The citation reads, "Professor Thirumalai has been a pioneer in advancing our understanding of biomolecular actions, particularly protein and RNA folding, and the basis for how molecular motors convert energy to motion. Professor Thirumalai, one of the top theorists in delineating the principles of protein and RNA folding, is unique in driving and interpreting experiments, and collaborating with experimentalist colleagues. He was the first to quantify the heterogeneity and bumpiness of protein folding landscapes, through the definition of a glass temperature and its ratio with the folding Read more about Dave Thirumalai was awarded the Hand Neurath award by the Protein Society in 2019
Jessie Lu, a graduate member of our lab, has recently passed her qualifying exam!!! Congratulations Jessie!! We love her amazing work ethic and attitude, and look forward to her research from here on out!
Mary Hayhoe, Alex Huk and Larry Cormack received a U01 BRAIN Initiative grant for their proposal entitled "Neural circuit computations for visual motion during natural primate behaviors”. The proposed work aims to understand the neural computations underlying visual motion perception and motion-based action during natural, unconstrained primate behaviors.
Organizations can now create their own local NurdlePatrol citizen science project! Nurdle Patrol is a project where volunteers conduct 10 minute surveys looking for tiny plastic pellets (nurdles) along waterways around the country in an effort to identify high concentrations that could lead to the source of plastic being released. With funding from the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust
This past April, our very own Jared Eller (right) was awarded a Summer Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin Graduate School. Congratulations Jared! Keep up the good work!
INIA-N researchers reveal the Brain’s Immune Cells are a Central Driver of Alcohol Use Disorder. The multifaceted approach is the first to link microglia to the molecular, cellular, and behavioral changes associated with the development of alcohol dependence, suggesting that microglia may also be critical for the development and progression of alcohol use disorder. Read more in the press release from
Emma Erickson, a recent graduate of Adron Harris’ laboratory, published a paper in Neuropsychopharmacology that was featured in a Research Highlight article in the same issue. Erickson’s paper examines the role of cortical astrocytes in alcohol-related behaviors in mice. Through bidirectional
Our amazing PI, Lulu Cambronne, has been selected to join the 2020 and 2021 Scialog community, a group of researchers and scientific leaders who meet to
