On Tuesday, April 9th in 1111 Genetics/Biotech at 5:00pm, Daniel Colón-Ramos will be giving a talk about his work with the roundworm C. elegans as a means of advancing knowledge of the fundamental building blocks …
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Meet the 2019 Yale Ciencia Academy Fellows from the NTP Program
Two NTP graduate students, Grace George and Whitney Stevens-Sostre, have been named as 2019 Yale Ciencia Academy Fellows. Congratulations ladies!
CIMER to Provide Mentoring Expertise in National STEM Diversity Campaign
The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) is contributing to campaigns that aim to scale up successful regional efforts to help diversify the STEM workforce nationally. CIMER Director Christine Pfund says, …
Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Research Day 2019
Attend the Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Research Day 2019 at the Discovery Building on Friday, March 1 free of charge. The event is designed to encourage collaboration and promote scientific thought among faculty, students, …
New Research on Fragile X
Check out this article about NTP Faculty member, Dr. Xinyu Zhao’s research on how one mutation causes fragile X, the most common inherited intellectual disability.
Stem Cell Research at UW-Madison
To learn more about the stem cell research being done at UW-Madison and how it could enhance the lives of individuals with a developmental disorder, check out this video featuring NTP trainer, Dr. Bhattacharyya.
Research Aims to Bring Clearer View of Synapse Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
NTP trainers Barbara Bendlin, Bradley Christian, and Sterling Johnson have been awarded $3.7M over 5 years from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging for a proposal entitled, “SV2A PET imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease.” …
15 Sneaky Signs of a Psychopath
According to a study conducted by NTP trainer Michael Koenigs, “psychopaths have reduced connections… between the part of the brain responsible for sentiments such as empathy and guilt, and the amygdala, which mediates fear and …
New gene editing tool drives stem cell services and discovery
The Human Stem Cell Gene Editing Service is contemplating expansion due to an increased demand from the growth of research projects using a new gene editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9. “Our goal is to provide the …
New Faculty Focus: LaTasha Crawford
We are excited to have LaTasha Crawford as a new NTP faculty member! If you’d like to learn more about Dr. Crawford, check out the article below.