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Spartan Showcase: Emmanuel Rodriguez-Rivera encourages students to attend CWRU’s Study Abroad Fair Friday
Major: NeuroscienceYear: Third year When Emmanuel Rodriguez-Rivera studied abroad in Berlin, Germany, he conducted research as an intern in a hospital lab by day. By night and on the weekends, the third-year neuroscience student could be found exploring World War II historical sites, strolling…
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Neurosciences’ Masashi Tabuchi selected to participate in Scialog event
Masashi Tabuchi, assistant professor of neurosciences, was selected to participate in the 2022-23 Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition, sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. The event’s goal is to identify bottlenecks, find avenues for breakthroughs and build new…
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Rising sophomore Madeleine Eiss passes away
Ask people about Madeleine “Maddie” Eiss and one of the first words you’ll hear is “fierce.” It reflected her grit and competitive nature on the tennis court—and, even more, her commitment to those lucky enough to call her a friend. “When it came to a tennis match you could always count on her to…
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Neurosciences’ Jon Niemi and colleagues establish link between oncomodulin expression and nerve regeneration in recent study
An article by Jon Niemi and other lab members from CWRU School of Medicine neurosciences department was published by peer-reviewed neuroscience journal eNeuro in February. Niemi and colleagues’ article, “The Conditioning Lesion Response in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Is Inhibited in Oncomodulin…
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Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture: "Neurobiology of the World's Most Dangerous Animal" with Leslie B. Vosshall
The Department of Neurosciences invites community members to attend the next Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture Series with speaker Leslie B. Vosshall Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 4 p.m. ET via Zoom. Vosshall, an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Robin Chemers Neustein…
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School of Medicine’s Ashley Nemes-Baran receives 2021 Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
The speed at which Ashley Nemes-Baran has connected with her students is almost unheard of. Nemes-Baran, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosciences, started teaching at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine just last fall. Not only is Nemes-Baran new to Case Western…
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Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture Series: “Neurobiology of Social Behaviors”
The Case Western Reserve University community is invited to attend the next Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture Series event, hosted by the Department of Neurosciences, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. via Zoom.  Catherine Dulac, the Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard…
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Taking the next step in biorobotics
Case Western Reserve roboticist Roger Quinn, neuroscientist Hillel Chiel to lead $8 million, five-year National Science Foundation NeuroNex Network project seeking next level of control of neuromechanical systemsA pair of longtime collaborators and biorobotic pioneers at Case Western Reserve…
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College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine collaborate to offer new undergraduate neuroscience major
Case Western Reserve University will offer a new bachelor of science degree in neuroscience beginning fall semester 2020. Developed jointly by the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Neurosciences in the School of Medicine, the undergraduate program is…
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Research by graduate student Alicia Vagnozzi published in eLife
A research article co-written by Alicia Vagnozzi, graduate student in CWRU’s Department of Neuroscience, has been published in an issue of eLife. Vagnozzi’s article, titled “Phrenic-specific transcriptional programs shape respiratory motor output,” details research she and her colleagues…