New $2M MJFF grant backs Parkinson’s walking study at Boston University
Researchers will study motor and cognitive responses to rhythmic cues
Steve Ramirez Featured on Actor Alan Alda’s “Clear + Vivid” Podcast
Experiments with mice have shown it’s possible to tinker with and even erase a memory. The goal for neuroscience now is to apply the science to help people struggling with PTSD and other mentally crippling memories.
A Solution to the Cocktail Party Problem––Hidden in the Brain
BOTLAB – On a Winning Streak
A Banner Year for Darren Roblyer’s Lab, with 3 NIH Awards
Neurophotonics Center Community Featured Across SPIE’s Photonics West 2026 Conference
Last week, SPIE held it’s annual “Photonics West” conference, bringing together researchers and experts across the varying fields of optics and photonics research. With over a hundred conferences, plenary events, and presentations, several Boston University Photonics and Neurophotonics Center faculty––and graduate students––were not only in attendance, but led several key talks.
Siddharth Ramachandran: The 2026 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization
For seminal contributions in the area of spatially and vectorially structured light in optical fibers.
Irving Bigio: The 2026 SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award
For pioneering elastic scattering spectroscopy and translating it into a clinically impactful diagnostic tool, and for mentoring a generation of leaders in translational biomedical optics
Combating Neurological Language Loss
BU centers blend cutting-edge science, therapy, and community in the fight against aphasia
NPC Podcast Episode #8 | “The First Year Experience”
In this episode, we sit down to talk about our first-year experience at Boston University, specifically as a Biomedical Engineering PhD student. We talk about everything from the classes to rotating through different labs to the qualification exam, and qualitatively describe the experience for the Graduate Program for Neuroscience as told to us by friends […]
Kamal Sen, Irving Bigio, and More Featured in “Best of The Brink 2025” Inventions List
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year