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New research from the Yartsev lab.Read more about UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory

Congratulations to HWNI faculty members Preeya Khanna and Stephan Lammel!Read more about Preeya Khanna and Stephan Lammel win 2025 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy

Congratulations to HWNI member Yvette Fisher on these two honors!Read more about Yvette Fisher named Freeman Hrabowski Scholar and wins McKnight Scholar Award

Profile of HWNI faculty member Noah Whiteman.Read more about ‘The freedom to be fully human’: Noah Whiteman’s take on Pride and thriving in academia

HWNI member Chunlei Liu helped develop the new method.Read more about New MRI method offers deeper insight into brain physiology

A new study from the labs of HWNI members Silvia Bunge and Kevin Weiner.Read more about Are groovy brains more efficient?

Congratulations to the recent and upcoming graduates!Read more about Congratulations to the Neuroscience PhD Program Graduates!

We were honored to have Dr. Bargmann (Rockefeller University) as our first speaker in the Carla and Corey Lectureship Series.Read more about Cori Bargmann gives inaugural Carla and Corey Lecture

HWNI member Jack Gallant appears in the documentary and participated in a Q&A after the screening.Read more about Jack Gallant speaks at screening of Werner Herzog documentary ‘Theater of Thought’

Congratulations to HWNI member Yang Dan!Read more about Yang Dan elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Yartsev lab postdoctoral fellow Boaz Styr!Read more about Postdoc Boaz Styr wins Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Award

HWNI member Austin Roorda is a co-author on the study.Read more about Scientists develop technique that allows people to see new color ‘olo’

Congratulations to Ehud Isacoff, Jim Hurley, and James Olzmann!Read more about Three HWNI members win Molecular Therapeutics Initiative Innovator Awards

Congratulations to HWNI member Markita del Carpio Landry!Read more about Markita del Carpio Landry wins Guggenheim Fellowship

Congratulations to HWNI member James Olzmann!Read more about James Olzmann wins UC Berkeley Letters & Science Faculty Award

Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Sonali Mali!Read more about Sonali Mali wins Schmidt Science Fellowship

Congratulations to HWNI members Diana Bautista and Lexin Li!Read more about Bautista and Li named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

A new study from the lab of HWNI member Stephan Lammel.Read more about Scientists discover why a high-fat diet can lead to reduced eating pleasure

Congratulations to HWNI member Helen Bateup for receiving UC Berkeley’s highest teaching honor!Read more about Helen Bateup receives Distinguished Teaching Award

The packed event featured Nobel laureate Torsten Wiesel, HWNI co-founder Carla Shatz, HWNI member Marla Feller, and Neuroscience PhD alum Anna Vlasits (new Assistant Professor, University of Illinois).Read more about Four generations from same ‘neuro family tree’ discuss how neuroscience has evolved

Congratulations to HWNI member Noah Whiteman!Read more about Noah Whiteman receives Genetics Society of America Medal

Congratulations to HWNI member David Schaffer!Read more about David Schaffer elected to National Academy of Engineering

After Whiteman’s presentation, fellow HWNI member Michael Silver will join him for a discussion and Q&A.Read more about Noah Whiteman to talk about his book ‘Most Delicious Poison’ on March 5

We are excited to welcome Dr. Bargmann (Rockefeller University) as our first speaker. Save the date!Read more about Carla and Corey Lectureship Series launches with Cori Bargmann on April 23

Congratulations to HWNI member Andrew Dillin!Read more about Andrew Dillin named editor-in-chief of Genes & Development