School of Medicine Department of Neurobiology

Afonso Silva Recognized as Endowed Chair in Translational Neuroimaging)

Our Department is now #3 in NIH funding!

University of Pittsburgh is now #3 in NIH funding!

Rebecca Seal is Promoted to Full Professor. Congratulations Becky!!! (10/20/22)

Pittsburgh Project to Pave Way for Technology to Revolutionize Treatment of Fatal Brain Diseases (09/22/22)

Responsible Conduct of Research (11/09/21)

The Sadagopan Lab publishes in PLoS Biology on hierarchical computations for vocalization recognition in auditory cortex

The Seal Lab recently publishes in Neuron insights on how tactile allodynia is encoded by the spinal dorsal horn

Maria Eulalia (Lania) Rubio has been promoted to Full Professor of Neurobiology and Otolaryngology

Darcy Griffin and Peter Strick show in Science Advances that motor cortical suppressions of muscles are crucial for fine movements.

Corentin Massot was awarded the 2020 CNBC Outstanding Paper Award

The Gharbawie lab publishes in Journal of Neuroscience on the wiring rules of motor cortex in primates.

The Aizenman and Tzounopoulos labs team up in Science Advances to reveal the zinc transporter ZnT1 as a key player in metal neuromodulation of NMDA receptors.

The Aizenman lab publishes in Science Advances that a novel drug targeting Kv2.1 can save neurons following ischemic stroke.

Professors Rob Turner and Aryn Gittis (CMU) receive an NIH grant to study novel forms of DBS in models of parkinsonism.

Professor Andy Schwartz is awarded a new NIH grant to study how the motor cortex codes force and motion simultaneously!

The Strick lab publishes a new paper, in PNAS, showing the cortical brain regions that control the stomach.

Peter L. Strick receives 2019 Cajal Club Discovery Award

Peter L. Strick receives $6M NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award

Lania Rubio receives R01 from NIDCD