABC2 and the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research…
Dr. Joseph McQuail wins 1st Place in 2015 Robert Levitt Research Award Competition
Joseph McQuail, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in the laboratories of Dr. Jennifer Bizon and Dr. Barry Setlow, was awarded 1st place in the 2015 Robert Levitt Research Award Competition.
Dr. Vinita Chittoor-Vinod & colleagues publish in Feb 2015 ASN Neuro
Chittoor-Vinod VG, Lee S, Judge SM, Notterpek L. Inducible HSP70 Is Critical in Preventing the Aggregation and Enhancing the Processing of PMP22. ASN Neuro 2015; 7(1). Abstract: Chaperones, also called heat shock proteins (HSPs), transiently interact with proteins to aid their folding, trafficking, and degradation, thereby directly influencing…
Dr. Leonid Moroz publishes in Feb 2015 Journal of Experiemental Biology
Moroz LL. Convergent evolution of neural systems in ctenophores. J Exp Biol 2015; 218(Pt 4):598-611. Abstract: Neurons are defined as polarized secretory cells specializing in directional propagation of electrical signals leading to the release of extracellular messengers – features that enable them to transmit information, primarily chemical in…
Dr. Caitlin Orsini and colleagues publish in Jan 28, 2015 J of Neuroscience
Orsini CA, Trotta RT, Bizon JL, Setlow B. Dissociable Roles for the Basolateral Amygdala and Orbitofrontal Cortex in Decision-Making under Risk of Punishment. J Neurosci 2015; 35(4):1368-1379. Abstract: Several neuropsychiatric disorders are associated with abnormal decision-making involving risk of punishment, but the neural basis of this association…
Dr. Paul Reier & Colleagues published in Jan 27, 2015 Journal of Neurotrauma
Gonzalez-Rothi EJ, Rombola AM, Rousseau CA, Mercier LM, Fitzpatrick GM, Reier PJ, Fuller DD, Lane MA. Spinal Interneurons and Forelimb Plasticity Following Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Rats. J Neurotrauma 2015. Abstract: Cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) disrupts bulbospinal projections to motoneurons controlling the…