Research Discovery Despite dramatic differences in shape, these direction-sensing retinal neurons have similar synaptic organization New study by Neuroscience PhD alum Malak El-Quessny and HWNI faculty member Marla Feller.barbaraSeptember 9, 2021
Research Discovery Looking for something? Recording directly from the human brain reveals mechanisms underlying visual search Read our Q&A with PhD alum Katarina Slama about her new paper with Bob Knight.barbaraSeptember 9, 2021
Announcement Cooper receives NSF Faculty Early Career Development Grant Congratulations to Emily Cooper! The five-year grant will fund her project called “Smartglasses for All”.barbaraMarch 31, 2021
Announcement Puthussery awarded Glaucoma Research Foundation grant Congratulations to Teresa Puthussery, who will study retinal cell loss in tissue from glaucoma patients.barbaraMarch 5, 2021
Announcement Westheimer awarded Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science Congratulations to Gerald Westheimer for receiving this award honoring his lasting contributions to vision science!barbaraMarch 4, 2021
Profile Get to know incoming HWNI faculty Yvette Fisher and Doris Tsao Fisher and Tsao are among the new faculty profiled in this article from the MCB…barbaraDecember 11, 2020
Alumni Profile Home over hospital: PhD alum Elena Allen develops products to manage heart failure at home Read our Q&A with Neuroscience PhD alum Elena Allen, chief scientist at Rodin Scientific.barbaraNovember 17, 2020
Announcement HWNI & MCB welcome new faculty Doris Tsao We are thrilled to announce that Doris Tsao will be joining HWNI next summer!barbaraOctober 19, 2020
Research Discovery Which way is up? Retinal neurons know, even when light deprivation during development distorts their shape Read our Q&A with Neuroscience PhD student Malak El-Quessny (Feller lab), explaining her new paper.barbaraSeptember 1, 2020