“Could Severance Ever Happen in Real Life?” Featuring Steve Ramirez
Steve Ramirez’s answers the question of whether the wildly popular AppleTV+ show’s “severance” procedure is actually possible.
Scientist Profile – Professor Mark Howe
The Howe Lab studies how neural circuits motivate and direct actions to reach desired goals, and they have developed optical tools that allow them to study activity in a large structure located deep in the brain—called the striatum—which plays a critical role in such processes.
Will Cunningham Makes Moves on NPC Graduate Student Organization and Neuronal Circuitry Research
Will Cunningham doesn’t just study how neuronal circuits control systems of movement––he’s making several moves of his own. While pursuing his PhD at Boston University, he’s serving as a member of the Economo lab group, and simultaneously helping to found the Neurophotonics Training Organization (NPTO), a student chapter that will house individual student groups under […]
Professor Chantranupong Receives 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship
The prestigious award will support Lynne Chantranupong’s work investigating how brain cells remain healthy over a lifetime, and how neurodegenerative diseases disrupt them
New “nature” Article from Lei Tian, David Boas, and Irving Bigio
Professors Tian, Boas, Bigio, et al. were recently published for “Enhanced multiscale human brain imaging by semi-supervised digital staining and serial sectioning optical coherence tomography”
Economo and Team Published in New “Nature” Article
Assistant Professor Mike Economo et al. were recently published for their article “Separating cognitive and motor processes in the behaving mouse”
NPC Podcast Episode #1 with Center Director David Boas
In this inaugural episode, the NPC podcast team explores the cutting-edge world of neurophotonics with professor and NPC director David Boas––exploring how light-based technologies transform neuroscience research.
Michelle Sander & Lei Tian Named Optica Fellows
“Congratulations to the 2025 class of Optica Fellows,” said Jim Kafka, 2025 Optica President. “These members are making important contributions to our society and field. We thank them for their dedication and are incredibly proud to celebrate their accomplishments.”
Professors Economo, DePasquale, Chen, Hasselmo, and Tian Win BU-AIRR Awards
Among the 26 AI research projects, these Neurophotonics Center faculty were among several pioneering AI research forward.
Michelle Sander Among Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists Honored by President Biden
President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.