Study by Bilbo and Devlin finds that molecule IL34 tells microglia when to prune connections between brain cells, influencing brain's development
A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Staci Bilbo and graduate student Ben Devlin has found that a molecule in the brain called interleukin 34 communicates with micro
Surprising discovery that astrocytes function as intermediaries and have much more active role in neural circuitry
Previously, astrocytes were thought of as mere support cells, performing the brain's grunt work. Says Neurobiology training faculty member Cagla Eroglu, "They were considere
Silver-led team investigates what in our DNA makes us human
A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Debby Silver and first-author research associate Jing Liu, has a new study published in Nature which inves
Ru-Rong Ji-led team develops new painkiller that could offer relief without the addictive side effects of opioids
A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Ru-Rong Ji has developed a new experimental drug called SBI-810 that could offer powerful pain relief without the addictive side
Sindoni develops tool to probe how force-gated ion channels respond to membrane tension
Fifth-year graduate student Michael Sindoni (Grandl Lab) has a new first-author article out in Biophysical Journal titled, “A closed-loop system fo
Huanghe Yang Receives Early Career Mentoring Award
Neurobiology training faculty member Huanghe Yang is one of this year's recipients of an Early Career Mentoring Award in Basic Science by the School of Medicine.
Kaitlyn Fouke has new first-author article out in Current Biology
A new comparative study led by fourth-year graduate student Kaitlyn Fouke (Naumann Lab) shows how two teleost fish species, zebrafish and the miniature microglass fish Danionella
Lisberger, Herzfeld and team develop AI tool to decipher the secret of cerebellar circuits
The cerebellum is responsible for making accurate movements and so understanding how it works is crucial to treating movement disorders such as tremor, loss of balance, and speech
Bilbo Named to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Neurobiology training faculty member Staci Bilbo, also the Haley Family Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, is one of three Duke SoM faculty elected to the American Associat