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Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease
New research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease.
Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia—the brain’s immune cells—can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be ...
Researchers find neurons work as a team to process social interactions
Researchers have discovered that a part of the brain associated with working memory and multisensory integration, may also play an important role in how the brain processes social cues.
From lab to life-changer: Â鶹ÊÓƵneuromuscular researchers pave the way for gene therapy revolution
For almost five decades, researchers with the Medical Center have been studying myotonic dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other rare neuromuscular disorders, and played a pivotal role in ...
Postdoctoral Spotlight: Erin Bojanek, PhD, BS (’14)
Erin Bojanek, PhD, BS (’14), is an instructor in the Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab.
Pathway program proves access can cultivate scientists
NEUROCITY alumni pursue research at the University of Rochester following the ten-week summer program that puts undergraduate students from historically marginalized groups in labs across the ...
Wired for research
A biomedical engineering student explores how the brain processes speech syntax—and discovers the benefits of conducting research as an undergraduate.
Postdoctoral Spotlight: Allison Murphy, PhD
Allison Murphy, PhD (’23), a postdoctoral associate in the lab of Farran Briggs, PhD, received a doctoral degree in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Her ...
Faculty Q&A: Lars A. Ross, PhD
Lars A. Ross, PhD, is a research assistant professor of Imaging Sciences and Neuroscience at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. He came to Â鶹ÊÓƵ in late ...
Protecting the vulnerable, informing the future
This is not another story about COVID. This is a story about how a group of scientists—including a neuroscientist, virologist, and nephrologist—and school leadership rolled up their sleeves, stepped ...