Hosted by Neurodegeneration & Injury FAWG Dr. Scott Brady is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Illinois. Dr. Brady's research focuses on molecular motors, axonal transport and the neuronal cytoskeleton, Neuronal signaling pathways, Effects of myelin on neurons and pathogenic mechanisms in adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases including […]

Are you interested in recruiting postdocs to your lab? BHI is hosting a Postdoc Recruitment Event on April 22-23, 2025. To help cover the costs of hosting the candidates, we request that participating PIs contribute $500 (this is comparable to the cost of advertising on job boards like NeuroJobs or Science Careers). BHI Core faculty […]

Hosted by JFWG Dr. Ofer Yizhar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Brain Sciences at Weizmann Institute of Science. Dr. Yizhar’s lab is interested in the neural circuit substrates of complex behaviors, including social behavior, decision making, learning and memory. Work in the lab is focused on how specific neural circuits regulate these […]

Hosted by the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center in BHI Dr. David Weinshenker is a Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Weinshenker's approach is to use a combination of genetics, behavior, pharmacology, neurochemistry, optogenetics, and chemogenetics in rodents to better understand the neurobiology underlying […]

Hosted by JFWG Dr. Michael Beauchamp is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Beauchamp’s lab focuses on the superior temporal sulcus, a brain area critical for the integration of auditory and visual information and for the perception […]