Cyanobacterial Peptides as a Prototype for the Design of Potent beta-Secretase Inhibitors and the Development of Selective Chemical Probes for Other Aspartic Proteases. Liu Y, Zhang W, Li L, Salvador LA, Chen T, Chen W, Felsenstein KM, Ladd TB, Price AR, Golde TE, He J, Xu Y, Li Y, Luesch…
Congratulations To Dr. Tom Foster for his recent publication in Progress in Neurobiology. Dr. Foster’s article, “Dissecting the age-related decline on spatial learning and memory tasks in rodent models: N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and voltage-dependent Ca²⁺ channels in senescent synaptic plasticity”. Figure 4 from the article was selected to be used for the journal…
Dr. Kaustuv Saha, a Postdoc Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei, received an SfN Travel Award to attend the October 2012 SfN Conference in New Orleans. With this award Kaustuv received an invitation to participate in the poster presentation at the NIDA Early Carrier Poster Session which…
Cristina Banuelos, a Graduate Student under the mentorship of Dr. Jennifer Bizon, was selected as a Neuroscience Scholar in July 2012. The Society of Neuroscience (SfN) and the SfN Professional Development Committee and its Diversity in Neuroscience Subcommittee informed Cristina of this honor. The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP)…
Dr. Jacob Ayers, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. David Borchelt, was awarded a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association for his proposal, ” Pathogenic role of wild-type superoxide dismutase 1 in ALS”. The award begins in August 2012. Congratulations, Jabob! Jacob received…
2012 Healthy Gators Recognition Awards Recipients were selected based on five criteria: Accomplishment Reflected a Significant Change in Behavior Uniqueness of Accomplishment Level of Effort Needed to Achieve Accomplishment Evidence of Sustaining the Accomplishment Impact on the Campus, Others, and/or the Community HISTORY: The Healthy Gators Recognition…
Dr. Naruhiko Sahara has been selected as the 2012 Thomas H. Maren Junior Investigator AwardeeThe Thomas H. Maren Junior Investigator Funds supports promising young investigators in the UF College of Medicine. Dr. Sahara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and in the Center for…
Dr. Thomas Foster has been selected by the National Advisory Council on Aging to receive a MERIT award (Method to Extend Research in Time). This is a prestigious award which is in recognition of Dr. Foster’s outstanding record of scientific achievements as a principal investiator on NIA research projects. MERIT awards are given to…
