NewsProfile Nature’s poisons: Why we love them and abuse them New book by HWNI member Noah Whiteman explores the delicious toxins all around us.Dave SchonenbergOctober 26, 2023
Announcement Raul Ramos-Garcia selected as an HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow Congratulations to Raul Ramos-Garcia, a postdoc in the lab of HWNI member Ellen Lumpkin!Dave SchonenbergSeptember 29, 2023
Research Discovery Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior The Yartsev lab has found that neurons that encode location also represent the social environment.Dave SchonenbergAugust 31, 2023
Announcement Noah Whiteman named Faculty Director of Essig Museum of Entomology Congratulations to HWNI member Noah Whiteman!Dave SchonenbergAugust 2, 2023
News Michael Breakspear visits UC Berkeley as inaugural Gloria Sedran Visiting Speaker The new Gloria Sedran Speakers Program and Prizes support the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease research.Dave SchonenbergJuly 31, 2023
Research Discovery New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control The Walker lab has discovered a potential mechanism of how sleep can affect insulin sensitivity.Dave SchonenbergJuly 11, 2023
Announcement Postdoc Mark Plitt awarded Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research fellowship Congratulations to Mark Plitt, a postdoc in the lab of HWNI member Yvette Fisher!Dave SchonenbergJuly 6, 2023
Announcement Odilia Lu receives inaugural Alper Fellowship in the Neurosciences Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Odilia Lu!Rachel HendersonJuly 5, 2023
Announcement Yang Dan named winner of the 2023 Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience HWNI member Yang Dan wins Scolnick Prize for key discoveries about the neurobiology of sleep.Dave SchonenbergApril 3, 2023