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Congratulations to HWNI member Markita Landry!Read more about Markita Landry nominated for inaugural UC Regents Innovation Award

The research was led by former HWNI member Austin Roorda and Ren Ng, associate professor of electrical engineering & computer sciences.Read more about New Yorker covers Berkeley research that allows people to see new color

Congratulations to HWNI members Diana Bautista and Samantha Lewis for winning awards from The American Society for Cell Biology!Read more about Diana Bautista and Samantha Lewis win 2026 ASCB awards

HWNI member Mark D’Esposito is working to improve brain health, in collaboration with HWNI member Kevin Weiner and other colleagues.Read more about Berkeley scientists focus on optimizing brain health

Read about HWNI member John Flannery’s work to restore vision using a type of gene therapy.Read more about John Flannery: Breakthroughs in optogenetic vision therapy

Congratulations to HWNI member Markita Landry!Read more about Markita Landry wins 2026 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy

Congratulations to HWNI member William Jagust!Read more about William Jagust wins Alzheimer’s Association Lifetime Achievement Award

We are excited to welcome renowned neuroscientist Dr. Erin M. Schuman on October 1, 2026!Read more about Erin M. Schuman to give 2026 Carla Shatz & Corey Goodman Lecture

Congratulations to postdoctoral fellows Adam Lowet, Francesco (Frank) Lanfranchi, and Jordan Ngo!Read more about Three current and former HWNI researchers named 2026 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows

Congratulations to Julie Elie, a scientist in HWNI member Frédéric Theunissen’s lab!Read more about Julie Elie wins 2026 Coller Dolittle Prize for progress towards two-way interspecies communication

Congratulations to HWNI member Karthik Shekhar!Read more about Karthik Shekhar wins Philomathia Prize

HWNI member Doris Tsao shares the award with Winrich Freiwald (Rockefeller University) for their groundbreaking insights into the neural basis of face and object recognition.Read more about Doris Tsao receives International Prize for Translational Neuroscience

Stavisky develops cutting-edge brain-computer interfaces to restore lost abilities, such as speech, to patients with paralysis.Read more about Sergey Stavisky to join UC Berkeley faculty and HWNI

HWNI member and Nobel laureate Randy Schekman discusses the state of scientific research in the U.S.Read more about Q&A with Randy Schekman: Speaking out for science

Congratulations to all of the graduates!Read more about Congratulations to the 2026 Neuroscience PhD Program graduates!

A newly launched study designed by Neuroscience PhD student Tyler Toueg, along with HWNI members Michael Silver and William Jagust, and other faculty.Read more about Can psychedelics protect the brain as we age?

New research from HWNI member and Nobel laureate Eric Betzig and colleagues.Read more about New high-res microscope collects massive amounts of data from living tissue, and scientists are building an AI model to help interpret it

Congratulations to HWNI member Teresa Puthussery!Read more about Teresa Puthussery selected as inaugural Herbert Wertheim Chancellor’s Chair in Neuro-Optometry

The internationally recognized physician-scientist studies and works to develop therapies for age-related neurodegenerative diseases.Read more about Michael Ward to join UC Berkeley faculty and HWNI

Congratulations to HWNI member David Whitney!Read more about David Whitney wins Social Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award

A new study from the lab of HWNI member Doris Tsao.Read more about A rapid switch in neural code may solve debate about face recognition

HWNI member Michael Silver explains research happening at the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics in just 101 seconds.Read more about Discovering how psychedelics work in the brain

Congratulations to HWNI member Karthik Shekhar!Read more about Karthik Shekhar named a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

Congratulations to HWNI member Doris Tsao!Read more about Doris Tsao elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

A Q&A with new HWNI faculty members and PhD alums Liberty Hamilton and Alex Huth.Read more about On the frontlines of speech science with Liberty Hamilton and Alex Huth