How optogenetics can put the brakes on epilepsy seizures

How optogenetics can put the brakes on epilepsy seizures

In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons. November 15, 2024 By Emily Cerf The researchers delivered genes for...
Postdoc Spotlight: Maryam Moarefian

Postdoc Spotlight: Maryam Moarefian

Maryam Moarefian is developing a platform for studying neural networks in “cortical organoids,” model brain tissue grown from stem cells September 16-20 is Postdoc Appreciation Week, when we celebrate the incredible contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to the...