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Greg Sevilla wins Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Greg Sevilla, a UW senior majoring in Biology and Philosophy, has been awarded a Mary Gates Research Scholarship to continue conducting research in the lab of Steve Carlson. Congratulations, Greg.
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Hit the Ground Running: Preparing Postdoctoral Scholars for Academic Success
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics is pleased to announce a new professional development program for postdoctoral scholars. This selective, two-year program provides monthly opportunities to learn the basic skills required for faculty in academia, including tackling unintended bias, mentoring, grant writing, budgeting for labs and small groups, and healthy approaches to dealing with stress.…
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Symposium honoring Eb Fetz
A symposium on Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience of Motor Control will honor Eb Fetz, professor of Physiology & Biophysics. The event is part of the Japan Neuroscience 2014 conference and was organized by scientists who have worked with Eb. Eb’s artistic talents are illustrated in the poster announcing the symposium.
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Workshop is first mind-meld of UW, Allen Brain Institute
For the first time, two Seattle powerhouses in brain research are collaborating to teach the next generation of neuroscientists. The University of Washington’s Computational Neuroscience program and the Allen Institute for Brain Science will jointly offer a “Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain” Aug. 24 through Sept. 7 at Friday Harbor Laboratories. Students will use…
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Hacking the Brain to Reveal, Repair, & Rebuild
Seattle Arts & Lectures will sponsor an interdisciplinary lectures series on advances in neuroscience that are revealing the inner workings of the brain. The lectures are being presented in partnership with the University of Washington Alumni Association and The Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of Washington and were organized by Adrienne Fairhall on…
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PBio ranks second in the nation in grant funding
According to the 2013 ACDP analysis of grant funding, the UW Department of Physiology & Biophysics ranked second in total grant funding among Physiology Departments nationwide. During the 2013 calendar, PBIO faculty received almost $11 million in grant support. Based on the same survey, the department ranked second in 2012 and first in 2011.
Dissertation Defense
Image: MouseRGC-bipolar cells and PSD95 – Rachel Wong