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NeuroNex Researcher Wins Young Investigator Award

Dibyadeep Datta, a postdoctoral researcher in Amy Arnsten’s lab at Yale University, received the Brain Sciences 2022 Young Investigator Award, a prestigious award for early career investigators in the field of neuroscience.

Call for Submissions for Upcoming Living Machines Conference

In preparation for the upcoming Living Machines conference, scheduled for July 19-22, organizers are calling for submissions of full papers and extended abstracts.

Neuroscientists Use Bioluminescence to Control Communication between Brain Cells

New method allows for manipulation of synaptic transmission from pre- to post-synaptic neurons.

Bioluminescence Hub Offers a Summer of Learning

The Bioluminescence Hub recently offered both in-person and virtual internships that provided students with hands-on experience in neuroscience research.

NSF Program Announces New Funding Opportunity

The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program offers an opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research.

Researchers Develop a Unique Tool to Study the Brain

Researchers recently delved deeper into the impact of early brain development in mice using a unique model that can utilize both external light as well as chemicals to control neurons.

NeuroNex Community Presents Research at BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting

In June 2021, neuroscientists, researchers, collaborators and others convened online to discuss and explore the latest neuroscience research. Several researchers funded by the National Science Foundation’s NeuroNex Program also participated in the meeting.