News from 2025

David Kang (Neuroscience ‘25) Awarded the 2025 John E. Dowling Thesis Prize

David Kang, neuroscience concentrator, has been selected as the recipient of this year’s John E. Dowling Thesis Prize for his outstanding senior thesis, "Pannexin-1 activity regulates neurogenesis and…

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Joshua Sanes Elected Fellow of the British Royal Society

Joshua Sanes, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been named a Fellow of the British Royal Society, one of the highest honors in…

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New Stars in Neural Circuits: Astrocytes Guide Brain State Changes

Astrocytes, the most abundant non-neuronal cell type in the brain, have traditionally been thought of as passive supporters of neuronal circuits. However, in recent years, work from many…

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A New Window into Protein Interactions at the Nanoscale

Understanding how proteins interact inside living cells is fundamental to biology. Yet, visualizing these interactions with high precision—and at the scale and condition at which they actually occur—has…

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Science Spotlight: Let There Be Light! How and Why Scientists Make Glow-in-the-Dark Animals

Join us for an in-person talk by Gabrielle Paniccia, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Carolyn Elya Lab, who will explain why scientists use glowing animals and cells in research,…

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Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian to Deliver 2025 Konrad Bloch Lecture on May 15

Nobel Laureate and HHMI Investigator Ardem Patapoutian, PhD will deliver the 2025 Bloch lecture. His talk, "May the Force Be With You! Piezo Channels in Mechanosensory Biology,” will…

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Carolyn Elya Receives Prestigious Smith Family Foundation Award for Biomedical Research

MCB Assistant Professor Carolyn Elya has been named a 2025 recipient of the Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, a highly competitive honor that supports promising…

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