BU’s Core Organoid Research Spans CRC & MED Campuses to Restore Organ Function
Organoids are a growing trend in biomedical research fields internationally––but what are they? As the name suggests, it’s a simplified model of an organ made up of cells, studied both in vitro (outside a living organism) and in vivo (inside a living organism) to enhance the understanding and treatment of organ-related diseases and disorders. Their pathology, phenotype, and––in the future––repair, […]
In vivo imaging in transgenic songbirds reveals superdiffusive neuron migration in the adult brain
Faculty: Benjamin Scott | Outlet: Cell Reports
Ben Scott Published in Cell Reports
Professor Ben Scott et al. were recently published in Cell Reports for their article: “In vivo imaging in transgenic songbirds reveals superdiffusive neuron migration in the adult brain”
Steve Ramirez Featured in First Podcast Episode from the Brink
In this unforgettable debut episode of The Brink’s new podcast, BU neuroscientist Steve Ramirez explains how memories are created, stored, and recalled in the brain
Neurophotonics Center’s 7th Annual Symposium on Machine Learning and Photonics in Neuroscience
Yesterday, the Neurophotonics Center’s 7th annual symposium took place on the Center for Computing and Data Sciences’ 17th floor, organized by faculty members Mike Economo and Brian DePasquale. With hundreds of attendees and 11 presenters, the topics were broken down into four sessions under the umbrella of “Machine Learning and Photonics in Neuroscience.”
Mike Economo and Ben Scott Awarded Scialog’s “Molecular Basis of Cognition Funding”
The 19 individual awards of $50,000 in direct costs will go to 17 researchers from a variety of institutions in the United States and Canada, including two from BU: Mike Economo and Ben Scott.
In vivo quasi-elastic light scattering eye scanner detects molecular aging in humans and mice
Faculty: Lee Goldstein | Outlet: IOVS
Benjamin Scott
The Scott research group’s mission is to identify the mechanisms of cognition by developing and applying new neural technologies. This includes research on inference-based decision making, mental simulations, and adult neurogenesis.
Steve Ramirez
Professor Ramirez’s research focuses on revealing the neural circuit mechanisms of memory storage and retrieval, and artificially modulating memories to combat maladaptive states. Using optogenetics, Ramirez has located memory traces in the mouse brain and has explored how to reactivate these traces, and implant false ones as well. His work could have profound treatment implications […]
Lee Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein’s work is focused on understanding the role of abnormal protein aggregation in chronic degenerative disorders of aging. The work in his laboratory concentrates on Alzheimer’s disease, age-related cataracts, and other common diseases of aging that involve pathogenic protein aggregation. His team recently discovered the first evidence of Alzheimer’s disease-associated amyloid pathology outside the […]