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News

Norris, Rahmouni named interim leaders of Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
Understanding the brain: Why we sleep, dream and remember
Linking stress, alcohol, and brain disorders
Dr. Dawn Quelle receives new R01 from NIH/NCI
Hammond, Potthoff receive Carver Chair, Professorship

Events

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Dario Alessi, PhD

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 10:30am to 11:30am

"Understanding LRRK2 and Its Role in Parkinson's Disease" Presented by Dario Alessi, PhD Professor of Signal Transduction and Director Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit School of Life Sciences University of Dundee Dundee, Scotland

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Faculty Seminar - Deniz Atasoy, PhD and Jon Resch, PhD

Thursday, January 20, 2022, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Opioidergic Signaling in Hedonic and Homeostatic Regulation of Feeding" Presented by Deniz Atasoy, PhD Assistant Professor Neuroscience and Pharmacology "Multiplexed Single-Nucleus RNA-Seq for Function and Circuit Analysis" Presented by Jon Resch, PhD Assistant Professor Neuroscience and Pharmacology