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Read about new research from the labs of HWNI members Stephen Brohawn and Diana Bautista.Read more about Unusual coronavirus protein is potential drug target to fight COVID-19

In a new paper, the Baraban lab describes their new models of catastrophic childhood epilepsies.Read more about Zebrafish enable large-scale analysis of catastrophic childhood epilepsy genes

Neuroscience PhD alum and MCB lecturer Robin Ball discusses shifting to online teaching during the…Read more about PhD alum Robin Ball and the online innovation of Bio 1AL

Congratulations to incoming HWNI member Yvette Fisher for having her proposal selected for funding!Read more about Fisher wins 2021 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy

Congratulations to Markita Landry for being named a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar!Read more about Landry receives 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Dear HWNI Community,

We are reaching out today to give support and encouragement to our Asian students, postdocs, staff and faculty. It’s been a painful year, and the attacks targeting Asians across the country, including in the Bay Area, are shocking in their violence and repetition. We...Read more about Read the message below expressing support for and solidarity with the Asian members of our community.

Congratulations to Evan Miller for winning the 2021 Donald S. Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching!Read more about Evan Miller wins Donald S. Noyce Undergraduate Teaching Prize

This profile of HWNI member David Schaffer focuses on how he uses engineering to improve gene therapy.Read more about David Schaffer harnesses 'directed evolution' for gene therapy

Congratulations to Emily Cooper! The five-year grant will fund her project called “Smartglasses for All”.Read more about Cooper receives NSF Faculty Early Career Development Grant

Congratulations to Christopher Chang for winning a Guggenheim fellowship for his work on how metals impact biology!Read more about Chang awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Congratulations to Teresa Puthussery, who will study retinal cell loss in tissue from glaucoma patients.Read more about Puthussery awarded Glaucoma Research Foundation grant

Congratulations to Gerald Westheimer for receiving this award honoring his lasting contributions to vision science!Read more about Westheimer awarded Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science

Congratulations to Andrea Gomez for winning the C.J. Herrick Award from the American Association for Anatomy!Read more about Gomez wins C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy

Weill Neurohub joins with Genentech, Roche to advance neuroscience research.Read more about Weill Neurohub partners with Genentech, Roche

Congratulations to Anne Collins! Read this interview with her from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.Read more about Collins wins Young Investigator Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society

The Knight lab has found that brain waves can show whether a person’s mind is wandering.Read more about Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way

New study from the Bishop lab could have implications for the treatment of anxiety and…Read more about In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed

HWNI scientist Gautam Agarwal, a Neuroscience PhD alum, developed a game to learn about the…Read more about Neuroscientists tap gamers to learn how people problem-solve

HWNI members Brohawn, Bautista, and Adesnik are collaborating to learn more about the virus and…Read more about Neurobiology labs team up to tackle COVID-19

Fisher and Tsao are among the new faculty profiled in this article from the MCB…Read more about Get to know incoming HWNI faculty Yvette Fisher and Doris Tsao

New study from the Theunissen lab, led by Neuroscience PhD student Kevin Yu and postdoc…Read more about Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song

Congratulations to David Schaffer on winning the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Andreas Acrivos Professional…Read more about Schaffer awarded Professional Progress Award

Read about our 2020 Berkeley Neuroscience Annual Conference, which was held online in October.Read more about Berkeley neuroscience community gathers virtually for annual conference

Incoming HWNI faculty member Yvette Fisher is one of six new early-career neuroscientists selected.Read more about Fisher selected as an Allen Institute Next Generation Leader

Congratulations to Yang Dan on being appointed the Nan Fung Life Sciences Chancellor's Chair in…Read more about Yang Dan awarded endowed chair