Collins Kariuki, Neuroscience, Spring 2021 Figure: Shows the human brain and its various parts. Researchers have shown that a select group of individuals – supertaskers – utilize the Prefrontal Cortex (shown above) and the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (not shown) to maintain their goals during multitasking (Source: Wikimedia Commons). Understanding the … Continue reading
Anahita Kodali, Medical Sciences, News, Spring 2020 Figure 1: Dendritic cells (pictured here in green) have a unique shape that is critical to their function. They are very large compared to normal cells. In addition, they have a branched shape. Their size and shape allow them to help the innate … Continue reading
Dev Kapadia, ’23, Neuroscience, 4/24/20 Figure 1: This is an example of an electrostatic gripper holding two silicon nanowires. Interacting with the environment, these nanowires become reduced (gain electrons) and subsequently deliver electrons to the cell. The use of nanowires was instrumental in the work of the team at University … Continue reading
Audrey Herrald ’23, Medical Sciences, 4/18/2020 Microglia cluster around amyloid-beta plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease; Microglia (red, Iba1 for mouse and CD11b for human) can be found closely associated with amyloid-beta plaques (methoxy, blue) in APP/PS1 mice as well human AD patients (scale bars = 10 μm)[i] Although no single gene … Continue reading
Anna Brinks 21′ Strokes effect an overwhelming number of people: in the United States, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and 1 in 20 deaths are the result of stroke.1,4 A stroke can occur when blood supply to part of the brain is blocked (ischemic stroke) or when a … Continue reading