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 Left photo: Speakers in the Neuroscience Session included (l to r): Dr. Andrew Seeds (UPR COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity, Alicen Wilcox (Harding University), and Dr. Jessica Larsen (Clemson University). Dr. Nicolas Bazan (LSU Health Center; screen insert) participated remotely. Dr. Mark Miller (UPR COBRE Center for Neuroplasticiy; rear) co-moderated the session.  Right photo: Dr. José Lasalde (UPR COBRE Center for Neuroplasticity PD) chaired the session on the "High Risk, High Reward" NIH initiative.

Laura Vicente Rodríguez successfully defended her doctoral thesis: "The FMRF-NH2 neuropeptide system of Biomphalaria glabrata: Response to infection by Schistosoma mansoni".
Congratulations to Dr. Vicente Rodríguez and her mentor Dr. Mark Miller!

September 6, 2021.

Valeria De La Rosa Reyes successfully defended her doctoral thesis: "The effects of Retinoic acid and macrophages/microglia on axonal regeneration after optic nerve injury in Rana pipiens."

Congratulations to Dr. De La Rosa Reyes, and to her mentor Dr. Rosa Blanco!

Dr. Geidy Serrano, an alumna of the Institute of Neurobiology, published an important article exploring the histopathology of SARS-CoV-2 in the brain: 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7899461/.

Congratulations to Jonathan Crooke-Rosado and the group of Dr. María Sosa, who recently published an article in PLoS ONE: "De novo assembly of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium carcinus brain transcriptome for identification of potential targets for antibody development". https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33836025/.

The Institute family deeply mourns the loss of Clarissa Del Cueto. Clarissa worked as our electron microscopy technician for more than 30 years. Her skills and personality were highly appreciated by faculty and students alike. Her smile and cheerful demeanor will be greatly missed.