In: Current Awardee

Qianwen Zhu
May 13, 2023

A significant challenge in neuroscience is identifying the cellular and molecular processes underlying learning and memory formation. Decades of remarkable research…

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Rachael Workman Sparklin
May 13, 2023

Just like humans, bacteria utilize immune systems to detect, evade and eliminate infectious elements such as viruses. In Dr. Joshua Modell’s…

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Janaka Senarathna
May 13, 2023

Neuroscientists rely on small animal  models to study the brain in exquisite detail. However, today’s brain imaging devices are massive, require…

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Dylan Sarver
May 13, 2023

In Dr. G. William Wong’s lab, I uncovered a biological process that can effectively prevent high-fat diet-induced weight gain and progression…

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Clayton Santiago
May 13, 2023

The use of gene therapy has the potential to treat a variety of diseases, including those affecting the retina. However, it’s…

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Xufeng Qiu
May 13, 2023

The mechano-electrical transduction  (MET) by the sensory hair cells of the inner ear is crucial for sound perception. Over the last…

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Andreas Patsalos
May 13, 2023

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal, X-linked, childhood-onset degenerative disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin protein, which is responsible…

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Yuta Nihongaki
May 13, 2023

Microtubules, a dynamic network of protein filaments, are involved in many essential cellular functions, and the dysregulation of microtubule regulation is…

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Kathryn R. Moss
May 13, 2023

It is remarkable that both increased and decreased dosage of the peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) gene causes peripheral demyelinating neuropathy….

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Haoyang Mi
May 13, 2023

My research projects focus on the quantitative characterization of the tumor microenvironment (TME) to better understand the mechanism of cancer progression…

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