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Decoding the Body’s Hidden Signals: Dr. Marito Hayashi joins Neurobiology & Biophysics
The Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics is delighted to welcome Marito Hayashi, PhD, as its newest Assistant Professor. Dr. Hayashi’s research explores how sensory signals from the gut shape brain function, physiology, and behavior, a frontier that is redefining our understanding of the mind-body connection. He comes to us from the laboratory of Dr. Stephen…
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Expanding Our Horizons: Dr. Shefin Sam George Joins Neurobiology & Biophysics
The Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics is thrilled to welcome its newest faculty member, Assistant Professor Shefin George, PhD. Dr. George joins the department from Stanford University, where she completed her postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Anthony Ricci. Her research focuses on understanding how membrane properties regulate mechanotransduction in auditory hair cells. Through…
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Dr. Claudia Moreno Named 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor
We are proud to announce that Claudia Moreno, PhD, Assistant Pofessor in the Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics, has been named a 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor — a recognition nominated directly by students and selected by a faculty and staff review committee. Each year, presenters at the Undergraduate Research Symposium are invited to nominate…
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Dr. Elizabeth Buffalo Elected as 2025 AAAS Fellow
The Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics is thrilled to congratulate department chair Elizabeth Buffalo, PhD, on her election as a 2025 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. This prestigious honor recognizes members whose exceptional contributions to the advancement of science — and its application in service to society — have distinguished them…
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How Subcortical Brain Areas Shape Our Decisions: Insights from Professor Michele Basso’s SfN Talk
Society for Neuroscience 2025, San Diego, 11.19.2025 Special Lecture: Deep Decisions: Uncovering the Subcortical Role in PerceptualChoice — Michele A. Basso Abstract: Understanding of how the mammalian brain makes decisions centers largely on theintegrative functions of the cerebral cortex. Yet organisms lacking a cerebral cortex can combineinformation from different sources to make decisions. This lecture…
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Tuthill Lab’s snow fly research highlighted by Pew Innovation Fund
Professor John Tuthill, a Pew Innovation Fund investigator, is collaborating with researchers at Universidad Austral de Chile to unlock the secrets of extreme cold tolerance in snow flies (Chionea valga). These remarkable insects have been observed moving about in temperatures as low as -10°F, making them ideal subjects for understanding the mechanisms of temperature resilience.…
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Image: MouseRGC-bipolar cells and PSD95 – Rachel Wong