Cheers to Dr Yessica Santana Agreda on her successful dissertation defense titled "The Molecular Basis of Neuronal Identity Acquisition and Maintenance of Cholinergic Starburst Amacrine Cells". Yessica is mentored by Dr Kevin Wright.
cc: @yessicasantana.bsky.social @kevinmawright.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Yessica Santana Agreda on a successful dissertation defense! @yessicasantana.bsky.social @volluminstitute.bsky.social
The Vollum welcomes Dr Wei Wong for a special seminar Friday (4/17): Dr Wong, an editor at Science Signaling, presents “An Editor's Perspective on the Manuscript Process, Scientific Writing, and Life After the Bench" at 2pm in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Veronica Alvarez's talk titled: “Cortical Control of Striatal #Dopamine as
a Common Target of Addictive Drugs" on Thursday (4/16), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
Vollum hosts a special seminar Friday (4/10): Dr Takashi Sato, from Medical University of South Carolina, presents
“Prehabilitation primes motor circuits to accelerate #stroke
recovery" at 2pm in M1441 of the Vollum. This seminar will not be live streamed or recorded. See you there!
Episode 4 with the future Dr. JP Florees is out now! JP and I had such a fun conversation about how he started the NGO Science for Good and his podcast From Where Does It Stem, just two of many projects JP has led, all as a PhD student! Check it out and let us know what you think! #podcast #science
On Thursday, April 9, Tania Miramontes will present her Dissertation Defense: "Activation of cannabinoid receptor CB1 leads to aberrant myelination in development" at 1:30 pm in Vollum's M1441. #OHSUResearch
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (4/2) with Dr Joseph Takahashi presenting “Circadian Clock Regulation
of Healthspan and Lifespan" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
Vollum Internal Speaker Series continues Thursday (3/12) with Dr Larry Trussell presenting “When omics meets ohmics:
a multimodal view of a neural system" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
New experiments reveal how #astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought-to-support-...
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (3/5) with Dr Mark Harnett presenting “Patterns and Plasticity in Adult
Neocortex" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social
On Thursday, Feb 26, Melanie Piller will present her Dissertation Defense: "P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channels regulate #oligodendrocyte lineage
#cell calcium signaling and #myelination during development" at 12pm in Vollum's M1441. #OHSUResearch cc: @melanie-piller.bsky.social
Co-authors Dr Kevin Wright & Dr Jennifer Jahncke join Dr Chang Sun, a former Gouaux Lab postdoc & lead author, in a study published in @pnas.org . This research could help scientists design more targeted brain medicines.
@kevinmawright.bsky.social @thejenjay.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Cheers to Dr Marc Freeman and Dr Kevin Guttenplan, key contributors to a Quanta magazine article titled "Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge". Read the full article: bit.ly/4ay7zY0
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In case you missed it, last week's Internal Speaker Series featuring Dr Haining Zhong's talk titled “Imaging for a lifetime” was recorded and is available for viewing. Login & select 'stream' from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @globus1.bsky.social
Never thought I’d be a co-author on a structural biology paper, but the world works in mysterious ways!
Happy we could contribute to this work from the Gouaux lab @volluminstitute.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Vollum Internal Speaker Series continues Thursday (2/5) with Dr James Frank presenting “Chemical probes to illuminate
#psychoactive #drug #physiology" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
New epsiode just dropped featuring Dr. Antoinette Foster and I have been soooo excited for everyone to listen! Available now wherever you listen to podcasts! #science #sciencepodcast #podcast
Thru an unbiased, forward genetic screen in Drosophila,
@volluminstitute.bsky.social's Dongeun Heo found unexpected, non-neuronal role for dSarm/SARM1 pathway in #Astrocyte morphogenesis. INTERESTED? JOIN Swagata Dey, Batuhan Ayci & @chloelopezlee.bsky.social when they host Dr Heo at #MSNseminars
Have you listened to the first episode yet? #science #scicom #neuroscience #podcast #womeninSTEM
OHSU researchers mapped exactly where harmful antibodies latch onto NMDA receptors, proteins on #brain cells that play a role in #memory, learning & more. www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
Vollum researchers have identified a promising target for treatment of an autoimmune brain disease. The article, out now in @science.org , studies the condition that may be best known by the bestselling autobiography & 2016 motion picture, “Brain on Fire.” Read the full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
Vollum hosts a special seminar Thursday (1/22): Dr Krissy Lyon, from The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, presents
“Astrocyte Signals that Shape Neurodevelopment and Rett
Syndrome" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
Check out the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Grad Program student–created podcast, hosted by NGP student Raja Estes, titled The PEERing into Science podcast. It highlights the stories of PEER Scientists & is available wherever you listen to podcasts. cc: @peeringintoscience.bsky.social
Vollum hosts a special seminar Wednesday (1/21): Dr Eric Mulhall, from The Scripps Research Institute, presents “The Molecular Basis of PIEZO Ion Channel Function" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
cc: @scripps.edu, @ericmulhall.bsky.social
Thru an unbiased, forward genetic screen in Drosophila, @volluminstitute.bsky.social's Dongeun Heo found an unexpected, non-neuronal role for dSarm/SARM1 pathway in #Astrocyte morphogenesis. INTERESTED? JOIN Swagata Dey, Batuhan Ayci & @chloelopezlee.bsky.social when they host Dr Heo at #MSNseminars
Vollum hosts a special seminar Friday (1/16): Dr Drew Robson presents “Advancing systems neuroscience with
“thinking microscopes”: embedded intelligence for continuous whole-brain circuit interrogation in freely moving animals" at noon in the Vollum. Login/stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (1/15) with Dr Jennifer Li presenting “Spatial cognition in #zebrafish: Learning flexible world models in a developing #brain" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
Austin Schubert (Saunders Lab) won "Most Innovative Approach" at the Cure SYNGAP1 conference. His poster was titled "Brain–wide discovery of when, where, and how SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency alters neurodevelopment through single cell RNA profiling.”
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Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (12/11) with Dr Josefina de Marmol presenting “Structural mechanisms of chemical specificity in the olfactory system" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
