Dissertation Defense

Image: MouseRGC-bipolar cells and PSD95 – Rachel Wong

  • Raunak Sinha awarded the Otto Hahn Medal from the Max-Planck Society

    Raunak Sinha, a postdoc in the laboratory of Fred Rieke, was awarded this year’s Otto Hahn Medal for his graduate work on ‘Optical analysis of synaptic vesicle protein molecules during exo- and endocytosis using pH-switchable fluorescent probes’. With the Otto Hahn Medal, the Max Planck Society recognizes ~30 young scientists each year for their outstanding…

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  • Jason Stumpff’s paper is featured on the cover of Developmental Cell

    Jason Stumpff’s paper showing how kinesins control the movement of chromosomes on the mitotic spindle is featured on the cover of the May 15 issue of Developmental Cell. Jason, a former postdoctoral fellow in the Wordeman Lab, is now an Assistant Professor in the Physiology and Biophysics Department at the University of Vermont and is…

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  • Stan Froehner featured in the The Arts of Neuroscientists

    The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, a nonprofit organization of more than 300 leading neuroscientists, works to advance public awareness about the progress and promise of brain research. As eminent neuroscientists, Alliance members harbor an intense passion for scientific research and progress, but many of our members also have passions outside neuroscience. Stan Froehner was…

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  • Chet Moritz wins DARPA Young Investigator Award

    Chet Moritz (Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics) was recently selected for a DARPA Young Faculty Award. “The program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior faculty positions… and provide high-impact funding to these elite junior faculty early in their careers.” Chet’s research aims to develop treatments for injuries to…

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  • Fred Rieke receives Honorable Mention for the Landolt Mentorship Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

    Fred Rieke, Professor of Physiology & Biophysics and HHMI, has received an Honorable Mention in the competition for the 2012 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. This award recognizes a UW faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the education and guidance of graduate students. Named for UW Graduate School Dean Marsha L.…

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  • Andres Barria and Duk-Su Koh receive promotions

    Two of our faculty will be promoted, effective July 1, 2012. Andres Barria has been promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure). Duk-Su Koh will hold the position of Research Professor. Congratulations, Andres and Duk-Su!

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