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May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center Selects Two Fellowship Awardees<\/strong><\/p>\n Cultivating the next generation of translational scientists focused on childhood brain disorders is a key priority of the Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center (RSZ TNC) at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital (BCH). The RSZ TNC is therefore delighted to announce the selection of its newest cohort of postdoctoral fellows for 2023. These two outstanding candidates, Dr. Chen Ding and Dr. Sneham Tiwari, were chosen for their qualifications and ambitious research proposals. Each will have the opportunity to build translational research projects with the mentorship of leaders in their fields, and will leverage the full depth and breadth of resources at the RSZ TNC and BCH throughout their two-year fellowship program.<\/span><\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img-engle-elizabeth-300×300.jpg” title_text=”img-engle-elizabeth-300×300″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n April 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations Dr. Elizabeth Engle for Being Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n This year\u2019s election of new members to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences maintains a commitment to honoring excellence that began more than 240 years ago. In 1780, the Academy\u2019s founders \u2013 including John Adams and John Hancock \u2013 envisioned an organization that would recognize accomplished individuals and engage them in addressing the greatest challenges facing the young nation. The first members elected to the Academy in 1781 included Benjamin Franklin and George Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, the Academy continues to be both an honorary society, electing new members from the non-profit, private, and public sectors, and an independent policy organization with initiatives in the arts, democracy, education, global affairs, and science.<\/span><\/p>\n When announcing this year\u2019s new members, Academy President\u00a0David W. Oxtoby<\/strong>\u00a0said, \u201cWith the election of these members, the Academy is honoring excellence, innovation, and leadership and recognizing a broad array of stellar accomplishments. We hope every new member celebrates this achievement and joins our work advancing the common good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The nearly 270 members elected in 2023 are drawn from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research, and science, and include more than 40 International Honorary Members (IHM) from 23 countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/RSZ-TNC-LinkedIn-Logo-003-1.jpg” title_text=”424-1 RSZ TNC Embroidery LT MASTER” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n October 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center Selects Two Pilot Grant Awardees<\/strong><\/p>\n The Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center (RSZ TNC) at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital is delighted to announce the selection of its annual Pilot Grant awardees. The mission of the RSZ TNC is to improve the lives of children with brain disorders via timely and efficient translation of scientific research through collaboration among Boston Children’s Hospital’s exceptional investigators and in partnership with the external research community. To fulfill the goal of \u201ctimely and efficient translation\u201d, the RSZ TNC Pilot Grant aims to support translational research on neurodevelopmental disorders within the domains of Preclinical Research<\/em>, Mechanism-based Therapeutic<\/em> Development<\/em>, Translational Biomarkers<\/em>, and Gene-based Clinical Research and Trials<\/em>.<\/p>\n “EEG Biomarkers of Preferential Psychostimulant Treatment Response in Children with ADHD”<\/strong><\/p>\n Anne Arnett, PhD and Eugenia Chan, MD, PhD (Division of Developmental Medicine)<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCircadian Biology of EHMT1 and Sleep-associated Neurodevelopmental Collapse in Kleefstra Syndrome\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Jonathan Lipton, MD, PhD and Siddharth Srivastava, MD (Department of Neurology)<\/em><\/p>\n The RSZ TNC Pilot Grant awardees will begin their funded research in October 2022 and have the opportunity to apply for a second year of funding pending research progress and success. New RSZ TNC Pilot Grant awards will be offered annually.<\/p>\n For more information, please contact tnc@childrens.harvard.edu<\/a> or visit www.RSZTNC.org<\/a><\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img-anthony-todd-300×300-1.jpg” title_text=”img-anthony-todd-300×300″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Tommy Fuss Independent Investigator Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to Todd Anthony, PhD, recipient of an Independent Investigator Award from the Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research. Dr. Anthony\u2019s project, entitled \u201cBottom-up control of cortical sensory processing and threat perception,\u201d is designed to test a working model of how discrete lateral septum to cortex pathways may contribute to stress-dependent modulation of threat perception and sensory processing which, when dysregulated, could contribute to chronic psychiatric disorders such Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/850CBD-oil-GettyImages-1257108961-e1658324236974.jpg” title_text=”850CBD-oil-GettyImages-1257108961″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n JULY 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Building a Better Painkiller On a quest to develop more effective pain medicines, Drs. Clifford Woolf and Bruce Bean are studying how CBD inhibits pain-sensing neurons.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d41586-022-01502-8_22965190-e1654272007986.jpg” title_text=”d41586-022-01502-8_22965190″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n JUNE 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Guardians of the brain: how a special immune system protects our grey matter The nervous and immune systems are tightly intertwined. Deciphering their chatter might help address many brain disorders and diseases.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sansay-house-2018-600-e1654021519408.jpg” title_text=”sansay-house-2018-600″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.0″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n MAY 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n F. M. Kirby Foundation Annouces $6.1 Million In Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n Following a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, the F. M. Kirby Foundation announced that 83 grants totaling $6.1 million were made in the first four months of 2022 to nonprofit organizations working to foster self-reliance and create strong, healthy communities throughout Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, as well as national nonprofits largely based in Washington, D.C. and New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CliffordWoolf_02.23-e1581083058848-1-e1590700590373.jpg” title_text=”CliffordWoolf_02.23-e1581083058848″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n MAY 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Hoopes Prize 2022 LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CliffordWoolf_02.23-e1581083058848-1-e1590700590373.jpg” title_text=”CliffordWoolf_02.23-e1581083058848″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.0″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n MARCH 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Vertex\u2019s non-opioid painkiller shows promise in people recovering from surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n Medical experts say the findings from the Boston biotech are encouraging, but that more data are needed.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is an enormous need for novel non-opioid analgesics with no abuse liability,\u201d and Vertex\u2019s results are an \u201cimportant advance,\u201d said Dr. Clifford J. Woolf. Read the full article using the link below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CliffordWoolf_02.23-e1581083058848-1-e1590700590373.jpg” title_text=”CliffordWoolf_02.23-e1581083058848″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n MARCH 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Painkillers That Don\u2019t Kill<\/strong><\/p>\n Scientists are getting closer to designing safer, more targeted pain drugs to replace opioids. Read the full article featuring Dr. Woolf on Nautilus in the Health section.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JieZheng-sq-e1647020366843.jpg” title_text=”JieZheng (sq)” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n MARCH 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Newly discovered brain cells may be a memory filing system, study suggests<\/strong><\/p>\n Jie Zheng, of the Kreiman lab, and a group of scientists from Cedars-Sinai in L.A., and the University of Toronto collaborated utilizing a federally funded BRAIN Initiative<\/u><\/a>\u00a0consortium that led to the discovery of two new groups of brain cells: boundary and event cells. They theorized that these neurons are involved in cleaving experiences into distinct events that humans can better remember. The study, published in\u00a0Nature Neuroscience <\/u><\/a>, and featured in STAT<\/u><\/a>, may pave the way for new treatments for memory disorders.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Philippe-Morquette-e1653412204188.jpg” title_text=”Philippe Morquette” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n APRIL 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n 2022 Fuss Fellowship<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to Dr. Philippe Morquette recipient of a 2022 Fuss Fellowship. The Fuss Fellowship Program is designed to identify and train outstanding young scientists, preparing them for a career researching mental illnesses. As part of Dr. Michael Do\u2019s laboratory, Dr. Morquette\u2019s work is designed to characterizing how specific neural populations influence major depression.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Headshot_Dignity-Butts_website-e1654543459447.jpg” title_text=”Headshot_Dignity-Butts_website” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n FEBRUARY 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n 2022\u00a0Harvard College Research Program Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to Dignity Butts, undergraduate student in the Engle lab, who received the Spring 2022 Harvard College Research Program Award!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Beth-300_2.jpg” title_text=”Beth 300_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n DECEMBER 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Beth Stevens on BCC Radio 4 Thought<\/strong><\/p>\n Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of, and suggests what they might have to teach us.<\/span><\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img-kreiman-gabriel-300×300.jpg” title_text=”img-kreiman-gabriel-300×300″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n DECEMBER 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Building a Map of the Human Brain Functional Connections at the Mesoscale<\/strong><\/p>\n Network models seek to explain how individual brain regions critical for vision, hearing, language and other functions, may be integrated to produce the full variety of human behavior. Our latest work, published in Cell Reports, provides the first extensive mesoscopic scale quantitative characterization of functional interactions between areas of human cerebral cortex. This functional connectome will help scientists better understand information flow in the brain, in the future leading to new cures for neurological disorders and the translation of natural intelligence to artificial intelligence algorithms.<\/span><\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wei-e1636579182142.jpg” title_text=”Wei” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n DECEMBER 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Jennifer N. Bourne Prize in Brain Ultrastructure: Cordelia Imig and Wei-Chung Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to Wei-Chung Allen Lee named alongside Cordelia Imig as a receipient of the <\/span>Jennifer N. Bourne Prize in Brain Ultrastructure. The newly established prize recognizes early career neuroscientists for outstanding work that advances our understanding of brain structure and function at the nanometer scale. Named for Jennifer N. Bourne, PhD, an electron microscopist and core facility director who studied the structural plasticity of synapses and died suddenly in 2021, the award recognizes researchers who are within their first five years of academic appointments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img-fagiolini-michela-300×300.jpg” title_text=”img-fagiolini-michela-300×300″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to Michela Fagiolini, and Zhigang He on their Equipment and Core Resources Allocation Committee awards. Dr. Fagiolini received funding for a video EEG system and Dr. He was funded to purchase a SW 32 Ti swinging-bucket rotor package.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7561_2-e1635260234329.jpg” title_text=”IMG_7561_2-e1613372971341″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201cChopra-Amiel-Gordon syndrome\u201d (CAGS) has been named in recognition of Dr. Maya Chopra and colleague’s work. This new gene for syndromic intellectual disability has been described, and researchers at the Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center (RSZ-TNC), are leading efforts to better understand it. Dr. Maya Chopra is the Director of Translational Genomic Medicine at the RSZ TNC.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/TNCLabDoctorChild.jpg” title_text=”TNCLabDoctorChild” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center (RSZ TNC) at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital is delighted to announce the selection of its annual Pilot Grant awardees. The mission of the RSZ TNC is to improve the lives of children with brain disorders via timely and efficient translation of scientific research through collaboration among Boston Children’s Hospital’s exceptional investigators and in partnership with the external research community. To fulfill the goal of \u201ctimely and efficient translation\u201d, the RSZ TNC Pilot Grant aims to support translational research on neurodevelopmental disorders within the domains of Preclinical Research<\/em>, Mechanism-based Therapeutic<\/em> Development<\/em>, Translational Biomarkers<\/em>, and Gene-based Clinical Research and Trials<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img-he-zhigang-300×300.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”img-he-zhigang-300×300″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Academy of Medicine announced its new members and Zhigang He, MD, PHD was elected for his breakthrough discoveries regarding the mechanisms of axon regeneration and functional repair following central nervous system injuries, providing foundational knowledge and molecular targets for developing restorative therapies to treat spinal cord injury, stroke, glaucoma, and other neurodegenerative disorders.<\/p>\n Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Congratulations Dr. He!<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Inno-award.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Inno award” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n With generous support, from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and the Lavine family, the Kirby Center was able to fund 4 Innovation projects in 2021, including:<\/p>\n Todd Anthony, PhD. Neuronal basis of Comorbid Sensory, Social, and Emotional Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Xi He, PhD, A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Atopic Dermatitis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Jonathan Lipton, MD, PhD CLOCK and Nucleocytoplasmic transport: a target for the dissolution of circadian timing in Neurodegeneration<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Hisashi Umemori, MD, PhD. In vivo Imaging of the Determinants of Activity-Dependent Synapse Elimination<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Huang_image.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Huang_image” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Phenotypic screening using stem cell-derived human cells is a powerful new tool for drug discovery. By simultaneously measuring the effects of thousands of compounds on disease-specific cellular phenotypes, such as cell death or axon degeneration, we can discover new targets through the screening compounds\u2019 known biological activities and use this as a start to introduce new treatments. In many neurological disorders, neuronal excitability is altered and contributes to disease onset and progression. If a new screening platform can be designed to measure neuronal excitability in a high-throughput manner, we can then expand the drug development process to discover ways to reverse such pathological phenotypes.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled.png” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Untitled” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center (RSZ TNC) at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital is delighted to announce the selection of its first-ever post-doctoral fellowship awardees. The goal of the new RSZ TNC fellowship program is to develop the next generation of translational scientists focused on childhood brain disorders. Two exceptional candidates were selected, Wenkang An and Kristina Johnson, and each will have the opportunity to build translational research projects with the mentorship of leaders in the field at BCH. The fellowship training program will leverage the depth and breadth of the expertise within the RSZ TNC and BCH through mentorship by clinicians, basic scientists and industry and non-profit experts.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sundberg_image.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Sundberg_image” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Maria Sundberg shares new research from the lab of Mustafa Sahin on the role of a small piece of chromosome 16, called the 16p11.2 locus, in disease phenotypes of dopaminergic neurons. The team identified that RhoA pathway activation led to network dysfunction in 16p11.2 deletion neurons. Its inhibitor, Rhosin, rescued the hyperactivity of these neuronal networks. In the future, the RhoA pathway and its inhibitors may serve as potential therapeutic targets.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wong-Kimberly-1.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Wong-Kimberly (1)” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n A big congratulations to Kimberly Wong, PhD of the Benowitz Lab for securing BrightFocus Foundation funding for her project titled: Transcriptional mechanisms that regulate ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration! The goal of the project is to investigate how cell death and axon regeneration are regulated by the proteins dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK) and leucine zipper kinase (LZK). This work can lead to the development of new therapies to halt or even reverse RGC death and vision loss.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Microglia-tech-cropped3.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Microglia tech-cropped3″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n From the bark of a puppy to the patter of rain against the window, our brains receive countless signals every second. Most of the time, we tune out inconsequential cues\u2014the buzz of a fly, the soft rustle of leaves in the tree\u2014and pay attention to important ones\u2014the sound of a car horn, a bang on the door. This allows us to function, navigate and, indeed, survive in the world around us.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Zhang_image.jpg” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Fruit flies” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The drives to eat, drink, and sleep are with us from birth until death. The motivation to mate stands apart in that it emerges later in life. This is true in many animals, including flies. Where does mating drive come from? Is it generated by new wiring, or was it there all along, lying dormant? While neuroscience has long assumed the former, we find evidence for the latter.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-01-214844.png” alt=”Michael Crickmore” title_text=”Screenshot 2021-07-01 214844″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n June 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The optic nerve conveys visual information from the eye to the brain. Unfortunately, like other pathways in the central nervous system (CNS), the optic nerve cannot regenerate when injured, resulting in lifelong blindness for victims of traumatic or ischemic damage to this pathway or in degenerative diseases such as glaucoma. Over the past 20 years or so, our lab and others have identified ways to stimulate retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), the nerve cells in the eye that convey visual signals to the brain, to begin regenerating injured axons back the brain. <\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gino1_Header2.jpg” title_text=”Gino1_Header2″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n June 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n I was 11 when I had my\u00a0<\/span>seizure. I\u2019m 15 now.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve learned a lot since that night, and I owe a lot of what I know to\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Alex Rotenberg<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and the team at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital. They helped me understand what caused my seizure and how to prevent another one. But I\u2019ve also learned a lot on my own.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whitney-Gibbs-1.jpg” title_text=”Whitney-Gibbs” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n June 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n In December, Cell Mentor recognized \u20181,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America\u2019. With this list, the Community of Scholars illustrates the breadth and depth of the contributions black scientists have made and will continue to develop and inspire in the future.\u00a0Among those honored was Boston Children’s Rising Star, Whitney Gibbs, PhD (Neurobiology)!<\/p>\n LEARN MORE ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”186.6px” custom_margin=”1px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-07-12-at-10.07.21-10.jpeg” title_text=”WhatsApp Image 2021-07-12 at 10.07.21 (-10)” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”300px” min_height=”114.5px” max_height=”300px” custom_margin=”-8px||3px|||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”221px” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n June 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to Omer Barkai recipient of the 2021 Fuss Fellowship. The Fuss Fellowship Program is designed to identify and train outstanding young scientists, preparing them for a career researching mental illnesses. The Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research sponsors this competitive fellowship to help develop the next generation of researchers who will support the center\u2019s mission to unlock the genetics and biology of early onset psychiatric disease, with a focus on early detection, prevention, and intervention.<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>Congratulations to Andrew Ham (Woolf lab) Hoopes Prize winner for his project entitled \u201cNociceptor Control over Resolution of Inflammation and Tissue Repair in the Skin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nEquipment and Core Resources Allocation Committee Awards 2021<\/h4>\n
\u201cChopra-Amiel-Gordon syndrome\u201d named in recognition of Maya Chopra and colleagues<\/h4>\n
Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center Selects Four Pilot Grant Awardees<\/h4>\n
Zhigang He elected to National Academy of Medicine<\/h4>\n
Kirby Innovation Award Program 2021-2022<\/h4>\n
Screening Against Pathological Neuronal Firing<\/h4>\n
Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center Selects Two Fellowship Awardees<\/h4>\n
Disease Characteristics of Dopaminergic Neurons in Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders<\/h4>\n
BrightFocus Foundation Sponsorship<\/h4>\n
The Brain’s Wiring Technicians<\/h4>\n
Awakening a Dormant Drive<\/h4>\n
A Case of Mistaken Identity Leads to the Discovery of a Potent Agent for CNS Repair<\/h4>\n
I had a seizure. Here\u2019s what I learned.<\/h4>\n
Black Scientists Inspiring America!<\/h4>\n
2021 Fuss Fellowship<\/h4>\n