neurosciences

Bijoya (Bijou) Basu, an MD-PhD candidate at Case Western Reserve University, was named a recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP). This is a national recognition sponsored by the NIH to identify and support exceptional early-care...

Masashi Tabuchi, assistant professor of neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University, was awarded a prestigious Scialog grant alongside his research collaborators for their innovative work in sleep and cognition research. Members of the the team, including Farzaneh Najafi of Georgia Tech and Lon...

The FES Center will host a symposium titled “Five Decades of Restoring Upper Extremity Movement with Neuroprostheses” Friday, Jan. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Maltz Performing Arts Center. This event will feature a dynamic, transdisciplinary panel of more than 20 experts, who will trace key mile...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosciences for a Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Biomedical Research Building Auditorium (Room 105). Paola Arlotta, the Golub Fami...

Throughout her legendary career in developmental neuroscience, Lynn Landmesser was driven by a fascination for understanding species’ behaviors. It’s one that took root when she was a child in California, where she explored diverse environments ranging from tide pools to deserts and mountains. And, ...

There are several factors that can influence an individual’s memory—and sleep habits are crucial. Beyond influencing our ability to fight disease and develop immunity, proper sleep is also essential for improving our overall brain performance. Masashi Tabuchi In recognition of National Memory ...

JungA "Alexa" Woo, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was awarded the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award by the Society for Neuroscience in November. The award recognizes her contribution to the advancement of wo...

Jerry Silver, professor in the Department of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University, was featured as a guest on Guy Kawasaki’s podcast, “Remarkable People.” Silver has spent decades exploring ways to restore function for individuals with spinal cord injuries. He and his research team achie...

Two graduate students, Bijoya Basu (MD/PhD) and Taylor Bense (PhD) and one postdoc, Kalyani Chaubey, PhD, from Case Western Reserve University received the competitive Trainee Professional Development Award to attend the 2023 Society for Neuroscience Conference. The Trainee Professional Development...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to attend a seminar on neural prostheses with Robert Sainburg from Penn State University Thursday, Oct. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413. During this talk, Sainburg will discuss research on stroke reha...