SEP 10, 2021 3:30 PM BY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Blame Jean...
We always thought that we would continue teaching and working in our offices every day until we couldn’t any longer! After all, each fall in EPSY 407 Liz taught her students that an age-integrated life course in which...
Passing of Albert S. Feng
Miniature Brain Machinery Virtual Retreat
Seminars-BI
Michelle Tomaszycki, NSP Program Coordinator
Beckman Institute
Winner of the 2021 Vision and Spirit Award
In Memoriam: Albert Feng, professor, former head of molecular and integrative physiology, former director neuroscience Albert Feng, a passionate and beloved scholar who studied the neural basis of sound communication, has passed away. A virtual memorial service will be held Sept. 18. His obituary may be viewed here. A video...
Recently Published: Computationally Designed ACE2 Decoy Receptor Binds SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) Protein with Tight Nanomolar Affinity
Abstract Even with the availability of vaccines, therapeutic options for COVID-19 still remain highly desirable, especially in hospitalized patients with moderate or severe disease. Soluble ACE2 (sACE2) is a promising therapeutic candidate that neutralizes SARS CoV-2 infection by acting as a decoy...
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Faculty Spotlight
How would you describe your background? (I.E. where are you from? How did you first get interested in your area of research? Etc.) I am from a small rural town in upstate New York, which is where I learned to love nature and biology. I went to Ithaca College in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of the state, and I had my first introduction to research during my sophomore year. By the time I applied to graduate school, I knew I wanted to study neuroscience and behavior, but I didn’t really know what research at an R1 institution looked like, nor what specific research area...
Alumni Spotlight
Career Development What field in Neuroscience did you study? What about the research process did you enjoy? Did you prefer gathering the data, brainstorming its meaning, the writing process, defending your research, presenting your research, etc. Computational neuroscience, but with a focus on theory and arguments. I enjoy the process of analysis and synthesis the most, and I think that lends itself best to presenting, teaching, and constructing arguments. Did you choose to continue doing research? Why or why not? Do you still conduct research or...