The Shepherd Lab published research titled, “Arc restores juvenile plasticity in adult mouse visual cortex” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on August 8, 2017.
Joe Yost was chosen to receive the 2017 Henry Gray Scientific Achievement Award, in recognition of his work on Left-Right developmental pathways that impact cardiovascular and neural development. This is...
The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy is pleased to welcome two new adjunct faculty: Yashar Kalani, Department of Neurosurgery and Adrian Rothenfluh, Department of Psychiatry
Alex Shcheglovitov was awarded with the 2016 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. This grant supports research on how mutations in synaptic proteins affect the...
Jason Shepherd was chosen to receive a three-year award from the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind for his project entitled, “Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Critical Period Plasticity...
Kurt Albertine is the 2017 recipient of the Bodil M. Schmidt‐Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award from the American Physiological Society. In addition to his many scientific contributions, he established...
David Morton was selected as the 2016-17 recipient of the University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award, which is the university’s highest honor for excellence in teaching.
Megan Williams has published a paper in the journal eLife titled, "The intellectual disability gene Kirrel3 regulates target-specific mossy fiber synapse development in the hippocampus".
Megan Williams was interviewed by The Scope Radio station of the University of Utah's Health Sciences. They discussed how an autism gene changes the developing brain.
Little is known about how odors can trigger very different neurological responses and behaviors. Listen to this podcast on The Scope with Matt Wachowiak, USTAR professor of neurobiology and anatomy...
Anne Martin, a PhD student in the Williams Lab, was recently named a Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellow by Autism Speaks. She was one of only 3 recipients this year!
Congratulations to Dr. Rick Ash, who is a 2015 recipient of the prestigious Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching Award, which recognizes an outstanding teacher at the...
Alzheimer’s, autism, Fragile X syndrome, and memory loss all have something in common. There is a protein in the cell, called Arc, which is thought to play an important role...
