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The evolution of neural firing over the lifetime of memory
Saif Honored by Grainger Engineering for Career of Prominence
Bioengineering, Mechanical Science and Engineering, and The Grainger College of Engineering community recently celebrated a new named appointment for professor Taher Saif. In an investiture ceremony held in the Beckman Institute...
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Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk
Two articles were recently published highlighting the work of Neuroscience Program faculty, Manuel Hernandez and Neuroscience Graduate student Jonathan Cerna:Wearable...
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Jake Carpenter-Thompson
Dr. Jake Carpenter-Thompson serves as the director of clinical research at the Kutcher Clinic for Sports Neurology. He recently published research in conjunction with Dr. Jeffery Kutcher regarding...
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Dr. Jason Climer - Unraveling the Mysteries of the Brain
by Shreya Rana, April 2025Jason Climer, a dynamic researcher at the Beckman Institute, brings a unique blend of engineering and neuroscience to his work. Climer is a Neuroscience faculty member with...
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Mutation increases enzyme in mouse brains linked to schizophrenia behaviors
Shared from UIUC Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau, 2/18/25
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with the same mutation, a rare finding of a direct genetic...
Sweeney Lab
Neural circuitry at the intersection of feeding, reproduction, and emotion
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Congratulations to three NSP Graduate Students on their Beckman Fellowships
Adapted from Meet the 2024 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows
"The Beckman Institute has announced seven University of Illinois students as Beckman Institute Graduate...
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$5.6 million grant renews center focusing on the neurochemistry of addiction
Shared from Bioengineering News
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded a $5.6 million grant to the Neuroproteomics &...
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Meet Jason Climer, new assistant professor of molecular and integrative physiology
Shared from MCB's News page
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and ...