New soft, stretchable electronic devices designed by a team including Neuroscience faculty and alumni at Beckman Institute could change the way people undergo medical tests, control prosthetic devices, and more. The innovation, which can range from the size of a postage stamp to that of entire body parts, is a shining example of what is possible through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Beckman Fellow 2019Mickeal Key, Neuroscience pre-doctoral graduate student, is one of seven graduate students awarded with 2019 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellowships. This program offers University of Illinois graduate students at the M.A., M.S., or Ph.D. level the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary research at the institute.
Hauber "Cowbird" LabThe Hauber lab (@cowbirdlab/Twitter) focuses on the evolution of recognition systems in avian brood parasites. It shifts between behavioral, developmental, physiological, and molecular tools.
Caught with the Cookie Jar"Slug City" studies the neural basis of decision with sea slugs and octopuses. The research aim is to study how animals organize their behavior by integrating motivation, experience and sensation.
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Pulling Apart the BrainThe Interactive 3D brain model from BrainFacts.org.
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- 3D printing is...allowing scientists to create models at a much finer scale, says ornithologist Mark Hauber at the University of Illinois in Urbana. Hauber studies a behavior known as brood parasitism, in which birds lay eggs in the nests of other species, leaving the unwitting foster parents to rear their chicks. Previously, researchers studied host birds’ reactions by placing plaster and wood models of parasitic eggs in their nests. But using 3D printing, Hauber’s team created far more realistic looking cowbird eggs, which allowed his team to examine whether variations of just a few millimeters in size influenced robins’ decisions to throw the parasitic eggs out of their nests.
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Faculty Spotlight
Mark E. Nelson served as the Associate Director for Student Affairs and the NSP Liason for the SfN Chapter in Champaign. Mark was honored at the End of Year Awards and Recognition Reception on April 30th with a small glass trophy in thanks for his time and service as well as in acknowledgment of his upcoming retirement. After 28 years at the University of Illinois, Mark will be moving on to spend time in another place he loves to be, nature. He will be hiking the trails out west. Check out his spotlight to see the latest Beckman article featuring Dr. Nelson!
Alumni Spotlight
Dr. Daeyeol Lee has been named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Lee graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995 (MS in Biology) and 1995 (PhD in Neuroscience). Established by Michael Bloomberg, Lee will be among 50 professors from around the world named to these posts who are pioneering interdisciplinary fields.
